RE: v5r4m0 to v5r4m5 upgrade speed

Pete--

Thanks for your message.

We will most certainly apply the existing PTFs ahead of time for our 2nd machine!

We aren't compressing job tables-- but I wasn't sure if compressing the tables would speed things up-- but I'm also sure that cleaning jobs out of the system will be more effective.

After the install of the microcode + OS/400, the system wakes up on Side "A," so we can load the first set of PTFs, and they are applied directly to side "B." When I tried to add additional PTFs, the system warned that if there were interdependencies all of the PTFs might not be correctly installed-- and recommended an IPL first.

I think we have the latest version of the software-- it's a fresh shipment of I_BASE + Parts 1 and 2 of OS/400.

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx




At 11:41 PM -0400 6/8/09, Pete Massiello wrote:

Paul,

First, do a APYPTF *ALL *PERM *IMMDLY like now, so you don't do this
anytime near the upgrade.
Second, why are you compressing job tables? Change that value to
*NONE on the ChGIPLA screen now. You might want to set your QTOTJOB and
QACTJOB to values close to number of jobs in WRKSYSSTS and WRKACTJOB
respectively. Then Compress the job tables in a prior IPL to reduce that
number.

You can apply the Cumulative, individual PTFs, and any other group
you want together just change from a 1 to a 2 on the GO PTF option 8 screen.

Do you have the latest version of the I_BASE cd for V5R4M5?

Now there is a quicker way, and that is to create your own install
images with the PTF's already applied using GO LICPGM option 40. But you
need to examine that, and is more than I want to write in length about.

Pete

Pete Massiello
iTech Solutions
http://www.itechsol.com