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We have 12 AS/400's. We do pretty much the following every 8 weeks. I've typed up my instructions in OV/400 and use a lot of included documents. (I am still trying to figure out how to do that in Word.) Anyways I copied the bottom from a spooled document using Op's Nav. (Unwritten procedures, stored in my head.) First of all I do a lot of prep work. I go to the following web site and look up group ptf's: http://as400service.rochester.ibm.com/supporthome.nsf/Document/10000031 I go to the following web site and look up ptf's for Domino: http://www.as400.ibm.com/domino/v4r4ptfs.htm I go to the following web site and order the following: http://service.software.ibm.com/as400.us.reg/orderptfmedia?lang=english|1 although you have to register first at: http://as400service.rochester.ibm.com/ latest cum Group ptf for hipers Group ptf for Y2K (yes it is still being updated!) Group ptf for database Group ptf for both netstation managers Domino ptf's Then, I do the following for each licensed program EXCEPT 5769LNT and 5769LNP. APYPTF LICPGM(####xxx) APY(*PERM) DELAYED(*YES) DLTF QGPL/QSF* DLTF QGPL/QMF* Below is a sample written instruction. It is from one of our many AS/400's. Although I use extensive Included documents they are somewhat tailored for the individual machine, and for what is scheduled for that time. For example I have samples from many OS upgrades. System;;;Description of activity GDI;;;;;;Do you have: ;;;;;;;;;;2 Tapes to perform backup? ;;;;;;;;;;Cum CD for V4R4? ;;;;;;;;;;Group ptf SF99095 for hipers? ;;;;;;;;;;Group ptf SF99200 for Y2K? ;;;;;;;;;;Group ptf SF99104 for database? ;;;;;;;;;;Group ptf for Domino? ;;;;;;;;;;Group ptf SF99083 for Netstation Manager-V4R2? ;;;;;;;;;;Sunday night backup tape? ;;;;;;;;;On Friday Morning do the following: ;;;;;;;;;Sign on as QSECOFR ;;;;;;;;;ADDLIBLE TAATOOL ;;;;;;;;;SNDBRKACT MSG('Reminder, tonight, Friday MM/DD/YY, downtime ;;;;;;;;;begins at 5pm Indiana Time. The system should be ready on ;;;;;;;;;Friday night at 11pm. Thank you.') ;;;;;;;;;OFF ;;;;;;;;;Sign on as QSECOFR ;;;;;;;;;Write down start of down time. __________________ ;;;;;;;;;ADDLIBLE TAATOOL ;;;;;;;;;SNDBRKACT MSG('Downtime begins in 5 minutes, please signoff ;;;;;;;;;immediately. Thank you.') ;;;;;;;;;***** Orderly shutdown steps for GDI ***** ;;;;;;;;;ADDLIBLE ROUTINES ;;;;;;;;;ADDLIBLE GDI ;;;;;;;;;DROPDOM ;;;;;;;;;ENDGDISPL ;;;;;;;;;ENDHOSTSVR *ALL ;;;;;;;;;ENDTCP ;;;;;;;;;ENDMGDSYS *IMMED ;;;;;;;;;********************************************** ;;;;;;;;;ADDLIBLE ROUTINES ;;;;;;;;;CALL DOWNTIME ;;;;;;;;;When you get any messages about journals, take the I option. ;;;;;;;;;WRKACTJOB ;;;;;;;;;Check for active jobs, allow GDISPL to end. Also, allow all ;;;;;;;;;subsystems that begin with DOMINO to end. ;;;;;;;;;ENDSBS *ALL *IMMED ;;;;;;;;;DSPMSG QSYSOPR ;;;;;;;;;Wait until message 'System ended to restricted condition' ;;;;;;;;;appears. You may have to hit F10, or F5, several times. ;;;;;;;;;This message could take a few minutes to appear. ;;;;;;;;;CHGSYSDIRA ALWSCH(*NO) ;;;;;;;;;CHGSYSDIRA ALWSCH(*YES) ;;;;;;;;;Note: We have combined the Reclaims, and the saves, into one ;;;;;;;;;command. The new command is RCL_SAV ;;;;;;;;;ADDLIBLE ROUTINES DOWN0006.ONE/SYSDOC Page 6 ;;;;;;;;;RCL_SAV TAPESAVSYS(TAP01) TAPENONSYS(TAP01) TAPEDLO(TAP01) ;;;;;;;;;TAPEIFS(TAP01);;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;(est=5:12) ;;;;;;;;;;Time estimates: ;;;;;;;;;; RCLDLO;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;(est= :04) ;;;;;;;;;; RGZDLO;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;(est= :01) ;;;;;;;;;; RCLSTG;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;(est=1:20) ;;;;;;;;;; SAVSYS;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;(est=1:14) ;;;;;;;;;; SAVLIB *NONSYS;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;(est=1:06) ;;;;;;;;;; SAVDLO;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;(est= :02) ;;;;;;;;;; SAV of IFS;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;(est=1:24) ;;;;;;;;;Write down time. __________________ ;;;;;;;;;Write down time. __________________ ;;;;;;;;;*** START OF CUM MEDIA INSTRUCTIONS *** ;;;;;;;;;Install PTF cum package. Follow instructions that came with ;;;;;;;;;package. ;;;;;;;;;Time estimates ;;;;;;;;;As part of V4R4 upgrade;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;(est=5-6 hrs) ;;;;;;;;;Just a cum;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;(est=2-3 hrs) ;;;;;;;;;Sign on as QSECOFR ;;;;;;;;;Verify PTF installation. ;;;;;;;;;DSPPTF ;;;;;;;;;The first screen will be for program product 5769999. ;;;;;;;;;If you see: ;;;;;;;;;IPL Source: ##MACH#B PTF IPL Opt ID Status action TL00049 Temporarily applied None ;;;;;;;;;then okay. Otherwise, if you do not see TL00049, ;;;;;;;;;; or if it has a status of Not applied, ;;;;;;;;;; or if the IPL source ends in other than B, ;;;;;;;;;; call IBM. ;;;;;;;;;If everything is okay then press Enter. The next program ;;;;;;;;;product will be 5769SS1. ;;;;;;;;;If you see: ;;;;;;;;;IPL Source: ##MACH#B PTF IPL Opt ID Status action TC00049 Temporarily applied None ;;;;;;;;;then okay. Otherwise, if you do not see TC00049, ;;;;;;;;;; or if it has a status of Not applied, ;;;;;;;;;; or if the IPL source ends in other than B, ;;;;;;;;;; call IBM. ;;;;;;;;;If everything is okay then press F3 ;;;;;;;;;Write down time. __________________ ;;;;;;;;;If you are doing this cum as part of an operating system ;;;;;;;;;upgrade: DOWN0006.ONE/SYSDOC Page 7 ;;;;;;;;;Perform steps ?? on page ?? of the Software Installation ;;;;;;;;;manual. 'Verify That INZSYS Process Completes'. ;;;;;;;;;Perform your orderly shutdown procedures. When these jobs ;;;;;;;;;end then: ;;;;;;;;;ENDSBS *ALL *IMMED ;;;;;;;;;Wait until system ends to a restricted state. ;;;;;;;;;Write down time. __________________ ;;;;;;;;;If you've received a group PTF for Hiper PTF's then follow ;;;;;;;;;the instructions for the installation of that Group Ptf. Do ;;;;;;;;;not allow it to automatically IPL. ;;;;;;;;;Write down time. __________________ ;;;;;;;;;If you've received a group PTF for Y2K then follow the ;;;;;;;;;instructions for the installation of that Group Ptf. Do not ;;;;;;;;;allow it to automatically IPL. ;;;;;;;;;Write down time. __________________ ;;;;;;;;;If you've received a Service Pack for Client Access then ;;;;;;;;;follow the instructions for the installation of the Service ;;;;;;;;;Pack for Client Access for Windows 95/NT (5763-XD1). Do not ;;;;;;;;;allow it to automatically IPL. ;;;;;;;;;Write down time. __________________ ;;;;;;;;;If you are on an AS/400 running Performance Tools (GDISYS), ;;;;;;;;;and if you have received the Performance Tools PTF CD, then ;;;;;;;;;put this on now but do not let it IPL. ;;;;;;;;;Write down time. __________________ ;;;;;;;;;If you've received a group PTF for Database then follow the ;;;;;;;;;instructions for the installation of that Group Ptf. Do not ;;;;;;;;;allow it to automatically IPL. ;;;;;;;;;Write down time. __________________ ;;;;;;;;;If you are on an AS/400 