Patching Job - Analysis options for AIX

A Patching Job checks the configuration of patches on specific servers according to the filters defined as part of the job definition.

Note

A Patch Analysis Job on AIX does not show any fileset or BFF file dependency issues in the analysis log files and the Deploy Job might fail. You must ensure that all the required filesets and BFF files are installed on the target computer.

You can create an Include/Exclude List for specific patch containers (PTFs or APARs) through the Include-or-Exclude-Selection dialog box, or choose from one of the following options:

Analysis Option

Choose one of the following options for the Patch Analysis:

  • Stop Analysis if any applied fileset found
    Stop analysis on any target server that has filesets in the applied state (installed but not committed).
  • Use Patch global configuration settings
    Use the settings in the Global configuration parameters.
  • Continue Analysis if any applied fileset found
    Continue analysis on any target server that has filesets in the applied state (installed but not committed).

Analysis Mode

Choose either Install Mode or Update Mode.

Group

Select to use the entire patch catalog for patch analysis.

List

Create an Include List or an Exclude List, depending on your requirements. For an APAR or PTF-based catalog, you can create an Include List for specific APAR or PTF IDs. You can also create an Exclude List for a specific fileset. Use this option if inclusion of the fileset would lead to deployment failure, such as if the fileset had dependency issues, whereas exclusion of the fileset would result in successful analysis and deployment.

Analysis of a specific APAR or PTF includes the entire service pack. Therefore, the version of the target server is upgraded to the same version as the service pack that was analyzed.
Note: Exclusion is the only action you can perform at the fileset level.

 

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