Re: load of image catalog

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My first suspicion would be that the image itself is damaged. Could be 
that that file was not transferred in binary mode (if you used FTP) or 
it's not complete. I also recall that IBM sends the i_BASE disk as a 
.zip file for some reason. You didn't forget to unzip it did you?

Because it flags that file as om error that is the file to focus on.

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On 10/6/2017 5:04 PM, Thomas Garvey wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to update our v7r1 system to v7r3.
> I've loaded all the DVDs to an Image Catalog (named V7R3).
> I have a virtual optical device (VRTOPT) created and varied on.
>
> But the last step (5) of the instructions (LODIMGCLG) fails with OPT1390.
> Here's what that error description says:
>
> /Message . . . . :   Error with virtual volume image. //
> //Cause . . . . . :   The image object specified for the virtual optical 
> volume //
> //  is not a valid volume image or an error occurred when accessing the 
> storage //
> //  for the image object.  The virtual device used for the operation was 
> VRTOPT.//
> //Recovery  . . . :   Load an image that is a valid optical volume image 
> and //
> //  retry the operation. /
>
> If I look at the entries in the Image Catalog (using option 12) shows 
> the first entry
> (I BASE 01) is now in Error status.  Before the LODIMGCLG attempt, it 
> was Loaded.
>
> I have used the IBM pre-upgrade verification tool for IBM i (on PC) and 
> it verifies that
> all the Required PTFS are permanently applied.  Including those that are 
> supposed to
> be needed for using an Image Catalog.
>
> Does anyone know what's wrong here?
> Are there further PTFs needed, or do I need to get with IBM?
>
> Thanks in advance...
>
> Thomas Garvey