flrtvc module questions about ansible-power-aix HOT 3 CLOSED

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The flrtvc script generates a report like so:
Messages: details on errors/warnings.
0.report: output of flrtvc script, report and details on flrtvc error if any.
1.parse: List of URLs to download and details on parsing error if any.
2.discover: List of epkgs found in URLs.
3.download: List of downloaded epkgs.
4.1.reject: List of epkgs rejected. Can be because installed levels do not match ifix required levels or because a file is or will be locked by an other ifix installation (refer to messages or log file for more details)
4.2.check: List of epkgs matching the prerequisites and trying to install
5.install: List of epkgs actually installed on the system.

For more information on the report, please refer to flrtvc.py comments:
https://github.com/IBM/ansible-power-aix/blob/dev-collection/plugins/modules/flrtvc.py

The apar.csv file:
The csv option is optional and represents a path to the apar csv file containing the description of the sec and hyper fixes. This file is usually transferred from the Fix Central server. You can avoid this large transfer by specifying the path to an already transferred file if one exists, but you don’t have to use this option.

The FLRTVC script works by downloading the apar csv file from the FLRT website using CURL or WGET, whichever your machine has installed. Then, it uses the commands "emgr -lv3" for interim fixes and "lslpp -Lcq" for installed filesets, and compares to the vulnerabilities reported in the apar.csv file. FLRTVC will report any findings in a compact or full (verbose) format. You shouldn’t have to download it yourselves.

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