E-DPK: Deploying PeopleTools 8.57.06 DPK Mid-Tier on HP-UX Failed (Doc ID 2539868.1)

Last updated on JULY 21, 2020

Applies to:

Symptoms

On : 8.57 version, Upgrade

People tools 8.57.06 // HP-UX Itanium

While trying to deploy the DPK People Tools 8.57.06 Mid-Tier on HP-UX for upgrading our tools the following error is encountered.


ERROR
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The below error are the main suspects related to the cause of the issue

tar: ././@LongLink - cannot create
 psftutils.py ERROR : Execution of Puppet command returned code [6]
 psftutils.py DEBUG : Leaving apply_puppet_profile_sync
 psft_environment.py DEBUG : Puppet apply of [pt_profile::pt_tools_deployment] failed
 psftutils.py DEBUG : Script execution ended at []
 psftutils.py DEBUG : Script execution status [Failed], time taken []

Other possible related error:
Puppet (err): Could not find a suitable provider for pt_deploy_pshome



STEPS
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The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:
1. Deploy the PeopleTools 8.57.06 DPK on HP-UX
2. Use the "psft-dpk-setup.sh --env_type midtier --deploy_only --deploy_type all" command to deploy the DPK script
3. Select the default initialization process. (no customizations is being used)

BUSINESS IMPACT
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The issue has the following business impact:
Due to this issue, users cannot complete the PeopleTools 8.56 DPK deployment for Upgrading Peopletools 8.57

Changes

Cause

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