Re: Applying TR5

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sure can!  If fact that's hands down the best way.  You can have the 
5250 console up right next to the SRC codes displayed by the HMC 
graphical interface.  It's how I do it and most everyone I know that has 
an HMC......  VPN into the HMC and your done.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 10/27/2012 9:52 AM, Joe Pluta wrote:
> Hmmm.  Can you monitor this all remotely via the HMC?  I am a complete
> neophyte when it comes to that modern marvel, but it seems this could
> all be done remotely.  I'd probably load up the images while I was
> onsite, but it would be nice to kick off the upgrade for the development
> partition on a Saturday morning when it's not being used.  And then I
> can get an idea for how long the production partition might take.
>
> Joe
>
> > >  Joe, Yes the entire job will be done at one time, although it will take
> > >  "some minutes" as Larry likes to say.
> > >
> > >  The PTFs will be applied as needed, that's one reason you'll see the
> > >  system bounce up and down automatically.  A very, very smart IBMr,
> > >  Distinguished Engineer,  and long time COMMON volunteer came up with the
> > >  patented process that all of IBM now uses to apply PTFs.  It deals with
> > >  the co-requisites, and Pre-Requisites so you don't have to.
> > >
> > >  Jim Oberholtzer
> > >  Chief Technical Architect
> > >  Agile Technology Architects
> > >
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