Re: Oh where has my disk space gone?

[Neil Palmer <NeilP@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

So if you change your mind after permanently applying PTF's you have to go
back to the install CD's and reinstall the operating system (or licensed
program, whatever), then reinstall all the PTF's you applied.

...Neil





"Sue Baker" <smbaker@us.ibm.com>
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2001/11/16 12:33
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On Friday, 11/16/2001 at 08:24 EST, Chuck Lewis <clewis@iquest.net> wrote:
> That's not what I saw. I gained space after applying perm. I wish I
remembered
> the semantics of this (anyone) but applying perm cleans up a bunch of
stuff,
> removes duplicate copies (A and B) etc. I think (?).

Applying PTFs perm, whether the MF or the SF/SI ones does clean up some
space.  However, be aware that if you ever need to remove a PTF, it's
almost impossible when they're applied perm.  If you want to remove a PTF,
you've got to be able to revert to the previous level of the modules, so a
backup has to be on disk.  It's these "backups" that are eliminated when a
PTF is applied perm and this is the space you regain.

Sue
iSeries Advanced Technical Support
eMail: smbaker@us.ibm.com