Re: Image catalogs

[rick baird <rick.baird@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Vern,

I'm not concerned with burning any cds, only getting the data from
existing cds loaded into the optdev.

will test today.

thanks again,

On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 05:53:43 -0600, Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Completely non-ham, Rick. You can add an entry to a catalog either from a
> CD (physical media) or an ISO-compatible image file. Use Roxio or Nero to
> make the image on your CD - might want to make a local copy first, for
> speed and reliability, then put it on the IFS by whatever means. Be sure
> not to use a product-specific image format (Roxio has its own, e.g.), but
> to use the ISO image type.
> 
> Then, when adding the image, use *FROMFILE (instead of *GEN) for generating
> the image name - this will not make a copy of your image, as one of the
> other settings does. Saves space. Also, removing an entry from within
> WRKIMGCLGE also deletes the actual image file, at least before V5R3, but
> the RMVIMGCLGE command lets you leave the image file itself.
> 
> BTW, an image catalog is just a list of up to 256 image files - it is not
> the images themselves. DMPOBJ on an *IMGCLG object to see what's in it.
> 
> HTH
> Vern
> 
> 
> 
> At 04:42 PM 12/1/2004, you wrote:
> >This is a timely discussion.   It's all new to me, but I've been
> >tasked to make this whole process a little more streamlined.  I've
> >seen it done once, and I have some directions, but my examples show
> >ftping images directly to the IFS, or moving images from one iseries
> >to another - none of these involve using a PC cdrom drive to read the
> >disk.
> >
> >Here is the situation:
> >
> >Our iseries is off-site - in a service bureau in a cage.  It is
> >difficult to get to and we'd prefer not to have to have access to the
> >CD drive every time we want to use it.
> >
> >the CD isn't just for ptfs and the like, we use it for updates to some
> >of our packaged software etc. as well.
> >
> >my goal would be to copy the CD image to the IFS from a PC over the
> >network, then run the steps to load it into the virtural drive from
> >there.  Is that kosher?
> >
> >If so, I'm confident I can wrap the rest of it up to streamline the process.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Rick
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