RE: V5R1 Upgrade

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

Just to increase FUD, but don't you need a certain ptf at V4R5 to allow 
the option to load a ptf from an image catalog?  Or was there another way 
to load these ftp'ed ptf's?

Here's the instructions I used for internal documentation, (do you have 
these commands?):

Beginning with V5R2 of the operating system you can load and apply ptf's 
from an image catalog.  You may wish to do this for PTFs which are too big 
to download via traditional ways.  Or as a method to distribute a group of 
ptf's.

Sample I did with one on GDISYS.
CRTDEVOPT DEVD(OPTVRT01) RSRCNAME(*VRT) ONLINE(*YES) TEXT('Virtual optical 
drive for image catalog')
VRYCFG CFGOBJ(OPTVRT01) CFGTYPE(*DEV) STATUS(*ON)
CRTIMGCLG IMGCLG(PTFCATALOG) DIR('/ptf') CRTDIR(*YES) TEXT('PTF image 
catalog')
Then I used iSeries Navigator to create a share to this directory.
Then I mapped a drive to this share from my PC.
Then I ordered this ptf from IBM using the web site to order ptf's over 
the internet.  It said it was too big and sent me an email with some 
instructions and a link to ftp some files down.  I put them into this 
directory.
ADDIMGCLGE IMGCLG(PTFCATALOG) FROMFILE('/ptf/iptf0029_1.bin')
LODIMGCLG IMGCLG(ptfcatalog) DEV(OPTVRT01) OPTION(*LOAD)
  I could have used:
  WRKIMGCLGE IMGCLG(PTFCATALOG)
  1=Add
  8=Load
VFYIMGCLG IMGCLG(ptfcatalog) TYPE(*PTF) SORT(*YES)
GO PTF
8. Install program temporary fix package
Device  . . . . . . . . .   OPTVRT01
Automatic IPL . . . . . .   N 
CPYPTFCVR DEV(OPTVRT01) LICPGM(5722XE1) SELECT(SI05853 SI05854)
DSPPTF LICPGM(5722XE1) SELECT(SI05853)
DSPPTF LICPGM(5722XE1) SELECT(SI05854)
APYPTF LICPGM(5722XE1) SELECT(SI05853 SI05854)


Rob Berendt
-- 
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary 
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." 
Benjamin Franklin 




"Joe Pluta" <joepluta@PlutaBrothers.com>
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> From: Vern Hamberg
>
> Once you get set up, if you have any questions (it's actually pretty 
easy
> but has some land mines, IMO), send me an off-list email - I'm
> glad to help if I can.

Thanks, Vern.  I'm in the process of registering.  The website told me to
wait an hour and then try the download, so we'll see what happens.

I won't bother the list with a lot more clutter, but I'll update everyone 
on
my results.  That way, if anybody else is thinking of getting R450 PTFs,
you'll know it can (or cannot!) be done.

Joe


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