Hi Aaron,
I've been using the FTP-images-then-ADDIMGCLGE-then-GO-PTF-Option-8 method for years. It works great! I check quarterly for a new cumulative package and several of the PTF groups (Security, Java, TCP, HTTP, Websphere). I don't download individual PTF's unless IBM recommends it for a problem we have.
Last week I requested PTF groups for quarterly preventive maintenance but didn't get the e-mails with the download instructions. I discovered Fix Central allowed me to make a request without requiring me to specify my e-mail address. I re-requested the PTF groups and specified my e-mail address. That fixed it. By the way, the e-mails from Fix Central have detailed instructions on how to download the images and how to set up the image catalog, etc. I don't use Navigator. HTH.
Regards,
Philip
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Aaron Bartell
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 7:01 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Where are my FixCentral downloads
If management central did not start, then you might check (in Navigator)
My Connections ->(Your computer)->Network -> Servers -> TCP/IP ->
Management Central and see if that server is started.
That's actually where I went to try and start it to begin with. I right
click and select Start, then it hangs for about 1 minute (assuming it is
trying to start) and then it returns control to me and the status is still
set to stopped.
I am doing my best to bite my tongue, but I shouldn't need to apply fixes to
my fix process so I can apply other fixes. IBM, your approach to applying
updates to an IBM i is to complicated!!!!!!!! Doing my best not to compare
it to the simplicity of applying updates to my Linux machines.
Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com
http://mowyourlawn.com/blog/
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 8:48 AM, Jim Essinger <dilbernator@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
For V5R4 and before you don't have to be in restricted, but if you have
multiple users, it is a good idea if you are going to restart immediately.
If I am going to do a automatic IPL I do it off hours and with the system
in
restricted state.
If management central did not start, then you might check (in Navigator)
My
Connections ->(Your computer)->Network -> Servers -> TCP/IP -> Management
Central and see if that server is started.
Jim
midrange.com
