RE: how to have AS/400 console at home

You can create your own custom upgrade tape by using option 40 off the
LICPGM menu. Of course, you have to upgrade one box first from CDs, but
after that it's easy.

Albert York


        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Neil Palmer [SMTP:neilp@dpslink.com]
        Sent:   Wednesday, February 27, 2002 2:50 PM
        To:     midrange-l@midrange.com
        Subject:        Re: how to have AS/400 console at home

        As far as unattended release updates go, we've taken a step back
from
        where we were at around 1994.  You used to get tailored release
upgrade
        tapes, so with 8mm your entire upgrade was on one tape.   Leave it
in the
        drive at work, when you wanted to start the upgrade connect from
home and
        PWRDWNSYS *IMMED RESTART(*YES) IPLSRC(D)
        Yes, admittedly the CD's have elimibated teh tape media problems
(although
        I did have one customer receive a cracked CD sealed in an unopened
and
        undamaged jewel case), but honestly, the V5R1 upgrade I did last
weekend
        required almost 20 CD'S !!!  That's ridiculous.
        With the optional DVD drive, tIBM needs to go back to creating a
custom
        install DVD for a customer with everything stacked on the one DVD -
and
        the lates cum package, Hipers, Database group PTF's and Client
Access
        PTF's (as of the date they produce teh order) should all be stacked
on the
        same DVD.  They should also stack the order on a single tape (maybe
with a
        reasonable media charge) for those who want to take the chance on a
media
        error on tape.  Latest QIC and LTO  tapes are much more reliable
than the
        old 1/2" reel, old QIC, 8mm etc they used to distribute software on.

        ...Neil





        "Eduard van den Braken" <e.vd.braken@hccnet.nl>
        Sent by: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
        2002/02/27 10:31
        Please respond to midrange-l


                To:     <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
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                Subject:        Re: how to have AS/400 console at home


        Dean


        Still waiting for CD changer to load my CD's, maybe we can do a
release
        update from home in the near future?


        Groetjes (Greetings)
        ====================================================
        Naam:     Eduard van den Braken
        e-mail:   E.vd.Braken@HccNet.nl





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