HP-UX 11i Installation and Update Guide, March 2003

Known Problems and Troubleshooting
Common Install and Update Error and Warning Messages
Appendix B174
swinstall Analysis Error
The analysis phase failed while installing from the first
depot. See the /var/adm/sw/swagent.log for details.
What To Do The swinstall analysis on software from HP-UX 11i CD1 failed and
update-ux quit. Correct the indicated problem and run the command
again.
Post-update swverify Error
After updating your system to an HP-UX 11i OE, run swverify to
ensure that all application software previously on you system is still
compatible with the new OS. If you get an error like this:
The product "xyz,l=/,r=B.xx.xx" is not compatible with this
system’s architecture or operating system.
The indicated software (xyz) has not been updated to 11i. To update the
software, mount the HP-UX 11i Applications CD that contains the
software and install the new version using the swinstall command. For
more details, see Chapter 8.
Root (/) Volume Lock Error
If update-ux quits after you extended a volume size, you may see an
error containing these lines:
ERROR: The command: /var/adm/sw filter
/var/adm/sw/update-ux/swinstall...
This error will be logged in /var/adm/sw/swinstall.log:
Error: Cannot lock “/” because another command hold a
conflicting lock ...
This error indicates that other processes have locked the root volume,
preventing update-ux from completing a successful update.
What To Do Wait 10 minutes and retry the update-ux command again.