Re: V6R1 Cume at V5R4 - plan well ahead

Jeff Crosby wrote:

All,

New thread because a new issue.

Those of you already on V6R1: When you got the V6R1 cume prior to the
upgrade, did you get CD images or DVD images?

I've downloaded the DVD images twice. I can do the ADDIMGCLGE, but not the
LODIMGCLG when the DVD images are in there. I get OPT1390:

Message . . . . : Error with virtual volume image.
Cause . . . . . : The image object specified for the virtual optical
volume is not a valid volume image or an error occurred when accessing the
storage for the image object. The virtual device used for the operation was
OPTVRT01.
Support is now telling me this is expected. DVD images are too large for
image catalogs at V5R4 and thus cause this error. They told me I would be
fine once V6R1 was installed. ARE THEY NUTS? I am NOT installing V6R1
without having a known good copy of the V6R1 cume inhouse.

Plan ahead because:

1) If you order SF99610 via SNDPTFORD on a V5R4 system, they will discard
the order _without notifying you_ because you, in effect, ordered CDs and
V6R1 only ships on DVD. (Hold that only ships on DVD thought). I found
this out 2 weeks after placing the order when I called in to find out where
it was.

2) If you order SF99610 via Fix Central, you will download DVD images which
cannot be loaded/verified in image catalogs on a V5R4 system. You can't ask
to download CD images, per support.

3) Support can _mail_ you CD images of SF99610, however. So much for only
shipping on DVD.

4) Though I've waited 2 1/2 weeks, support cannot expedite the order, so it
will be another 1 to 2 weeks. Unless my support person can get special
dispensation.

I guess IBM has added something somewhere.. I did my 5.4 to 6.1 with both OS and PTF Image catalogs a little over a month ago. Loaded the OS into a catalog directly from the I_BASE CD and OS DVDs. Don't remember exactly how I got the PTFs there but is wasn't a big deal..dumb luck I guess