Re: Power6-Power7 Save 21 reload issue

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This media is created with LICPGM menu option 40.  As you suspect, I 
maintain a partition with *NOTHING on it except all LPPs (I call it 
'GOLD')  I PTF it current periodically using a network based Image 
Catalog so I don't even need to FTP in the PTFs. Then I either do option 
40 directly to tape (it's actually faster on a lot of small systems to 
upgrade from tape) or I write to an Image Catalog and then FTP them to 
my laptop for delivery.

This gets you the most current level of everything and you don't even 
need to do PTFs after the upgrade.

The upgrade itself is a bit different, you must understand the process 
but if you do, it's a win win for everyone - fewer issues (PTFs are 
already there), less upgrade time (PTFs are already there) No need to 
scramble for media or wonder if what you have is new enough.

    - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis


On 8/4/2011 7:52 AM, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Larry brings an interesting perspective.  If you are having some
> consultant coming in to install/upgrade you and he already has customized
> media that has the requisite level of PTF's that's a whole different
> ballgame.  That's his customized respin.  :-)
>
> How does one generate that?  Doing a full system save to image catalogs
> and burning that to DVD's?  Does one have a custom lpar that has just the
> OS and all licensed programs for doing just this?
>
>
> Rob Berendt