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Which command should be run in a WPAR, prior to migration, to ensure fileset consistency with the AIX Global Environment?
The correct answer is A. syncroot. The syncroot command is run inside an AIX WPAR before migration to synchronize its installed filesets with the global AIX environment, ensuring version consistency.
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Which command should be run in a WPAR, prior to migration, to ensure fileset consistency with the AIX Global Environment?
Options
- Asyncroot
- Bsyncwpar
- CIppchk-v
- DIslpp-c
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(48 responses)- A77% (37)
- B10% (5)
- C4% (2)
- D8% (4)
Why each option
The syncroot command is run inside an AIX WPAR before migration to synchronize its installed filesets with the global AIX environment, ensuring version consistency.
syncroot, executed from within the WPAR, reconciles the WPAR's fileset levels with those of the global environment by installing or updating filesets as needed, which is a required pre-migration step to prevent fileset inconsistencies during the migration process.
syncwpar is not a valid AIX command; the correct command for synchronizing a WPAR's filesets with the global environment is syncroot.
lppchk -v verifies the integrity of already-installed filesets on the local system but does not synchronize or update filesets to match the global environment.
lslpp -c lists installed filesets in colon-delimited format for reporting purposes but performs no synchronization or remediation of fileset inconsistencies.
Concept tested: AIX WPAR fileset synchronization before migration
Source: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.3?topic=s-syncroot-command
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