Re: Image Catalog Caveats?

[Pete Massiello <pmassiello@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Have you accepted the license agreements?  You need to do that prior to 
doing the verification.

Pete Massiello

Jim Oberholtzer wrote:

> <snip>
> I'm not sure that the step 5 - Prepare for install, is valid for the
> simple addition of a LICPGM for the current release.
> Have you tried simply doing 11 - Install licensed programs?
> What other message do you see in the joblog?
> </snip>
>
> You can do anything with an image catalog that can be done with normal 
> media (except boot a brain-dead machine) 
>
> If the Image catalog will not verify, it is most likely that there are 
> PTFs missing for the image catalog.  There are specific PTFs needed based 
> on which OS you are at and where you are going.  Check out the IBM web 
> site and search on image catalogs.  The first step in any LPP load, 
> upgrade, or PTF application is to verify the image catalog, so it will not 
> get past the verify step if that part does not work. 
>
> Other than having the correct PTFs on the system the Image Catalogs work 
> wonderfully. 
>
> Jim 
>