RE: v5r4m0 to v5r4m5 upgrade speed

[PaulMmn <PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pete--

Thanks for your message.

We will most certainly apply the existing PTFs ahead of time for our 
2nd machine!

We aren't compressing job tables--  but I wasn't sure if compressing 
the tables would speed things up--  but I'm also sure that cleaning 
jobs out of the system will be more effective.

After the install of the microcode + OS/400, the system wakes up on 
Side "A," so we can load the first set of PTFs, and they are applied 
directly to side "B."  When I tried to add additional PTFs, the 
system warned that if there were interdependencies all of the PTFs 
might not be correctly installed-- and recommended an IPL first.

I think we have the latest version of the software-- it's a fresh 
shipment of I_BASE + Parts 1 and 2 of OS/400.

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx




At 11:41 PM -0400 6/8/09, Pete Massiello wrote:
> Paul,
>
> 	First, do a APYPTF *ALL *PERM *IMMDLY like now, so you don't do this
> anytime near the upgrade. 
>
> 	Second, why are you compressing job tables? Change that value to
> *NONE on the ChGIPLA screen now.  You might want to set your QTOTJOB and
> QACTJOB to values close to number of jobs in WRKSYSSTS and WRKACTJOB
> respectively.  Then Compress the job tables in a prior IPL to reduce that
> number.
>
> 	You can apply the Cumulative, individual PTFs, and any other group
> you want together just change from a 1 to a 2 on the GO PTF option 8 screen.
>
> 	Do you have the latest version of the I_BASE cd for V5R4M5?
>
> 	Now there is a quicker way, and that is to create your own install
> images with the PTF's already applied using GO LICPGM option 40.  But you
> need to examine that, and is more than I want to write in length about.
>
> Pete
>
> Pete Massiello
> iTech Solutions
> http://www.itechsol.com