Re: [IBMiOSS] Postmortem on 5733OPS install

On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 4:33 PM, Pete Helgren <pete@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Unlike some of the negative commentary about installing 5733OPS using
familiar installation metaphors for IBM i, I don't think the problem is the
method, it is the documentation. PTF cover letters are like EULA's to me:
You glance at 'em and move on. My installation experiences on Linux have
been pretty much "download this and install it like this" or "run this
command" and you get plenty of feedback on what is missing or what needs to
be done along the way. Perhaps adding a little more feedback during
installation of licensed programs would be helpful; like prompts on what
needs to be done next either interactively or posted to the joblog.

I'm not sure if you're saying "feedback" is included under the
umbrella of "documentation", but regardless, I definitely agree that
better feedback would be helpful. Thanks for the reminder that most of
us would rather go through even 7 or 8 steps that are easy to follow
and easy to diagnose and correct, than have a single-step process
which, should it not do what we expect or hope, leaves us at an
impasse.

And thanks for sharing your installation tips.

John Y.