Re: V7R1 (7.1) discs

["Daniel T. Rowan" <danieltrowan@xxxxxxxxx>]

Okay, thanks.

On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Jim Oberholtzer <
midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> As I understand it, the program uses the image catalog to determine what
> directory to use, so I think you need the image catalog and the
> directory where the files are to agree, and the image catalog needs to
> be created.
>
> I have not looked at the API description so there might be more options
> since V7 and TR5, but I doubt it.
>
> Jim Oberholtzer
> Chief Technical Architect
> Agile Technology Architects
>
>
> On 11/5/2012 9:52 AM, Daniel T. Rowan wrote:
> > Jim,
> >
> > Are there any other parms for that program to address where the directory
> > housing the images might be different than the image catalog name, or
> > should I just create an image catalog with the same name as the
> directory?
> > On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Jim Oberholtzer<
> midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >  wrote:
> > > >  Glad it went despite the small issues.  The LPP software agreements
> has
> > > >  caught most all of us at one point or another, even those of us that
> do
> > > >  upgrades and installs all the time.   Credit where it's due, Larry
> > > >  Bolhuis turned me on to the QVOIFIMG program.  It was added by
> Rochester
> > > >  a while back by PTF to V5R4 and on, then included in the cumulative.
>  I
> > > >  just did a PTF application to a V7 system over the weekend, over 30
> .bin
> > > >  files to add to the image catalog.  Took about 20 seconds.  Sweet.
> > > >
> > > >  Jim Oberholtzer
> > > >  Chief Technical Architect
> > > >  Agile Technology Architects
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  On 11/5/2012 8:49 AM, Porterfield, Sean wrote:
> > > > >  >  Completed the upgrade yesterday with a few trials but nothing
> serious.
> > > > >  >
> > > > >  >  Booted off the image catalog and got an error before anything
> really got
> > > >  started.
> > > > >  >
> > > > >  >  Install Licensed Internal Code - Error
> > > > >  >  Error reason code 83.
> > > > >  >  Do not IPL until a service representative can collect needed
> information.
> > > > >  >
> > > > >  >  There wasn't much else, and even though the screen said to press
> F1 for
> > > >  more information, F1 said there was no help available.
> > > > >  >
> > > > >  >  Two hours later when IBM finally called back, a tech (not the
> one I was
> > > >  talking to) said "Oh, just press enter."
> > > > >  >
> > > > >  >  Then 5770TS1 failed to install because it said I hadn't accepted
> the
> > > >  license agreement.  I had accepted all license agreements once, then
> again
> > > >  when I did the VFYIMGCLG and it said I needed to accept one.  The
> PWRDWNSYS
> > > >  did a VFYIMGCLG as well, so I'm not sure how it missed one program.
> > > > >  >
> > > > >  >  The only odd things I've noticed so far are:
> > > > >  >
> > > > >  >  Running jobs that show "No job log information." In WRKJOB
> option 10,
> > > >  including one that has MSGW with an error.
> > > > >  >
> > > > >  >  QSYSOPR messages "TCP26A2 Source specific multicast error
> occurred for
> > > >  line"
> > > > >  >
> > > > >  >  Also, not surprisingly, i5_COMD from Zend Core doesn't seem to be
> > > >  working.  Zend Core itself does seem to be working, though.  (Not
> supported
> > > >  on 7.1)
> > > > >  >
> > > > >  >  Thanks to all who provided information on this topic, especially
> Jim
> > > >  Oberholtzer for the ADDIMGCLGE shortcut that is really awesome: "call
> > > >  Qvoifimg parm('imgclgname' '*ALL' 0)"
> > > > >  >
> > > > >  >  Hopefully my other system will be just as painless when I
> upgrade it in
> > > >  2 weeks.
> > > > >  >  --
> > > > >  >  Sean Porterfield
> > > >  --
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