Re: [nv-l] Trying to upgrade to 7.1.4

[George deSocio <desocio@us.ibm.com>]

Ray, 

snmpget will fail if nvsecd is not running.  Only snmpget_unsecure will run.
snmpget calls the security api.  snmpget_unsecure does not use the security api.
nvsecd implements the security api.  If the api is not active, calls to it fail.

I know you are not in control of what gets called and where from during installation.

Please open a PMR with NetView support.  7.1.4 is fully supported now, even though not
all customers have it yet.



Regards,
Geo.

George deSocio
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"Ray Westphal" <westphal2002@charter.net> Sent by: owner-nv-l-digest@lists.us.ibm.com 10/21/2003 03:39 PM Please respond to nv-l

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On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 14:29:58 -0400

George,
The /tmp/update.log reports snmpget fails in the install. 
One of the reasons given is nvsecd is not running. I try 
to run the snmpget with nvsecd stopped and it fails with 
permission denied. This is not the behavior I see on my 
other servers.

Frankly - I'm out of ideas now.

Thanks,
Ray Westphal
Enterprise Rent-A-Car


  George deSocio <desocio@us.ibm.com> wrote:
>Check /usr/OV/security/cmds for unsecure versions of the 
>snmp utility 
>which run without the nvsecd daemon active.
>Specifically, there is a snmpget_unsecure command.
>
>Why do you think the problem is security related?
>
>
>Regards,
>Geo.
>
>George deSocio
>IBM Americas Support - Distributed Network Management
>Dept 46-E1ZA
>IBM B660  CC102
>HWY 54 & 600 Park Offices
>Research Triangle Park, NC  27709
>
>919-254-2259 (T/L 444)  Fax: 919-543-7936 (T/L 441)
>
>E-Mail:  desocio@us.ibm.com
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>"Ray Westphal" <westphal2002@charter.net>
>Sent by: owner-nv-l-digest@lists.us.ibm.com
>10/21/2003 12:14 PM
>Please respond to nv-l
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>         To:     nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com, 
>nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com
>         cc: 
>         Subject:        Re: [nv-l] Trying to upgrade to 
>7.1.4
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>I think the problem is NetView security related. Should I 
>be able to run snmpget with security off and the nvsecd 
>down? This will only work if nvsecd is running. nvauth 
>-login works and reports security is off. 
>
>Thanks
>Ray Westphal
>Enterprise Rent-A-Car
>
>On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 15:25:16 +0100
>   Jane Curry <jane.curry@skills-1st.co.uk> wrote:
>>I did a similar upgrade but my platform was AIX 5.1 - no 
>>problems.  Have you checked that you have the AIX 5.2 
>>prereq and that you are running the correct version of 
>>the snmpd as doc'ed in the Release Notes?
>>Cheers,
>>Jane
>>
>>Westphal, Raymond W wrote:
>>
>>>Hello Everyone.
>>> 
>>>NV 7.1.3 on AIX 5.2 -
>>>I'm trying to upgrade to 7.1.4 via the Framework 
>>>installation method. 
>>>The install gets to nearly the end and then fails with 
>>>errors. You can 
>>>actually start most of the daemons except nvlockd. 
>>>nvlockd fails 
>>>because the /etc/services does not have any NetView 
>>>services anymore. 
>>>I run all the checks before installation and I have even 
>>>increased my 
>>>NetView file system sizes to maximum possible size but I 
>>>still get the 
>>>following error:
>>> 
>>>Something went wrong:
>>>Media Packet:  "/cdrom/FILE33.PKT"
>>>tnvlab01:FAILED (soft error) .......
>>> 
>>>Here are the last few lines of the the /tmp/update.log:
>>>       * Running customize script for fileset 
>>>OVXMPAPI-MAN.
>>>       *   Making links....
>>>       * Running customize script for fileset IBMVA-RUN.
>>>NOTE:    Installing new version of /usr/OV/bin/netview
>>>         Old version in /usr/OV/bin/#netview
>>>Waiting on SNMP Agent to become operational.
>>>0513-029 The snmpd Subsystem is already active.
>>>Multiple instances are not supported.
>>>NOTE:    Starting trapgend
>>>NOTE:    Starting mgragentd
>>>NOTE:    Starting ovactiond
>>>NOTE:    Starting nvcorrd
>>>NOTE:    Starting nvpagerd
>>>NOTE:    Starting actionsvr
>>> object manager name: actionsvr
>>> behavior:            OVs_WELL_BEHAVED
>>> state:               NOT_RUNNING
>>> PID:                 24900
>>> last message: 
>>> exit status:         exit(255)
>>> 
>>>customize:    Failure performing ovstart of actionsvr
>>>ERR_0041_161
>>>ERR_0041_161
>>>+ dspmsg -s 5 nv6000.cat 9999 customize:    Failing 
>>>customize with 
>>>exit code %s\n 2
>>>+ 1>> /tmp/update.log
>>>customize:    Failing customize with exit code 2
>>>ERROR:     Customize script for fileset IBMVA-RUN exited 
>>>with code 2.
>>>ERR_cfgbf_001
>>>nvconfigbf:    Failing doing configuration with exit code 
>>>2
>>>base:    Failure running script or command 
>>>'/usr/OV/install/tools/nvconfigbf'
>>>ERR_bcfg_210
>>>base:    Failing base.config with exit code 2
>>>I'd appreciate any suggestions, ideas or best wishes.
>>> 
>>>Thanks in advance.
>>>Ray Westphal
>>>Enterprise Rent-A-Car
>>
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