RE: Adventures in iPTF - anybody using it?

["Carl Galgano" <cgalgano2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve:
I have used it twice to get the latest cum for 4.5 and 5.1.  I
downloaded it directly to my AS400, but only because I think that is
what the directions said to do, in retrospect, I would have downloaded
it to my PC.  I did not have any problem, went to the proper directory
in the FTP server, did an MGET and left it alone.  It took a while, even
on a T1.  I then downloaded them to my PC (again using FTP from my PC to
the as400).  I then used EZCD Creator and cut the CDs.  It went very
smoothly.
cjg

Carl J. Galgano
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Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 5:44 PM
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: Adventures in iPTF - anybody using it?


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All,

I don't have a support line agreement with IBM, so I don't have the
ability to order PTF's at no charge on CD-ROM media (at least that is my
understanding).

SO....

I registered last night on IBM's web site for
iPTF(http://www-912.ibm.com/supporthome.nsf/Document/10000083), then
sent a PTF order for PTF SF99510 (the lastest cum) for V5R1M0.  Since
this was larger than you can immediately download, I received back an
email with a user id & password and instructions for downloading the
image files from IBM's FTP site.

Then the fun begins:

All of the following was done from a DELL PIII 866 on my home network
running Windows 2000 Server SP3 with IE 6 browser with all of the latest
fixes behind a Linksys router with  the DMZ set to my PC's IP address on
the RoadRunner network here in Austin.

1) I first tried following the instructions for downloading the PTF
images via my web browser by clicking the link specified in the email.
When I clicked on this link , my browser locked up each time I tried it.
Each time, I eventually had to go to the task manager and cancel the
browser session, because it was totally locked up.

2) I tried using SmartFTP to download these files (using both passive
and active modes).  It was able to copy the small text files, but when I
tried copying the binary image files, it also either locked up or the
file transfer canceled after a few seconds.

3) I tried to use FTP from a command window.  I was able to log on to
the FTP site, but it locked up when I tried to GET the first file, so I
had to cancel this also.

4) I know there is an option to do this with Ops Navigator, but I
haven't had enough experience with this option to try it yet.  Plus, it
looks like I need to have Management Central running to use Ops
Navigator to download PTF's, and I tried but couldn't get the *MGTC
service started.  (This in itself could probably be another whole
message thread)...

5) I did NOT try downloading these files directly to my AS/400, mainly
because I haven't yet read about how to set up image catalogs in order
to use them from the IFS.  I figured that if I could download these
binaries to PC, I could burn them to CD's and load them from the burned
CD's.

6) I also navigated to the iSeries Access Service Packs site
(http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/access/casp.htm) and
attempted to download the latest CAE service pack for V5R1M0 (SI05361),
and my browser locked up when I clicked the link for this service pack.

At 2:00 am, I finally gave up and went to bed....

In the worst case, I can probably just borrow a copy of the CD's from a
friend if I have to.  I was just trying to see if I could do it via the
internet.  I thought I could just let the files download overnight and
have them ready the next morning.  (Sounds too easy, huh?).

Have any of you used this option to download PTF's?  If so, have you
experienced this level of difficulty in downloading PTF's?

Frustrated in Austin,

Steve Landess
(512) 423-0935

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