IT39812: "RPM --NOFILEDIGEST --NODIGEST -INSTALL" COMMAND FAILED ON SLES 11 SP4

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• The command "rpm --nofiledigest --nodigest -install <rpm package
  name>" failed with the error "--nofiledigest: unknown option" on
  SLES 11 SP4.
  
  For example:
  rpm --nofiledigest --nodigest --install
  gskssl64-8.0.55.24.linux.x86_64.rpm
  gskcrypt64-8.0.55.24.linux.x86_64.rpm
  --nofiledigest: unknown option
  
  The rpm does not support the option "nofiledigest" on SLES 11
  SP4. So this parameter should be removed from the IBM Spectrum
  Protect documentation and command needs to be changed to:
  
  rpm --nofiledigest --nodigest --install
  gskcrypt64-8.x.x.x.linux.x86_64.rpm
  gskssl64-8.x.x.x.linux.x86_64.rpm
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect Versions Affected:
  IBM Spectrum Protect client version 8.1.13.x on SLES 11 SP4
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client version 8.1.13 on *
  * SLES 11 SP4                                                  *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See ERROR description                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * This issue is projected to be fixed in the IBM Spectrum      *
  * Protect backup-archive client installation and users guide   *
  * version 8.1.13. Note that this is subject to change at the   *
  * discretion of IBM.                                           *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• In topic ?Installing the Linux x86_64 client? in the procedure
  step 2, removed the note:
  rpm --nofiledigest --nodigest --install
  gskcrypt64-8.x.x.x.linux.x86_64.rpm
  gskssl64-8.x.x.x.linux.x86_64.rpm.
  See in
  https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-protect/8.1.13?topic=client
  s-installing-linux-x86-64-client
  

Temporary fix

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