Re: Another PTF Question

Oh no, shows way to much organization. ;)

Jerry Draper <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 12/18/2014 11:49 AM >>>

We normally xfer/load/apply both cum and grp at the same maintenance window.

We place the order at fix central and specify FTP download.

We create an image catalog (ie: c14283) and specify an IFS location
(ie: /optvrt/C14283) both named after the cum.

We run an ftp script that downloads the images from Fix Central directly
to the IFS and loads the image catalog.

This can run overnight.

FTP snippet:

anonymous g3O05qtQ
namefmt 1
lcd /optvrt/C14283
cd /ccss/B53818/43170353/C
ascii
get ftpSF99710.txt
get ilstSF99710.txt
binary
get SF99710_1.bin
get SF99710_2.bin
close
open <system>
user <profile> <password>
namefmt 1
quote site namefmt 1
quote rcmd ADDIMGCLGE IMGCLG(c14283)
FROMFILE('/optvrt/c14283/SF99710_1.bin') TOFILE(*fromfile)
quote rcmd ADDIMGCLGE IMGCLG(c14283)
FROMFILE('/optvrt/c14283/SF99710_2.bin') TOFILE(*fromfile)
quit

Jerry



On 12/18/2014 9:39 AM, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

You know, if you use the most current 'resave' or 'respin' of the
operating system you are upgrading to it will have the latest technology
refresh on it. This saves a bunch of grief when doing an upgrade. You
still should apply a cume and groups.

'Back in the day' I used to hesitate loading a large quantity of PTF's
such as the latest cume and all available groups. Something about
"link/loader full" comes to mind. Nowadays it's the way I do it all the
time. Sure I verify with DSPPTF, WRKPTFGRP, CHKPRDOPT and a few other
things, just in case an extra IPL is needed.

Resave/respin
http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/resave/index.html
Where to download the latest resave (often just the I_BASE CD is all
that's part of the resave):
http://www-304.ibm.com/servers/eserver/ess/OpenServlet.wss

What are group PTFs?
http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/sline003.NSF/GroupPTFs?OpenView&view=GroupPTFs

What group's am I currently at?
WRKPTFGRP

What are "Technology Refreshes"?
http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/techrefresh/index.html


Rob Berendt