RE: Where are my FixCentral downloads

["phil.seay@xxxxxxxxxx" <phil.seay@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Aaron,

I've been using the FTP-images-then-ADDIMGCLGE-then-GO-PTF-Option-8 method for years.  It works great!  I check quarterly for a new cumulative package and several of the PTF groups (Security, Java, TCP, HTTP, Websphere).  I don't download individual PTF's unless IBM recommends it for a problem we have.

Last week I requested PTF groups for quarterly preventive maintenance but didn't get the e-mails with the download instructions.  I discovered Fix Central allowed me to make a request without requiring me to specify my e-mail address.  I re-requested the PTF groups and specified my e-mail address.  That fixed it.  By the way, the e-mails from Fix Central have detailed instructions on how to download the images and how to set up the image catalog, etc.  I don't use Navigator.  HTH.

Regards,
Philip

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Aaron Bartell
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 7:01 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Where are my FixCentral downloads

> If management central did not start, then you might check (in Navigator)
 My Connections ->(Your computer)->Network -> Servers -> TCP/IP ->
Management Central   and see if that server is started.

That's actually where I went to try and start it to begin with.  I right
click and select Start, then it hangs for about 1 minute (assuming it is
trying to start) and then it returns control to me and the status is still
set to stopped.

I am doing my best to bite my tongue, but I shouldn't need to apply fixes to
my fix process so I can apply other fixes.  IBM, your approach to applying
updates to an IBM i is to complicated!!!!!!!!  Doing my best not to compare
it to the simplicity of applying updates to my Linux machines.

Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com
http://mowyourlawn.com/blog/


On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 8:48 AM, Jim Essinger <dilbernator@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> For V5R4 and before you don't have to be in restricted, but if you have
> multiple users, it is a good idea if you are going to restart immediately.
> If I am going to do a automatic IPL I do it off hours and with the system
> in
> restricted state.
>
> If management central did not start, then you might check (in Navigator)
>  My
> Connections ->(Your computer)->Network -> Servers -> TCP/IP -> Management
> Central   and see if that server is started.
>
> Jim