Re: PTF Steps? -- MIDRANGE-L

Darrell,

The PTF installation instructions that come with HIPERs, Cumes, etc.,covers this. I never ran under v5r2, but both v5r1 and v5r3 work thesame way. After running the GO PTF command and running the "InstallPTF" option (#8 in v5r3) one of the options is to prompt for media; '2'is the v5r3 option to install multiple groups, Cumes, etc. Theconfusing thing (to me) the first time I did it this way was that, atthe end of each group, a message was issued to insert the next group.After taking (I think) a 'G', it asked me to load the next CD. Justkind of confusing at first; now I'm used to the redundancy.

I don't know what the recommendation is, but a fella I trust said tojust load everything at one whack; the PTF process, he said, would sortout everything including any supersedes. I got so far behind in somegroups awhile back that I loaded 20+ CD's (can't remember how manygroups that was) in one pass (which is why I'm moving to imagecatalogues on the next iteration).

Another thing: I'm no swami at PTF's. The first thing I do, though, isread the special instruction cover letters. Plus I check the latestDefective PTFs list and try to figure out if these apply to me. If theydo, I omit them during the install process.

I always read the PSP document that comes with the PTF package. It hasall of the instructions and reminders in it.



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Darrell A Martin wrote:

Hi, Jerry:
OK, I'll "file away" that information. But in the meantime, do I just runload the DB2 and HIPER PTFs as a separate process? Seems like that's wherewe're headed with this.
Darrell

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midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 10/04/2006 10:30:47 AM:
These extras are, respectively, the DB2 Group and latest HIPER.Typically, at the end of the Cume one inserts the first CD and, insteadof entering, I think, an 'X' to end the process, one enters a 'G'. Ofcourse, at the beginning you have to tell the PTF process that you havemultiple groups to load.
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