running Domino (GDI, GDISYS, GDIMAIL, ;;;;;;;;;GDWEB), and if you have received the Domino Group PTF CD, ;;;;;;;;;then put this on now but do not let it IPL. ;;;;;;;;;Write down time. __________________ ;;;;;;;;;If you've received a group PTF SF99076 for Save/Restore then ;;;;;;;;;follow the instructions for the installation of that Group ;;;;;;;;;Ptf. Do not allow it to automatically IPL. ;;;;;;;;;Write down time. __________________ DOWN0006.ONE/SYSDOC Page 8 ;;;;;;;;;If you've received a group PTF SF99082 for Netstation ;;;;;;;;;Manager-V3R7 then follow the instructions for the ;;;;;;;;;installation of that Group Ptf. Do not allow it to ;;;;;;;;;automatically IPL. ;;;;;;;;;Write down time. __________________ ;;;;;;;;;If you've received a group PTF SF99083 for Netstation ;;;;;;;;;Manager-V4R2 then follow the instructions for the ;;;;;;;;;installation of that Group Ptf. Do not allow it to ;;;;;;;;;automatically IPL. ;;;;;;;;;Write down time. __________________ ;;;;;;;;;PWRDWNSYS *IMMED RESTART(*YES) IPLSRC(B) ;;;;;;;;;End of IPL after PTF's ;;;;;;;;;Write down time. __________________ ;;;;;;;;;ADDLIBLE GDI ;;;;;;;;;CALL VARYON ;;;;;;;;;Load Sunday's backup tape in. ;;;;;;;;;Write down end of down time. Give start time and end time to ;;;;;;;;;Operations. ____________ Questions which may come from this list: 1) Why do you IPL after the cum then again only after all group PTF's are on? Once you've had to reload your OS because of a 'link loader full' message you'll always IPL after a cum before putting on any other PTF's. 2) What is program ROUTINES/DOWNTIME? Ask and you shall receive. 3) What does the command RCL_SAV do? The time estimates should explain each step that it does. Also it logs the length of each step to a file. 4) Can I see this log so that I can estimate how long each step would take on my 400? System Date of Length of Length of Length of Length of Length of Length of Length of Total Name Downtime RCLDLO RGZDLO RCLSTG SAVSYS NONSYS SAVDLO SAV of IFS Length GDI 2000-04-07 4 1:20 1:14 1:06 2 1:34 5:22 GDIDAT 2000-04-07 2 7 35 9 1:33 3 4 2:35 GDIEDI 2000-04-07 1 39 1:36 4:46 4 26 7:32 GDIHMI 2000-04-07 3 3:41 1:15 5:02 6 28 10:37 GDILYALL 2000-04-07 3 1:50 1:15 3:52 7 35 7:44 GDIMAIL 2000-04-07 1 19 4 5:22 49 6:36 GDISYS 2000-04-21 16 17:32 ***** GDISYS 2000-04-07 - - - 14 5:36 16 39 - PVC400 2000-04-07 1:21 38 1:26 1 27 3:56 TLA 2000-04-07 3 1:32 11 54 1 7 2:49 SYSTEM MODEL TAPE DISK GDI 9402-40S-2109 2.5G 7.86GB@92% GDIDAT 9406-170-2385 25GB 20.97GB@54% GDIEDI 9404-720-206A 2.5G 29.36GB@30% GDIHMI 9404-600-2134 2.5G 12.58GB@90% GDIHQ 9406-730-2C6E 3590 126.40GB@65% GDILYALL 9404-600-2134 2.5G 12.58GB@71% GDISYS 9406-S20-2163 3570 109.00GB@88% HEI 9404-400-2132 6380 (being erased) PVC400 9406-170-2160 4GB 12.58GB@74% GDIMAIL 9406-S30-2260 3590 %Used Size ASP 2 95.4 180456 ASP 1 56.7 77209 ASP 2 is compressed For some strange reason the RCLSTG on our development machine, GDISYS, takes a huge amount of time thus we tend to only run it once every other year. We just ran it recently to overcome some corruption. carolinehughes@eircom.net on 05/04/2000 07:51:37 AM Please respond to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com@Internet To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com@Internet cc: Fax to: Subject: system save I am doing my first sytem save this weekend, we are loading PTFs also, any hints, tips, good concocktions for staying awake for 20hours?? +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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