Re: Having trouble with PTFs

Pure speculation on my part at this point but: Was this machine upgraded from earlier releases? If so was the step "Allocate Additional Space for LIC" actually performed from the Prepare for Install menu? It does require some additional downtime on the next IPL, and it's not always needed, so many times it's overlooked.

I also wonder if it might work in this instance. Run it for V7R1M0?

The save file approach vs. the image catalog should not make a difference in the process. It's merely a different way to approach the PTF installation.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 12/11/2012 7:55 AM, Thomas Garvey wrote:

I had read here that several folks had applied the cume and TR5 without
trouble, but maybe there's a difference between doing it from an optical
image, rather than save files downloaded from the Fix Central site (which is
what I did).


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I have seen this too. MF99005 is a pre-requisite and co-requisite to quite
a few PTFs. It can be loaded individually as Rob points out, and most
definitely needs an IPL.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 12/11/2012 6:32 AM,rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> I had my own trouble with PTF's this last week. On several lpars I
> had ran APYPTF LICPGM(5770999) APY(*PERM) DELAYED(*YES) and then
> loaded and set MF99005, TR5, cume and a bunch of groups to apply at
> the next IPL. Failed. Had to do this in two steps APYPTF
> LICPGM(5770999) APY(*PERM) DELAYED(*YES) and then loaded and set
> MF99005 IPL do the rest IPL again.
>
> Many were pretty insistent that MF99005 be applied before continuing.
>
>
> Rob Berendt
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