Re: MF99003

You can copy it to tape which is Larry's favorite method if there are a small number of disk units or create an image catalog with them. Tomorrow I am using the image catalog. The V7 comes up with about 7 files altogether.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 9/26/2011 4:18 PM, Evan Harris wrote:

PTFs are well and truly the longest bit of the upgrade in my experience.

After generating the media using option 50 how do you actually use it
for an upgrade? Is it just a case doing a Normal D mode IPL with a
tape in the Alternate IPL device ? Or is there some way of cutting the
option 50 into image catalogs that can be used ?

On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Jim Oberholtzer<midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Rob,
>
> This does not represent a change, V7s been this way from the start.
> The technology refreshes are mostly changes to LIC to support new
> hardware and exploit P7 hardware that did not make it into GA. The real
> reason Larry and I generate our own distribution media is upgrade
> speed. If you already have V7 patched with the latest groups etc. you
> save a great deal of time later when your able to avoid the load/apply
> of the PTFs during the upgrade.
>
> Jim Oberholtzer
> Chief Technical Architect
> Agile Technology Architects
>
>

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