Re: Verifying Optical

[John Hall <jhall@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Bruce -

I am on V4R2 and I have already completed that part of the upgrade
procedure.

It reads the directory but there is NO way it can verify the CD in the
few seconds it is accessing the disk.

Maybe it is no longer necessary to validate media because the
probability of failure is so low ?


R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr. wrote:
> 
> John Hall wrote:
> >
> > Is there a good way on the 400 to verify the distribution CD-ROM's ?
> >
> 
> This is now built in.  You did not mention your current version.  If it
> is V4R2, go LICPGM and choose option 5, prepare.
> 
> If you are at an earlier release level, you need the "Installation
> Preparation PTFs for V4R2" CD.  This CD basically installs option 5 on
> the GO LICPGM menu for pre-V4R2 releases.  (RISC only).
> 
> This function will read and verify your CD material, insuring that
> everything you need to upgrade is there on the CDs.  It will also allow
> you to accomplish even difficult installs with minimum human
> intervention because you can pre-specify what goes on and what comes off
> and *still* do an auto-install of the upgrade.
> --
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