[pca] New kernel patch 127127-11

Jeff Wieland wieland at purdue.edu
Thu May 8 15:04:46 CEST 2008


I'm suspicious that it has to do with using the automounter.  Is
/home/xxx/ideas automounted from somewhere, even from the local
machine?

Mike Moya wrote:
> Weird. I have also seen it work on some idle file servers. So just being 
> a file server does not appear to cause the failure. What I did notice on 
> the servers that it failed on was the automounter had not yet mounted a 
> file system. I have never seen it happen on a standalone. Most file 
> servers do fail however. I tried turning off the automounter during 
> patching and that did not help. I have not figured out what the exact 
> cause is. These machines are all up to date patch wise and for the most 
> part have never had a problem patching:
> 
> # pca -l
> Downloading xref file to /var/tmp/patchdiag.xref
> Trying http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:3816/patches/pca-proxy.cgi?
> Using /var/tmp/patchdiag.xref from Apr/29/08
> Host: xxx.ecn.purdue.edu (SunOS 5.10/Generic_127111-10/sparc/sun4u)
> List: missing
> 
> Patch  IR   CR RSB Age Synopsis
> ------ -- - -- --- --- 
> -------------------------------------------------------
> 127127 -- < 11 RS-  13 SunOS 5.10: kernel patch
> # pca -i
> Downloading xref file to /var/tmp/patchdiag.xref
> Trying http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:3816/patches/pca-proxy.cgi?
> Using /var/tmp/patchdiag.xref from Apr/29/08
> Host: xxx.ecn.purdue.edu (SunOS 5.10/Generic_127111-10/sparc/sun4u)
> List: missing
> 
> Patch  IR   CR RSB Age Synopsis
> ------ -- - -- --- --- 
> -------------------------------------------------------
> 127127 -- < 11 RS-  13 SunOS 5.10: kernel patch
> 
> Downloading 127127-11 (1/1)
> Skipped (file exists)
> 
> Installing 127127-11 (1/1)
> Unzipping patch
> Running patchadd
> 
> Validating patches...
> 
> Loading patches installed on the system...
> 
> Done!
> 
> Loading patches requested to install.
> 
> Version of package SUNWcakr from directory SUNWcakr.v in patch 127127-11 
> differs from the package installed on the system.
> Version of package SUNWcar from directory SUNWcar.v in patch 127127-11 
> differs from the package installed on the system.
> Version of package SUNWcpc from directory SUNWcpc.v in patch 127127-11 
> differs from the package installed on the system.
> Version of package SUNWkvm from directory SUNWkvm.v in patch 127127-11 
> differs from the package installed on the system.
> Version of package SUNWcakr from directory SUNWcakr.us in patch 
> 127127-11 differs from the package installed on the system.
> Version of package SUNWcpc from directory SUNWcpc.us in patch 127127-11 
> differs from the package installed on the system.
> Version of package SUNWkvm from directory SUNWkvm.us in patch 127127-11 
> differs from the package installed on the system.
> Done!
> 
> The following requested patches have packages not installed on the system
> Package SUNWcakrnt2000 from directory SUNWcakrnt2000.v in patch 
> 127127-11 is not installed on the system. Changes for package 
> SUNWcakrnt2000 will not be applied to the system.
> Package SUNWcart200 from directory SUNWcart200.v in patch 127127-11 is 
> not installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWcart200 will not be 
> applied to the system.
> Package SUNWcti2 from directory SUNWcti2.u in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWcti2 will not be 
> applied to the system.
> Package SUNWcry from directory SUNWcry in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWcry will not be applied 
> to the system.
> Package SUNWcryr from directory SUNWcryr in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWcryr will not be 
> applied to the system.
> Package SUNWdrcr from directory SUNWdrcr.u in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWdrcr will not be 
> applied to the system.
> Package SUNWdcar from directory SUNWdcar in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWdcar will not be 
> applied to the system.
> Package SUNWdrr from directory SUNWdrr.u in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWdrr will not be applied 
> to the system.
> Package SUNWefc from directory SUNWefc.u in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWefc will not be applied 
> to the system.
> Package SUNWidn from directory SUNWidn.u in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWidn will not be applied 
> to the system.
> Package SUNWiopc from directory SUNWiopc.v in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWiopc will not be 
> applied to the system.
> Package SUNWkvmt200 from directory SUNWkvmt200.v in patch 127127-11 is 
> not installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWkvmt200 will not be 
> applied to the system.
> Package SUNWldomr from directory SUNWldomr.v in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWldomr will not be 
> applied to the system.
> Package SUNWldomu from directory SUNWldomu.v in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWldomu will not be 
> applied to the system.
> Package FJSVmdb from directory FJSVmdb in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package FJSVmdb will not be applied 
> to the system.
> Package SUNWn2cp from directory SUNWn2cp.v in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWn2cp will not be 
> applied to the system.
> Package SUNWniumx from directory SUNWniumx.v in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWniumx will not be 
> applied to the system.
> Package SUNWnxge from directory SUNWnxge.u in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWnxge will not be 
> applied to the system.
> Package SUNWnxge from directory SUNWnxge.v in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWnxge will not be 
> applied to the system.
> Package SUNWrds from directory SUNWrds in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWrds will not be applied 
> to the system.
> Package SUNWtsg from directory SUNWtsg in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWtsg will not be applied 
> to the system.
> Package SUNWtsr from directory SUNWtsr in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWtsr will not be applied 
