Re: V7R3 media - image catalogs

[Jerry Draper <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Where is the QVIOFIMG api object?

Not on my V7R1 system.

Jerry

On 10/12/2017 5:29 AM, Jim Oberholtzer wrote:
> You'll have to download at least six DVD images (BASE plus the five
> GROUPx_xx DVDs) and any individual software products that are not on the
> standard media set.
>
> Most of them will be zip files, so unzip them and use FTP to move them to
> the IFS, ensuring BIN transfer.
>
> You do not have to change the names of any of them, unless you want to burn
> your own physical media, then most of the software won't deal with a UDF
> extension.  Change it to ISO.
>
> When loading the image catalog the easy way is to get the IFS populated.
> Then create your image catalog, I always call mine V7R3LPP.  Then use the
> API to fill the image catalog. (no typing those really long names into  the
> command line)
>
> Call QVIOFIMG PARM('V7R3LPP' '*ALL' 0)
>
> The zero at the end is a return code from the API.
> The '*ALL' must be in upper case, don't know why but it only works that way.
> Clearly substitute the name of your image catalog where I put mine.
>
> Verification will not work until you go through option 5 of the GO LICPGM
> menu and load and agree to all the software agreements.
>
>
> --
> Jim Oberholtzer
> Agile Technology Architects
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Draper
> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 5:25 PM
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> Subject: V7R3 media - image catalogs
>
> We will be doing some V7R1 to R3 upgrades.
>
> Last we were doing this we had to download tons of .bin files from ESS using
> http to a PC, truncate the file names, and then ftp them over to the IFS to
> get them into an image catalog.
>
> Has there been any change in the way ESS delivers V7R3 media to let us get
> the three primary images with everything we need on it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jerry
>
>
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