This sounds like a permission's issue. Were you logged in as root?

Regards

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Subject
bosboot error






Hi;
  I'm trying to install TSM 5.3.0.0 on 2 new p550 9113 machines to replace
our current machines.
  I have AIX 5.3.2 installed.
  I tried to install TSM, and got the following. I talked to IBM, and they
said they thought it might be a problem with TSM, but I don't see how.
They are suggesting I reinstall AIX, and try again. Does anyone have any
ideas what might cause this, and whey does the TSM install do a bosboot?


Installing TSM 5.3.0.0

Finished processing all filesets.  (Total time:  2 mins 0 secs).

0503-409 installp:  bosboot verification starting...
installp:  bosboot verification completed.
0503-408 installp:  bosboot process starting...

0301-101 /usr/lib/boot/bin/mkboot_chrp: Device open failure:
/tmp/bosboot_23854_
4444/unix_15463.Z
0301-158 bosboot: mkboot failed to create bootimage.

0301-165 bosboot: WARNING! bosboot failed - do not attempt to boot device.
The installation or updating script is unable to continue
0503-407 installp:  An error occurred during bosboot processing.
     Please correct the problem and rerun installp.
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --+
                             Summaries:
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --+

Installation Summary
 --------------------
Name                        Level           Part        Event       Result

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ---
tivoli.tsm.server.com       5.3.0.0         USR         APPLY SUCCESS
tivoli.tsm.server.com       5.3.0.0         ROOT        APPLY SUCCESS
tivoli.tsm.server.aix5.rte6 5.3.0.0         USR         APPLY SUCCESS
tivoli.tsm.server.aix5.rte6 5.3.0.0         ROOT        APPLY SUCCESS
tivoli.tsm.msg.en_US.server 5.3.0.0         USR         APPLY SUCCESS
tivoli.tsm.loc.server.ela   5.3.0.0         USR         APPLY SUCCESS
tivoli.tsm.license.cert     5.3.0.0         USR         APPLY SUCCESS
tivoli.tsm.license.aix5.rte 5.3.0.0         USR         APPLY SUCCESS
tivoli.tsm.devices.aix5.rte 5.3.0.0         USR         APPLY SUCCESS
tivoli.tsm.devices.aix5.rte 5.3.0.0         ROOT        APPLY SUCCESS
tivoli.tsm.server.webcon    5.3.0.0         USR         APPLY SUCCESS
tivoli.tsm.msg.en_US.device 5.3.0.0         USR         APPLY SUCCESS


Lawrence McMahon
Senior Programmer Analyst
341 Computing Center, North Campus
645-3579