> to the system.
> Package SUNWtsu from directory SUNWtsu in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWtsu will not be applied 
> to the system.
> Package SUNWus from directory SUNWus.u in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWus will not be applied 
> to the system.
> Package SUNWust1 from directory SUNWust1.v in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWust1 will not be 
> applied to the system.
> Package SUNWust2 from directory SUNWust2.v in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWust2 will not be 
> applied to the system.
> Package SUNWwrsm from directory SUNWwrsm.u in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWwrsm will not be 
> applied to the system.
> Package SUNWdrr from directory SUNWdrr.us in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWdrr will not be applied 
> to the system.
> Package SUNWefc from directory SUNWefc.us in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package SUNWefc will not be applied 
> to the system.
> Package FJSVcpcu from directory FJSVcpcu in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package FJSVcpcu will not be 
> applied to the system.
> Package FJSVfmd from directory FJSVfmd in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package FJSVfmd will not be applied 
> to the system.
> Package FJSVhea from directory FJSVhea in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package FJSVhea will not be applied 
> to the system.
> Package FJSVmdbr from directory FJSVmdbr in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package FJSVmdbr will not be 
> applied to the system.
> Package FJSVpiclu from directory FJSVpiclu in patch 127127-11 is not 
> installed on the system. Changes for package FJSVpiclu will not be 
> applied to the system.
> 
> Checking patches that you specified for installation.
> 
> Done!
> mount: Mount point /var/run/.patchSafeMode/root/home/xxx/ideas does not 
> exist.
> Mount operation failed - /sbin/mount -F lofs -o nosub  /home/xxx/ideas 
> /var/run/.patchSafeMode/root/home/xxx/ideas
> Could not successfully create environment for 'deferred activation 
> patching'.
> 
> # df -k
> Filesystem            kbytes    used   avail capacity  Mounted on
> /dev/dsk/c1t0d0s0    8262869 6565102 1615139    81%    /
> /devices                   0       0       0     0%    /devices
> ctfs                       0       0       0     0%    /system/contract
> proc                       0       0       0     0%    /proc
> mnttab                     0       0       0     0%    /etc/mnttab
> swap                 46798104    1480 46796624     1%    /etc/svc/volatile
> objfs                      0       0       0     0%    /system/object
> /platform/sun4u-us3/lib/libc_psr/libc_psr_hwcap1.so.1
>                      8262869 6565102 1615139    81% 
> /platform/sun4u-us3/lib/libc_psr.so.1
> /platform/sun4u-us3/lib/sparcv9/libc_psr/libc_psr_hwcap1.so.1
>                      8262869 6565102 1615139    81% 
> /platform/sun4u-us3/lib/sparcv9/libc_psr.so.1
> fd                         0       0       0     0%    /dev/fd
> /dev/dsk/c1t0d0s4    29268862 2735723 26240451    10%    /var
> swap                 13243392  204896 13038496     2%    /tmp
> swap                 46796672     104 46796568     1%    /var/run
> /dev/dsk/c5t600C0FF0000000000920CA6A230F5001d0s4
>                      780104832 111497583 626874801    16%    /export/home/d
> /dev/dsk/c5t600C0FF0000000000920B13180964900d0s5
>                      780104832 177797496 564727837    24%    /export/home/b
> /dev/dsk/c5t600C0FF0000000000090C42CFB055601d0s5
>                      780104832 441357708 317575927    59%    /export/home/f
> /dev/dsk/c5t600C0FF0000000000920CA6A230F5000d0s3
>                      780104832 656177772 116290726    85%    /export/home/a
> /dev/dsk/c5t600C0FF0000000000920B13180964901d0s6
>                      780104832 67437360 668966533    10%    /export/home/e
> /dev/dsk/c5t600C0FF0000000000090C42CFB055600d0s4
>                      780104832 378177733 376806698    51%    /export/home/c
> /export/home/c/ideas 780104832 378177733 376806698    51%    
> /home/xxx/ideas
> /export/home/a/essl  780104832 656177772 116290726    85%    /home/xxx/essl
> /export/home/d/envirshr
>                      780104832 111497583 626874801    16% 
> /home/xxx/envirshr
> /export/home/d/brkshare
>                      780104832 111497583 626874801    16% 
> /home/xxx/brkshare
> yyy.ecn.purdue.edu:/export/home/a
>                      64144478 44751288 19393190    70%    /home/yyy/a
> /usr/local/          8262869 6565102 1615139    81%    /site/ecn
> zzz.ecn.purdue.edu:/export/home/a/SYSTEM/usr.site.ee/sol10/
>                      780104832 393093201 362990407    52%    /site/ece
> aaa.ecn.purdue.edu:/export/package/special/patches/Sun/
>                      70228913 45054701 23769634    66%    /package/patches
> 
> 
> Failed (exit code 1)
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
> 
> Download Summary: 1 total, 0 successful, 1 skipped, 0 failed
> Install Summary : 1 total, 0 successful, 0 skipped, 1 failed
> 
> --mike
> 
> 
> On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 05:00:41PM -0400, Mike Moya wrote:
>  > it appears that if you have a mounted/exported file system this patch
>  > will not install. You get the following error:
>  >
>  > mount: Mount point /var/run/.patchSafeMode/root/home/xxx/a does not 
> exist.
>  > Mount operation failed - /sbin/mount -F lofs -o nosub  /home/xxx/a
>  > /var/run/.patchSafeMode/root/home/xxx/a
>  > Could not successfully create environment for 'deferred activation
>  > patching'.
> 
> Interesting.  I installed this via pca on a server that had active NFS
> mounts (and not in single user mode) -- does that fit in with above?
> Is your patch actually residing on the NFS server?  I must have missed
> somthing...
> 
>  > Therefore forcing the patch get installed in single user mode. It just
>  > isn't reasonable to have to install
>  > ~150 file servers by hand in single user mode (rather than scripted 
> at 1AM
>  > when nothing is going on). Is there a way to turn off this "safe mode"?
>  > --mike
>  >
>  >
>  >
> 
> 


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