Re: Installing Websphere Portal -- IPL Required?

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

Strictly from a ptf perspective and not a WAS perspective, I would think 
yes.  But depending on what group ptf's.  IBM has gotten better on what 
ptf's need an ipl.  They still have a long way to go.  Often it is easier 
to send instructions to do a GO PTF 8 and tell it to IPL than to say, not 
to IPL but then do a APYPTF LICPGM(*ALL) APY(*TEMP) DELAYED(*NO) and hope 
they all IPL.  Complications from that include
- You may run in to some ptf's that do require an IPL and you'll have to 
IPL anyway
- IBM trick of not requiring an IPL, but a particular ptf may require that 
you end so much stuff that you might as well IPL.  Recently I've seen some 
that either require we end TCP/IP or even bring our system into a 
restricted state.  On our systems bringing down tcp/ip means you might as 
well IPL because there isn't a user here who won't notice it.

Resistance is futile.  You will be assimilated.

Rob Berendt