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hi,
I am trying to install the recent UPDATE kit for V9.2-1 on x86 and installation fails:

Performing product kit validation of signed kits ...
%PCSI-I-VSIVALPASSED, validation of $2$DKB0:[SYS0.][SYSMGR]VSI-X86VMS-VMS921X_UP
DATE-V0200--4.PCSI$COMPRESSED;1 succeeded

%PCSI-E-APPLYTOERR, maintenance product VSI X86VMS VMS921X_UPDATE V2.0 applies t
o a product that is not installed
-PCSI-E-APPLYTOPRD, prerequisite product is VSI X86VMS VMS V9.2-1
%PCSIUI-E-ABORT, operation terminated due to an unrecoverable error condition


however the prerequisite product is installed:

$ prod sh prod
------------------------------------ ----------- ---------
PRODUCT KIT TYPE STATE
------------------------------------ ----------- ---------
VMSPORTS X86VMS PERL534 T5.34-0 Full LP Installed
VSI X86VMS AVAIL_MAN_BASE E9.2-1 Full LP Installed
VSI X86VMS C X7.4-726 Full LP Installed
VSI X86VMS DECNET_PLUS V9.2-D Full LP Installed
VSI X86VMS DWMOTIF V1.8 Full LP Installed
VSI X86VMS DWMOTIF_SUPPORT E9.2-1 Full LP Installed
VSI X86VMS KERBEROS V3.3-2A Full LP Installed
VSI X86VMS OPENSSH V8.9-1D Full LP Installed
VSI X86VMS OPENVMS E9.2-1 Platform Installed
VSI X86VMS SSL111 V1.1-1S Full LP Installed
VSI X86VMS SSL3 V3.0-7 Full LP Installed
VSI X86VMS TCPIP X6.0-20 Full LP Installed
VSI X86VMS VMS E9.2-1 Oper System Installed
------------------------------------ ----------- ---------
13 items found

any clues why this fails? thanks.

You're running: VSI X86VMS VMS E9.2-1 Oper System Installed

You need to upgrqde to V9.2-1 before being able to install VMS921X_UPDATE V2.0

Volker.

volkerhalle wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 19, 2023 9:05 am

You're running: VSI X86VMS VMS E9.2-1 Oper System Installed

As mentioned, you need to have V9..2-1 installed/running. UPDATE V2.0 (as any such update) doesn't bring its own base image, it uses/requires the one on the system disk (ahem, the memory disk). The base image has changed from E9.2-1 to V9.2-1. If you somehow manage to get the UPDATE V2.0 images on the system disk (and the memory disk), the system will not boot, at least one system image cannot be loaded due to the difference in the base image.