RE: V4R2 upgrade PTFs?

["Andy Nolen-Parkhouse" <aparkhouse@xxxxxxxxx>]

Tom,

The V4R3 software installation manual is available here:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/pubs/html/as400/online/v4r3eng.htm

The following paragraph from that manual seems relevant:

<quote>
Locate the CD-ROM labeled Installation Preparation PTF's for V4R3M0
Software. This CD-ROM was shipped with your V4R3M0 distribution media.
Load the CD-ROM in the optical device.
</quote>

Unfortunately, the manual is not specific about the PTF's to be applied,
it just states - "The system applies the appropriate PTF's for your
current release."

If you don't have the CD, hopefully there's a packrat on the list
somewhere who does.

Regards,
Andy Nolen-Parkhouse

> admin@midrange.com] On Behalf Of Tom Liotta
> Subject: V4R2 upgrade PTFs?
>
> I have a V4R2 system that I want to upgrade to V4R3, then V4R4, and
> finally jump to V5R1. V5R2 will come a little later. I run V4R3 CDs
> through the 'Prepare for install' option off the LICPGM menu and end up
> with CPF3DC6 -- "Upgrade from release V4R2M0 to release V4R3M0 is not
> valid."
>
> My first guess is that my V4R2 system needs a preparatory PTF or other
> PTF that fixes the V4R2 upgrade/install process, but I don't have any
> useful documentation. And going through V4R2 PTFs one by one, since
> they don't seem to be indexed, wasn't pleasant.
>
> I can do a scratch install of V5R1 or V5R2, but I want to do a few
> intermediate tests. Of course, getting useful info from IBM about V4R2
> to V4R3 isn't easy nowadays.
>
> So, does anybody have any old V4R2 upgrade instructions or relevant PTF
> documentation that might outline requirements?
>
> IBM should donate old info to hobbyist or developer sites, at least
> approve the archival storage of otherwise obsolete documentation or
> make links reasonably easy to find. Until then, lists are the best
> hope.
>
> Thanks much.
>
> Tom Liotta