HP-UX 11i Version 1 Installation and Update Guide, June 2004

Known Problems and Troubleshooting
Common Install and Update Error and Warning Messages
Appendix B 183
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 v1 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 v1 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 v1 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.