Fileset installations can be in either an Applied or a
Committed state.
The two fileset installation states have the following properties:
- Applied
- Applied installations create backups of the filesets that are
being replaced. These backups can be used to revert updates.
- All installation actions, either through released content or custom
content that is generated by the AIX Deployment Wizard,
are done in the applied state.
Note: Reverting technology level updates is not supported by AIX
and might have unexpected results.
- Committed
- Committed installations have no backups and cannot be reverted.
- Commit applied installations after confirmation to free up the
disk space that is used by the installation backups.
- The Commit Applied Filesets Fixlet can
be used to facilitate the process for the committed state.
