RS/6000 AIX release code

[Bob Shair]

wross at mondo.engin.umich.edu (Wendy Ross) writes:

>Could someone please help clear up a huge amount of confusion!
>What *is* the release code, and how do we know when we've got it?
> 
I've discussed this with a not-always-reliable source, and been 
told that Golden code has the first update applied to it.
lslpp -h bos.obj   should yield something like this:

Option Name   State      Event      Date      Release         User Name
------------- ---------- ---------- --------- --------------- ----------
bos.obj       INACTIVE   COMMIT     02/02/90  03.01.0000.0000 root
              INACTIVE   APPLY      07/17/90  03.01.0000.0001 root
              ACTIVE     COMMIT     07/17/90  03.01.0000.0001 root

I've seen the date of the application of the update as early as April.
  
>Upon receiving a preloaded machine, we assumed that too had release
>code on it.  We became suspicious when we noticed subtle differences
>between the preloaded machine and the 9021 machines.
  
I've only looked at two preloaded machines, both with only a 120MB
disk, both shipped 6/29/90 (at General Availability of AIX).
Neither of this small sample had the update applied.  

>Just today someone else from IBM claimed that several releases of 9021
>were out, some more updated than others.  They also claimed that some
>machines preloaded earlier than others could be different.
  
>Our SE received "release" tapes after receiving 9021 tapes.  He still
>claims that 9021 code is the same code, however.  

I have been told this, too.  Depending on which of MANY versions of
9021 your SE may have (some of which are required to run on very 
early hardware shipped to beta and IBM internal sites) it may or may
not be exactly the same as the release code.  They all seem to be
close, if this is horseshoes or hand grenades.

>How do I make a bos image for network installation
>from a "release" bootable tape?  

My customer has managed to do this.  They had to call for help
before figuring it out, though.  I'll try to get info tomorrow.

>Who really shot J.R.?

I, said the sparrow.  (Oh no, that was C.R.)
  
>Many thanks to whomever can help.

Hope there's more light than confusion here.

>Wendy Ross
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Bob Shair                              shair at vmd.cso.uiuc.edu
Scientific Computing Specialist        SHAIR at UIUCVMD (bitnet)
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