kernel update

Hi I am installeing Solaris Kernel update in my solaris Server.

The Solaris Kernel update skipps the patch 120011-14.

saying that it had already been installed.

But it is not found in /var/sadm/patch directory where all the patches will be there.

And also i could not install other patches bcos it is saying 120011-14 is not installed.

Pl help me if you have any ideas on this

what does "uname -a" show??

sounds like your patch database may be messed up.....

I think there maybe a force flag for patchadd.

Hi Robsonde,

Uname -a shows

SunOS wasdvltx64 5.10 Generic_137111-06 sun4v sparc SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise-T5220

For additional info,

pl find the below log message.

In this 120011-14 is a kernel update 2 patch and 138263..is a kernel update 3 patch.

But kernel update patch 2 says 120011-14 is already installed.

=============================

Rejected patches:
138263-03
Patches that passed the dependency check:
None.
Fatal failure occurred - impossible to install any patches.
wasdvltx64a: For patch 138263-03, required patch 120011-14 does not exist.
Fatal failure occurred - impossible to install any patches.
Installing 138632-03 ( 6/10 ). . .
Validating patches...
Loading patches installed on the system...
Done!
Loading patches requested to install.

give us the output of:

showrev -p | grep 120011

Hi,

pl find it

wasdvltx64# showrev -p | grep 120011
Patch: 120011-14 Obsoletes: 116781-02, 117447-01, 117463-05, 118371-10, 118373-01, 118564-03, 118731-01, 118879-02, 118890-03, 118925-05, 118929-05, 119012-03, 119073-03, 119077-10, 119265-02, 119332-01, 119336-01, 119573-02, 119580-05, 119586-02, 119593-01, 119685-11, 119824-02, 119826-02, 119981-09, 119985-02, 119998-02, 120023-01, 120032-04, 120048-03, 120050-06, 120469-07, 120473-12, 120629-08, 120780-04, 120809-01, 120824-09, 120845-05, 120990-02, 120998-02, 121006-02, 121010-06, 121215-01, 121229-02, 121235-01, 121278-01, 121282-02, 121284-02, 121288-03, 121292-01, 121294-01, 121406-01, 121473-01, 121474-01, 121476-01, 121478-01, 121786-01, 121905-01, 122251-01, 122328-01, 122404-01, 122412-01, 122513-02, 122535-01, 122637-01, 122646-02, 122658-04, 122660-10, 122662-05, 122752-04, 123017-01, 123249-02, 123256-02, 123324-03, 123330-01, 123350-01, 123354-03, 123356-02, 123362-01, 123418-02, 123420-02, 123422-03, 123441-05, 123444-01, 123910-03, 123911-01, 123916-05, 123954-01, 124204-04, 124208-01, 124250-03, 124254-04, 124258-07, 124280-01, 124286-01, 124327-04, 124442-01, 124916-03, 124918-02, 124921-02, 124922-03, 124987-02, 124990-01, 124993-01, 124995-01, 125009-01, 125011-01, 125014-03, 125018-02, 125020-01, 125024-01, 125026-01, 125028-03, 125035-01, 125040-01, 125042-02, 125073-01, 125077-03, 125079-01, 125100-10, 125112-01, 125114-01, 125116-02, 125118-01, 125120-03, 125123-01, 125127-01, 125129-01, 125198-02, 125203-01, 125329-03, 125363-06, 125371-01, 125383-01, 125385-02, 125420-01, 125422-01, 125424-01, 125427-01, 125430-01, 125432-01, 125465-02, 125478-01, 125486-01, 125488-02, 125492-01, 125494-02, 125497-01, 125792-01, 125795-01, 126255-01, 126303-02, 126310-01, 126320-01, 126429-01, 126536-01, 126663-01, 126838-01 Requires: 118833-36, 118918-24, 119042-09, 119254-42, 119574-02, 119578-30, 120272-12, 120900-04, 121133-02, 121901-01, 122640-05, 125369-05, 125503-02, 125547-01, 126419-01, 126897-02 Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr, SUNWcsl, SUNWcnetr, SUNWkvmt200, SUNWkvm, SUNWcart200, SUNWcar, SUNWcakr, SUNWckr, SUNWcsd, SUNWesu, SUNWperl584core, SUNWperl584usr, SUNWkrbu, SUNWtoo, SUNWusb, SUNWib, SUNWtavor, SUNWudapltu, SUNWudapltr, SUNWdoc, SUNWuksp, SUNWopenssl-libraries, SUNWwbsup, SUNWuprl, SUNWxge, SUNWnfsckr, SUNWnfscu, SUNWvolu, SUNWmdr, SUNWmdu, SUNWaudit, SUNWrcmdc, SUNWscpu, SUNWzfskr, SUNWzfsr, SUNWsmapi, SUNWzfsu, SUNWxcu4, SUNWcslr, SUNWses, SUNWssad, SUNWintgige, SUNWipfh, SUNWipfr, SUNWipfu, SUNWnisu, SUNWzoner, SUNWpoolr, SUNWpool, SUNWtecla, SUNWzoneu, SUNWcpcu, SUNWfmd, SUNWmdb, SUNWmdbr, SUNWpiclu, SUNWbcp, SUNWnfssu, SUNWcpc, SUNWpppdu, SUNWiopc, SUNWbtool, SUNWldomr, SUNWldomu, SUNWsckmr, SUNWust1, SUNWatfsu, SUNWauda, SUNWbart, SUNWdtrc, SUNWpcu, SUNWppm, SUNWpsu, SUNWdcsr, SUNWdcsu, SUNWkey, SUNWlibsasl, SUNWlldap, SUNWdtrp, SUNWefcl, SUNWefcr, SUNWerid, SUNWsadmi, SUNWfss, SUNWntpu, SUNWrcapr, SUNWrcapu, SUNWrge, SUNWroute, SUNWsndmr, SUNWsndmu
Patch: 127111-08 Obsoletes: 118557-09, 118562-14, 118843-01, 121290-03, 123398-02, 123564-01, 125016-02, 125043-01, 125122-01, 125196-05, 125202-01, 125251-02, 125380-02, 125382-01, 126432-01, 126665-01, 127716-01, 127730-04, 127741-01, 127745-01, 127747-01, 127749-03, 127750-01, 127753-02, 127757-01 Requires: 118833-36, 118918-24, 119578-30, 120011-14, 120900-04, 125369-13, 125476-02, 126540-02, 126897-02 Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr, SUNWcsl, SUNWkvmt200, SUNWcart200, SUNWcar, SUNWcakrnt2000, SUNWcakr, SUNWckr, SUNWcsd, SUNWesu, SUNWtoo, SUNWusb, SUNWopenssl-libraries, SUNWnfsckr, SUNWcslr, SUNWnisu, SUNWzoneu, SUNWfmd, SUNWmdb, SUNWmdbr, SUNWpiclu, SUNWnfssu, SUNWcpc, SUNWiopc, SUNWbtool, SUNWldomr, SUNWldomu, SUNWn2cp, SUNWniumx, SUNWnxge, SUNWust1, SUNWust2, SUNWdtrc, SUNWcry, SUNWcryr, SUNWcstl, SUNWpsu, SUNWdcar, SUNWdtrp
Patch: 127127-11 Obsoletes: 118557-09, 118560-02, 118562-14, 118843-01, 120046-01, 120068-03, 120737-01, 121132-03, 121233-01, 121239-02, 121290-03, 121721-01, 121944-03, 122363-02, 122537-02, 123360-01, 123398-02, 123564-01, 123712-01, 123836-01, 123915-01, 124235-03, 124252-03, 124256-06, 125016-02, 125037-06, 125043-01, 125081-16, 125122-01, 125131-01, 125169-01, 125196-05, 125202-01, 125251-02, 125253-01, 125367-03, 125380-02, 125382-01, 125418-01, 125482-03, 125484-04, 125490-02, 125501-01, 125553-03, 125890-03, 125899-01, 125917-03, 126135-01, 126143-01, 126144-02, 126322-01, 126423-03, 126432-01, 126434-06, 126448-05, 126450-01, 126647-02, 126664-01, 126665-01, 126666-01, 126668-01, 126670-01, 126672-02, 126916-01, 127111-11, 127716-01, 127718-05, 127728-06, 127730-04, 127732-01, 127741-01, 127745-01, 127747-01, 127749-03, 127750-01, 127753-02, 127757-01, 127761-01, 127855-02, 127858-01, 127862-01, 127874-01, 127880-02, 127918-02, 127966-01, 127982-01, 127984-02, 127990-02, 127992-01, 128002-01, 128028-03, 128030-03, 128314-01, 128404-01, 128500-01, 136718-01, 136887-01, 137044-01, 137082-01, 137113-01 Requires: 118731-01, 118833-36, 118918-24, 119042-09, 119254-51, 119578-30, 120011-14, 120900-04, 121133-02, 121901-01, 125891-01, 126540-02, 126897-02, 127755-01 Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr, SUNWcsl, SUNWkvmt200, SUNWkvm, SUNWcart200, SUNWcar, SUNWcakrnt2000, SUNWcakr, SUNWckr, SUNWcsd, SUNWesu, SUNWperl584core, SUNWkrbr, SUNWkrbu, SUNWgss, SUNWtnetc, SUNWtnetd, SUNWtoo, SUNWusb, SUNWib, SUNWtavor, SUNWudapltu, SUNWudapltr, SUNWopenssl-libraries, SUNWwbsup, SUNWnfsckr, SUNWgssk, SUNWnfscr, SUNWnfscu, SUNWvolu, SUNWmdr, SUNWmdu, SUNWaudit, SUNWrcmdc, SUNWrcmds, SUNWzfskr, SUNWzfsr, SUNWsmapi, SUNWzfsu, SUNWxcu4, SUNWcslr, SUNWgssdh, SUNWssad, SUNWintgige, SUNWnisu, SUNWzoneu, SUNWcpcu, SUNWfmd, SUNWmdb, SUNWmdbr, SUNWpiclu, SUNWnfssu, SUNWcpc, SUNWfruid, SUNWiopc, SUNWbtool, SUNWldomr, SUNWldomu, SUNWn2cp, SUNWniumx, SUNWnxge, SUNWust1, SUNWust2, SUNWatfsu, SUNWdtrc, SUNWcry, SUNWcryr, SUNWcstl, SUNWpcr, SUNWpcu, SUNWppm, SUNWpsr, SUNWpsu, SUNWdcar, SUNWdtrp, SUNWscplp, SUNWfss, SUNWnfsskr, SUNWpd, SUNWpiclr, SUNWrds, SUNWsndmu
Patch: 137111-06 Obsoletes: 120992-02, 126674-01, 137050-01, 137091-01, 138052-01, 138054-01, 138315-01, 138316-01, 138390-02 Requires: 118833-36, 119578-30, 120011-14, 126897-02, 127127-11, 127755-01 Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr, SUNWcsl, SUNWkvmt200, SUNWkvm, SUNWcart200, SUNWcakr, SUNWckr, SUNWcsd, SUNWesu, SUNWtoo, SUNWopenssl-libraries, SUNWnfsckr, SUNWnfscu, SUNWcslr, SUNWfmd, SUNWmdb, SUNWmdbr, SUNWust1, SUNWust2, SUNWdtrc
Patch: 127718-01 Obsoletes: Requires: 120011-14 Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsr
Patch: 137115-01 Obsoletes: Requires: 120011-14, 119254-51 Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsr
Patch: 138060-03 Obsoletes: 126133-04, 127714-03, 138066-01 Requires: 118833-36, 120011-14, 127127-11 Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsl, SUNWcslr, SUNWnisu, SUNWpcu
Patch: 138044-02 Obsoletes: Requires: 118833-36, 120011-14, 127127-11 Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcakr
Patch: 137032-01 Obsoletes: 136716-01 Requires: 118833-36, 120011-14 Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWckr
Patch: 122239-03 Obsoletes: Requires: 120011-14 Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWperl584core, SUNWperl584usr
Patch: 138083-01 Obsoletes: Requires: 118833-36, 120011-14 Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWrcmdc
Patch: 126270-01 Obsoletes: Requires: 120011-14 Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcslr
Patch: 125196-05 Obsoletes: 118562-14, 121290-03, 123564-01 Requires: 118918-05, 120011-01 Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcry, SUNWcryr
Patch: 125081-08 Obsoletes: 125037-06 Requires: 118833-36, 120011-07 Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWpd
wasdvltx64#

are you running zones??
if yes then are you patching from the global zone?

Hi ,

I am running from Global zone,It has a single local zone.

Rj

have you patched this box before??
it sounds like your last patching went very badly.....

wait for other to chip in advise, but I feel you may be looking at a re-install....

Hi ,

If i reinstall, it says that all the patches are already installed and they are skipping.

And I also found that , we cannot uninstall kernel patches and install it.

Any solution for installing all the patches fresh.

I was not talking about re-installing patches.....
I was talking about re-installing the whole system.

I just hope some other member has a better answer for you.
I feel there maybe a better answer, I just dont know it.

whats the output of showrev ? make sure its not diff from uname -a (possible corruption of patch DB and you might need to re-install the OS)
Also, were you using the Recommended cluster patch ? You SHOULD do that..