Re: Cumulative PTFs - what are all these steps doing?

["Al Barsa, Jr." <barsa2@xxxxxxx>]

At 09:48 AM 02/09/2000 -0500, you wrote:

As a general rule of thumb, all you have to do is put the CD in the drive 
and do GO PTF option 8, and it's done.

LODPTF puts the PTF on your system, but does not apply it.  The module of 
code is put on your system with a pseudo name.

APYPTF *TEMP, applies the PTF temporarily.  This means rename the name of 
the real code to an alternative pseudo name, and rename the other pseudo 
name to the correct name.

APYPTF *PERM deletes the alternative pseudo name module.

There are cases where option 8 alone does not work, but that's documented 
in the cover letter.

Al


>I have an AS/400 running V4R3. Ordered the cumulatvie PTFs SF99430. The
>order came with 2 CDs and instructions, which I believe I followed. The
>order of events, according to the notes I made at the time:
>
>1. LODPTF
>2. APYPTF
>3. GO PTF, Opt 8 Install PTF package
>4. IPL
>
>I am confused about what is happening at each of these steps and wonder if I
>have done this correctly. I find the manual "Basic System Operation,
>Administration, and Problem Handling" unhelpful in figuring this out.
>
>It seems to me that LODPTF is transferring the info from the CD to the
>AS/400. According to the documentation, the PTFs are applied at IPL. Is this
>much right?
>
>What I am still missing is - how is APYPTF different from Install PTF
>package? What is being done at these steps? Have I duplicated somthing? And
>what are they doing that is not in IPL?
>
>Debbie Gallagher
>dgallagher@deloitte.ca
>
>
>
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