JR43084: Information Server update installer checks temp space incorrectly on Unix platforms

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• Information Server update installer reports temp directory disk
  space prerequisite check failure as below:
  
  SEVERE:
  com.ibm.is.install.engine.requirement.RequirementCheckingVistor
  FAILED: CDIPR2016I: Disk space requirement for /tmp is 2500 MB.
  This drive or partition has 2616 MB available.
  
  SEVERE:
  com.ibm.is.install.update.installer.ConsoleUpdateDriver
  Requirements Report
  ================================================================
  ===============
  
  
  PASS - Ensure the current platform is a supported platform.
  PASS - Ensure that the installation software is located in a
  valid directory.
  PASS - The environment variable IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS must not be
  set.
  PASS - The current user must have administrative rights.
  PASS - The system must be able to resolve the host name
  correctly.
  PASS - Ensure that the current user has umask set to 022.
  FAIL - The temp directory /tmp must have at least 2500 MB of
  disk space available.
     Details:
        WARNING: CDIPR2016I: Disk space requirement for /tmp is
  2500 MB. This drive or partition has 2616 MB available.
  
  PASS - Ensure that the system has enough disk space for the
  installation of the patch.
   .
   .
  
  But the result of 'df -k' is like below and disk area of /tmp is
  > 2500MB.
  # df -k
  Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted
  on
  /dev/sdaX              1929580    849244    980736  47% /
  /dev/sdaY              3050060    208296   2684332   8% /tmp
  
  This is due to incorrect check in Information Server update
  installer for temp space on Unix platforms.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Incorrect check for temp space on Unix platforms
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

• Increase temp space or use -force option to ignore this message.
  

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

Applicable component levels

• R910 PSY

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