Re: V5R1 Upgrade -- MIDRANGE-L

Rob -
Isn't there a PTF for V5R1 that allows you to do this on V5R1?

By the way, thanks for the details on how to use the image catalog stuff...I
was wondering how to do this.

Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: <rob@dekko.com>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 10:21 AM
Subject: RE: V5R1 Upgrade


> Just to increase FUD, but don't you need a certain ptf at V4R5 to allow
> the option to load a ptf from an image catalog?  Or was there another way
> to load these ftp'ed ptf's?
>
> Here's the instructions I used for internal documentation, (do you have
> these commands?):
>
> Beginning with V5R2 of the operating system you can load and apply ptf's
> from an image catalog.  You may wish to do this for PTFs which are too big
> to download via traditional ways.  Or as a method to distribute a group of
> ptf's.
>
> Sample I did with one on GDISYS.
> CRTDEVOPT DEVD(OPTVRT01) RSRCNAME(*VRT) ONLINE(*YES) TEXT('Virtual optical
> drive for image catalog')
> VRYCFG CFGOBJ(OPTVRT01) CFGTYPE(*DEV) STATUS(*ON)
> CRTIMGCLG IMGCLG(PTFCATALOG) DIR('/ptf') CRTDIR(*YES) TEXT('PTF image
> catalog')
> Then I used iSeries Navigator to create a share to this directory.
> Then I mapped a drive to this share from my PC.
> Then I ordered this ptf from IBM using the web site to order ptf's over
> the internet.  It said it was too big and sent me an email with some
> instructions and a link to ftp some files down.  I put them into this
> directory.
> ADDIMGCLGE IMGCLG(PTFCATALOG) FROMFILE('/ptf/iptf0029_1.bin')
> LODIMGCLG IMGCLG(ptfcatalog) DEV(OPTVRT01) OPTION(*LOAD)
>   I could have used:
>   WRKIMGCLGE IMGCLG(PTFCATALOG)
>   1=Add
>   8=Load
> VFYIMGCLG IMGCLG(ptfcatalog) TYPE(*PTF) SORT(*YES)
> GO PTF
> 8. Install program temporary fix package
> Device  . . . . . . . . .   OPTVRT01
> Automatic IPL . . . . . .   N
> CPYPTFCVR DEV(OPTVRT01) LICPGM(5722XE1) SELECT(SI05853 SI05854)
> DSPPTF LICPGM(5722XE1) SELECT(SI05853)
> DSPPTF LICPGM(5722XE1) SELECT(SI05854)
> APYPTF LICPGM(5722XE1) SELECT(SI05853 SI05854)
>
>
> Rob Berendt
> --
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
> Benjamin Franklin
>
>
>
>
> "Joe Pluta" <joepluta@PlutaBrothers.com>
> Sent by: midrange-l-bounces@midrange.com
> 01/23/2003 11:15 AM
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>
> > From: Vern Hamberg
> >
> > Once you get set up, if you have any questions (it's actually pretty
> easy
> > but has some land mines, IMO), send me an off-list email - I'm
> > glad to help if I can.
>
> Thanks, Vern.  I'm in the process of registering.  The website told me to
> wait an hour and then try the download, so we'll see what happens.
>
> I won't bother the list with a lot more clutter, but I'll update everyone
> on
> my results.  That way, if anybody else is thinking of getting R450 PTFs,
> you'll know it can (or cannot!) be done.
>
> Joe
>
>
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