Re: Applying Cumes

Aaron,

These days I always use image catalogues, which require that the images be in an IFS folder. I use the Download Director recommended by Greg Gallas Prior to that I used to download the images via FTP option and then cut CD's from those. I've never used the iNav method so I can't speak to that one, but there are instructions (somewhere), though I think that is used to install fixes downloaded as save files from the support line.

Anyway, it sounds like you just downloaded the images to a PC folder, which would then require the cut to CD (using Nero, Roxio or such) and then sitting in front of the i5 swapping the CD's. I don't know what happened to your PC folder, but I doubt that what you downloaded is what iNav is installing since the images (CD, save files, or catalogues) must be on the i5.

I think that Guy is right that what iNav is installing are the fixes that your support line downloaded as save files (QGPL, I think).
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Aaron Bartell wrote:

This is a continuation from a thread started on WEB400-L (wasn't appropriate
there anymore).


So I took Pluta's and Haases comments and headed over to Fix Central to try
and download the latest Cume in an effort to get my system completely up to
date. I went through the whole process of selecting Cume and then selecting
HTTP, DB2 and Java related fixes/updates, and that led me to enter my i5's
IP/user/password screen, and that led me to a download page where a 400MB
download started and was _supposed_ to be going to a folder on my desktop.
I watched the download all the way to 98% and then got distracted (my son
wanted to watch Bob-The-Builder on the PC:-). Once I went back to that
Firefox tab later in the evening it wasn't at the download page or wasn't
there anymore (I am not sure).


So here's what I am wondering. That desktop folder which _should_ have had
the downloads was empty upon review - should it be? Do the files
automatically get uploaded to the i5? I didn't notice a difference in disk
usage percentage (still at 66.x%).


I started fishing around and found the "Install software fixes" task in
iSeries Navigator and clicked that. I told it to apply all fixes for all
products and all versions. It is now showing me this screen:
http://mowyourlawn.com/temp/i5_update1.png


I checked WRKACTJOB and there is a job pounding away at updates, so it
appears to be working, but how can I be sure it is applying the updates I
just downloaded? Or the other side of my brain is saying "how could it be
updating anything else?".


Should I just start the Fix Central process over from the beginning? The
download only took about 2hrs.


Thanks to anyone who can help out this newbie sys admin:-)


Aaron Bartell

http://mowyourlawn.com