Hi David -
Did you remember to sacrifice a small chicken before you started?
Seriously, link loader issues are usually related to trying to apply
PTF's in the wrong order or before a prereq is in the right state (i.e.
something that needs to be perm applied before another can be temp
applied.) Rule #1: Always read (and follow) the instructions, in this
case the Software Installation V5R2 manual and the cover letter for the
Cume.
Link loader problems CAN be fixed one at a time (the SCPF joblog will
tell you what needs to be done) but the ROI on this is poor, it's
usually easier to just start over, slip the LIC and reapply everything.
I did load and apply a couple PTFs before starting the Big PTF
Install (5722999 mf35829 and mf36653).
Per the Cumulative PTF Package Instructions at:
http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/sline003.nsf/2d3aff1c6b4d6ce086256453000d97
1e/0798ebcc6da93d3e86256ffc0073e7e7?OpenDocument
5722999 MF35829 and MF36653 must be PERM applied before applying the
cume.
Regards,
Scott Ingvaldson
System i Administrator
GuideOne Mutual Insurance Company
-----Original Message-----
From: David C. Shea [mailto:dshea@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 5:21 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Link Loader Failure and B600 0901 after v5r2 cume install
I have a small 170 (a 2289 - a P05...). It's one of my development
boxes, running v5r2 until one of the drives died. Bought a replacement
drive, did a scratch install of v5r2 (always good practice once in a
while... :) .
Applied the latest cume and groups I had laying around, dated Nov 2004.
Good as new. I took a full system backup, bootable tape.
I then ordered the latest cume (it arrived yesterday) and groups for
v5r2. I loaded them just like always - groups/hipers/cume. When
rebooting to apply them (B side), the dreaded yellow light came on.
B6000901. Now, I can boot to the A side but not the B side. The
history log says the 'link loader' failed. Then one of the LIC ptfs
fails to apply (MF30209), but I think that's caused by the link loader
thing, not the ptf itself. I tried removing MF30209, but that won't
work. I tried removing all the PTFs for 5722999 but that won't work. I
tried rebuilding the LIC from DST, but got the complaint about the link
loader not being happy.
Good thing I took that backup.
I am currently booting to the D side (the tape). I'll scratch the disks
and do a full restore from tape (more useful practice... good thing it's
a dev box).
From what I googled about 'link loader failure' it may be that my load
source disk (6713, 8GB) ran out of space. I did load and apply a couple
PTFs before starting the Big PTF Install (5722999 mf35829 and mf36653).
MF36653 relates to the link loader... It's a HIPER... and it's in the
cume. Something about compaction.
MF35829 is also related to the link loader. It's in the cume, and it's a
hiper. Something about compaction.
I found that MF35829 has a related PTF - MF41170 - that fixes a problem
with MF35829... MF35829 is in the cume. MF41170 is not in the cume but
is in the hipers. Something about compaction.
I'm seeing a pattern here...
I am posting this here for the next poor guy that ends up in my shoes,
so that he has something more to GOOGLE....
But - does anyone have any comments on this? I have never had a cume
PTF croak the box like this... I think I'll restore to the tape I have
and just leave it there... put a big skull and crossbones on the new
cume... wait for the final v5r2 collection...
Thanks in advance for any thoughts...
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