Topics: AIX, Installation, System Admin

Compare_report

The compare_report command is a very useful utility to compare the software installed on two systems, for example for making sure the same software is installed on two nodes of a PowerHA cluster.

First, create the necessary reports: 

# ssh node2 "lslpp -Lc" > /tmp/node2
# lslpp -Lc > /tmp/node1
Next, generate the report. There are four interesting options: -l, -h, -m and -n:
  • -l   Generates a report of base system installed software that is at a lower level.
  • -h   Generates a report of base system installed software that is at a higher level.
  • -m   Generates a report of filesets not installed on the other system.
  • -n   Generates a report of filesets not installed on the base system.
For example: 
# compare_report -b /tmp/node1 -o /tmp/node2 -l
#(baselower.rpt)
#Base System Installed Software that is at a lower level
#Fileset_Name:Base_Level:Other_Level
bos.msg.en_US.net.ipsec:6.1.3.0:6.1.4.0
bos.msg.en_US.net.tcp.client:6.1.1.1:6.1.4.0
bos.msg.en_US.rte:6.1.3.0:6.1.4.0
bos.msg.en_US.txt.tfs:6.1.1.0:6.1.4.0
xlsmp.msg.en_US.rte:1.8.0.1:1.8.0.3

# compare_report -b /tmp/node1 -o /tmp/node2 -h
#(basehigher.rpt)
#Base System Installed Software that is at a higher level
#Fileset_Name:Base_Level:Other_Level
idsldap.clt64bit62.rte:6.2.0.5:6.2.0.4
idsldap.clt_max_crypto64bit62.rte:6.2.0.5:6.2.0.4
idsldap.cltbase62.adt:6.2.0.5:6.2.0.4
idsldap.cltbase62.rte:6.2.0.5:6.2.0.4
idsldap.cltjava62.rte:6.2.0.5:6.2.0.4
idsldap.msg62.en_US:6.2.0.5:6.2.0.4
idsldap.srv64bit62.rte:6.2.0.5:6.2.0.4
idsldap.srv_max_cryptobase64bit62.rte:6.2.0.5:6.2.0.4
idsldap.srvbase64bit62.rte:6.2.0.5:6.2.0.4
idsldap.srvproxy64bit62.rte:6.2.0.5:6.2.0.4
idsldap.webadmin62.rte:6.2.0.5:6.2.0.4
idsldap.webadmin_max_crypto62.rte:6.2.0.5:6.2.0.4
AIX-rpm:6.1.3.0-6:6.1.3.0-4

# compare_report -b /tmp/node1 -o /tmp/node2 -m
#(baseonly.rpt)
#Filesets not installed on the Other System
#Fileset_Name:Base_Level
Java6.sdk:6.0.0.75
Java6.source:6.0.0.75
Java6_64.samples.demo:6.0.0.75
Java6_64.samples.jnlp:6.0.0.75
Java6_64.source:6.0.0.75
WSBAA70:7.0.0.0
WSIHS70:7.0.0.0

# compare_report -b /tmp/node1 -o /tmp/node2 -n
#(otheronly.rpt)
#Filesets not installed on the Base System
#Fileset_Name:Other_Level
xlC.sup.aix50.rte:9.0.0.1




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