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Jerry,

The cover letters for downloaded PTFs are contained in the file QAPZCOVER in
library QGPL. Each downloaded PTF is a separate member in that file. I
usually use PDM to get to the member level and list the PTF on the screen.

When you load (LODPTF) and apply (APYPTF) there is an option *SERVICE for
the device. This finds the PTFs downloaded to QGPL as SAVF types of files.

You can also use the iSeries Navigator to PTF cover letters, load and apply
those downloaded to QGPL, and remove or cleanup PTFs. You have to take an
inventory of the PTFs first, and need to have Management Central running to
do that. Even if you only have one IBM i server, you have to use Management
Central.

Questions?

Jim



On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 8:49 AM, Jerry Adams <Jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Tuesday night, just as I was closing up for the day, I got one of those
"You may be screwed-Contact your service provider" messages. Turned out to
be an erratic (as opposed to completely failed) disk drive which was
flooding the SCSI bus controller with messages. At least, that's what
Rochester and the local CE determined.

One of the messages listed about a dozen PTF's that it said had been
downloaded and needed to be installed. First, all of the PTF's it listed
were already installed on the system. Second, all dealt with the internal
(6384) tape drive (short story: same bus, tape drive got confused). Third,
there is a savefile in QGPL with the date and time that the error occurred;
however it has a totally different PTF number than any of the ones that the
error message listed.

I have never used savefiles for PTF's; downloaded from Fix Central and
either (in olden days) burned to a CD or put in an image catalogue. How do
I copy the cover letters to see what the PTFs in the savefile are all about?
The CPYPTFCVR wants a a tape or optical device name. How do I copy the PTF
cover letters? And, if I decide I want to install them, how do I go about
doing this from a savefile?

If I don't want to install the PTF's, can I just whack the savefile? Or is
there a command I need to run to get rid of it?

Thanks.

Jerry C. Adams
IBM System i Programmer/Analyst
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