Re: automatically downloaded PTFs

The GO SERVICE command / menu is not limited to certain OS/400 versions, but 
you do need to have Service Director installed.  To determine if Service 
Director is installed, type DSPSFWRSC and look for Resource ID 5798RZG.

If you do not have it installed, you can contact your IBM CE (assuming you have 
a valid support contract with IBM) and have them load it for you - it is a no 
charge feature if you have a support contract with IBM.

As far as the CHGSD command - this may be limited to certain OS versions.  I 
could not find it on my V3R2 system or on my V4R1 system.

The nice thing about Service Director is that it can be configured to 
automatically call out to IBM if the system encounters certain problems or you 
can use it to report problems on your own.  Also, it gives you the option of 
having some PTFs automatically downloaded to your system.


Todd Kidwell (Netstar)
AS/400 System Administrator

>>> "oludare" <oludare@ix.netcom.com> 01/04/00 02:12PM >>>
GUYS,

PLEASE INDICATE IF THESE CMDs ARE LIMITED TO SOME OS400 VERSIONS?

Oludare


----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd kidwell" <Todd.kidwell@3cc.co.wayne.mi.us>
To: <mreinkemeyer@mbsbooks.com>; <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: automatically downloaded PTFs


> Michelle,
>
> From a command line, type GO  SERVICE.  This will bring up the Service
Director menu.  There should be an option to allow you to specify whether or
not you want PTFs automatically downloaded.
>
> For the version I have loaded, I choose option 7 (Work with Service
Functions) and then option 9 (Automatic PTF Monitoring and Retrieval).
>
>
>
> Todd Kidwell (Netstar)
> AS/400 System Administrator
>
> >>> "Michele Reinkemeyer" <mreinkemeyer@mbsbooks.com> 01/04/00 01:06PM >>>
>
> I have been asked to find out how to turn off the feature that allows PTFs
to
> automatically be downloaded into the AS/400 from IBM.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>
> BTW....we haven't had too much trouble from Y2k....hope the rest of you
are as
> lucky...most of our problems were due to people powering down for the
first time
> (don't ask me why they haven't done so before).
>
> Happy New Year
>
> Michele R
>
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