Loading the Pre-Upgrade Program

Complete these instructions to load the pre-upgrade program.

To load the pre-upgrade program:

Download the .tar installer file from the Rocket Software website at: www.rocketsoftware.com.
Create a destination directory into which the installation files will be loaded. The example below shows that the chosen directory is /tmp. Enter:

cd /tmp

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If it is necessary to use a directory other than /tmp, substitute that directory name for /tmp in the instructions. Note that the specific directory to which the D3 installation files are loaded is the decision of the person performing the installation, however /tmp is the most common, and is used for reference here.

If a previous release of D3 has been loaded, D3 installation files may still be present in the /tmp directory. These are the files loaded from the installer with the tar command. These files must be removed before a new release of D3 is loaded. See Upgrade Issues for instructions to remove these files.

If D3 is to be installed on multiple AIX machines, a directory that will be shared among all the machines should be chosen. Then, the installation files will only have to be loaded once.

Transfer the installation files. Enter:

tar xvf /tmp/D3Aix911.tar

The system loads a series of files and returns to the shell prompt. The screen looks similar to:

x D3_ssn

x D3_setup

x D3_setup_mv

x D3_copyright

x D3_ugf

x D3_install-rs-x.xx-.Z

x D3_monitor-rs-x.xx-.Z

x D3_flash-rs-x.xx-.Z

x D3_sql-rs-x.xx-.Z

x D3_abs-rs-x.xx-.Z

x D3_datafiles-rs-x.xx-.Z

When the tar command completes, the system returns to the shell prompt.

To transfer the upgrade files from the directory where they were untarred, use the tar command:

Create a destination directory into which the upgrade files will be loaded. The example below shows that the chosen directory is ugf. Enter:

mkdir ugf

cd ugf

Transfer the upgrade files. Enter:

tar xvf /tmp/D3_ugf

WARNING

The ugf directory must be a subdirectory of /tmp.

A screen similar to the example below displays:

# cd ugf

# pwd

/tmp/ugf

# tar xvf /tmp/D3_ugf

x list-device

x t-stat

x t-link

x t-act

x t-det

x t-att

x :t-select

x 1705

x abs.frames

x t-select

x set-device

x 1717

x mode

x pre-upgrade

x do-pre-upgrade

x upgrade

x update.fsi.host

When the tar command completes, the system returns to the shell prompt.

Return to D3. Enter:

exit