Trying to uninstall the fileset bos.sysmgt.nim.master on a NIM master fails with the following messages:
# installp -u bos.sysmgt.nim.master +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Pre-deinstall Verification... +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Verifying selections...done Verifying requisites...done Results... FAILURES -------- Filesets listed in this section failed pre-deinstall verification and will not be removed. Non-Deinstallable Filesets -------------------------- The following filesets were selected for deinstallation. Deinstallability checks indicate that they should not be removed from the system. bos.sysmgt.nim.master << End of Failure Section >> FILESET STATISTICS ------------------ 1 Selected to be deinstalled, of which: 1 FAILED pre-deinstall verification ---- 0 Total to be deinstalled Pre-installation Failure/Warning Summary ---------------------------------------- Name Level Pre-installation Failure/Warning ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- bos.sysmgt.nim.master Failed pre-deinstallation check #
As long as the NIM master is configured, the bos.sysmgt.nim.master fileset cannot be removed. However, the NIM master can easily be unconfigured by calling the script /usr/lpp/bos.sysmgt/nim/methods/m_unconfig with the argument “master“:
# /usr/lpp/bos.sysmgt/nim/methods/m_unconfig master 0513-044 The nimesis Subsystem was requested to stop. 0513-004 The Subsystem or Group, nimd, is currently inoperative. 0513-004 The Subsystem or Group, nimsh, is currently inoperative. 0513-083 Subsystem has been Deleted. 0513-083 Subsystem has been Deleted. 0518-307 odmdelete: 5 objects deleted. 0518-307 odmdelete: 39 objects deleted. #
Afterwards, the fileset bos.sysmgt.nim.master can be removed:
# installp -u bos.sysmgt.nim.master +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Pre-deinstall Verification... +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Verifying selections...done Verifying requisites...done Results... SUCCESSES --------- Filesets listed in this section passed pre-deinstall verification and will be removed. Selected Filesets ----------------- bos.sysmgt.nim.master 7.2.5.203 # Network Install Manager - Ma... << End of Success Section >> FILESET STATISTICS ------------------ 1 Selected to be deinstalled, of which: 1 Passed pre-deinstall verification ---- 1 Total to be deinstalled +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Deinstalling Software... +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ installp: DEINSTALLING software for: bos.sysmgt.nim.master 7.2.5.203 Finished processing all filesets. (Total time: 12 secs). +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Summaries: +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Installation Summary -------------------- Name Level Part Event Result ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- bos.sysmgt.nim.master 7.2.5.203 USR DEINSTALL SUCCESS #