Re: how to have AS/400 console at home

[Evan Harris <spanner@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I'd like to see an option to map a cd drive across a network so I could do
some of the hack work remotely - like for instance loading the 8 or 9 cds
required for a "simple" PTF upgrade.

Having to travel to operator-less sites just to shove CD's in a drive is a
drag.

Ops Nav doesn't cut it in the PTF level stakes and I have yet to find an
easy/bulletproof way of getting PTF's across to another machine from CD.



>As far as unattended release updates go, we've taken a step back from
>where we were at around 1994.  You used to get tailored release upgrade
>tapes, so with 8mm your entire upgrade was on one tape.   Leave it in the
>drive at work, when you wanted to start the upgrade connect from home and
>PWRDWNSYS *IMMED RESTART(*YES) IPLSRC(D)
>Yes, admittedly the CD's have elimibated teh tape media problems (although
>I did have one customer receive a cracked CD sealed in an unopened and
>undamaged jewel case), but honestly, the V5R1 upgrade I did last weekend
>required almost 20 CD'S !!!  That's ridiculous.
>With the optional DVD drive, tIBM needs to go back to creating a custom
>install DVD for a customer with everything stacked on the one DVD - and
>the lates cum package, Hipers, Database group PTF's and Client Access
>PTF's (as of the date they produce teh order) should all be stacked on the
>same DVD.  They should also stack the order on a single tape (maybe with a
>reasonable media charge) for those who want to take the chance on a media
>error on tape.  Latest QIC and LTO  tapes are much more reliable than the
>old 1/2" reel, old QIC, 8mm etc they used to distribute software on.
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>...Neil
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>"Eduard van den Braken" <e.vd.braken@hccnet.nl>
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>2002/02/27 10:31
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>Dean
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>Still waiting for CD changer to load my CD's, maybe we can do a release
>update from home in the near future?
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>Groetjes (Greetings)
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>Naam:     Eduard van den Braken
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