RE: Oh where has my disk space gone?

["jt" <jt@xxxxxx>]

Tom,

Is there disadvantages to centralizing CA updates on the 400?  (Other than
cost of DASD.)

jt

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of thomas@inorbit.com
> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 8:25 PM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: Oh where has my disk space gone?
>
>
> Rob:
>
> On Thu, 15 November 2001, rob@dekko.com wrote:
>
> > Hey, you wouldn't be fixing anything if you didn't know it was
> broke would
> > you?  Perhaps you ARE using it?
>
> Not necessarily. The various Client Access client LPPs are an
> example. Many iSeries and AS/400 systems have these installed on
> the server but don't need them there because the clients are
> installed from CD or from another, usually NT, server in the
> network as are the service packs. But because they are installed
> on the iSeries/AS400, cume PTFs apply fixes that often have no
> useful point. (Note that this is separate from fixes to the
> server-side code, the host servers, etc.) Not only space but time
> as well is wasted.
>
>
>
> Tom Liotta
>
> >
> >                     "Andy
> >                     Nolen-Parkhouse"          To:
> <midrange-l@midrange.com>
> >                     <aparkhouse@mediaon       cc:
> >                     e.net>
> >
> > I would agree with the assertion below that the removal of 'unneeded'
> > licensed programs will gain you much disk space.  I would say though
> > that I have always gone through and deleted such things as S36 RPG and
> > double-byte Client Access because of the time taken during PTF
> > application.  If I know I'm not going to use a certain product, I don't
> > want to spend time fixing them every time I apply a cume PTF CD.  Not a
> > big deal, but important to me.
>
> --
> Tom Liotta
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