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RE: Applying updates to IBM i

I don't know . I just downloaded yesterday and have yet to apply. I might try to apply them tomorrow though if no one else is working.

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From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Aaron Bartell
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 11:32 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Applying updates to IBM i

RobBerendt>Doesn't it keep your session tied up during the entire
RobBerendt>download
when you do the *SAVF option? That's what I experienced last night.

I don't believe so, though I can't say for sure because it might have been that the download was fast. But in this case I can't imagine a Technology Refresh would be small. That leads me to believe it released my console.

MikeSmith>After placing the order, you can use WRKPTFORD and it will
MikeSmith>show
you if it is still scheduled or downloaded.

I do see two entries in WRKPTFORD. At this point I don't know if they are from SNDPTFORD or from my FixCentral efforts. Regardless, do you know if they go away once associated PTFs are installed/applied?


Aaron Bartell
litmis.com - Services for open source on IBM i


On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 10:19 AM, <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I believe that when you run
DLVRYFMT(*SAVF)
that the following are ignored
IMGOPT(*DOWNLOAD)
IMGDIR(*DFT)

Doesn't it keep your session tied up during the entire download when
you do the *SAVF option? That's what I experienced last night.

Rob Berendt
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From: Aaron Bartell <aaronbartell@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 12/23/2015 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: Applying updates to IBM i
Sent by: "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>



how did you run the SNDPTFORD? image catalog? If image catalog
*ORDER
or
*DOWNLOAD?

​Here's the SNDPTFORD command I ran for v7.2 TR3.

SNDPTFORD PTFID((SF99717))
RMTCPNAME(*IBMSRV)
RMTNETID(*NETATR)
DELIVERY(*LINKONLY)
DLVRYFMT(*SAVF)
ORDER(*REQUIRED)
IMGOPT(*DOWNLOAD)
IMGDIR(*DFT)


Unlike GROUP_PTF_CURRENCY this one will not check IBM for updates.

That's unfortunate. I will submit a requirement to IBM to add
something like this.​


Aaron Bartell
litmis.com - Services for open source on IBM i


On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 9:36 AM, <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

There's no history on this email and I'm not inclined to look it up
so I'll ask, how did you run the SNDPTFORD? image catalog? If
image
catalog
*ORDER or *DOWNLOAD?

I believe that if you SNDPTFORD with the image catalog option some
message
will appear that will say check some message to see if it's done
being downloaded.
If someone wants to try that and add a comment to the following to
have that documented that would be sweet.



http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_72/cl/sndptfor
d.htm?lang=en



Rob Berendt
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Mail to: 2505 Dekko Drive
Garrett, IN 46738
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Kendallville, IN 46755
http://www.dekko.com





From: Aaron Bartell <aaronbartell@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 12/23/2015 10:08 AM
Subject: Re: Applying updates to IBM i
Sent by: "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>



From an old thread, I think you need to have each option of 5733OPS
installed, or the 5733OPS PTFs do not come down.

Yep, I made sure to do that.

Because if IBM add's a new group for 5733OPS and you've not ordered
it
yet
it will not show up on GROUP_PTF_CURRENCY? That only compares
"groups
you
already have" with what the current level of that group is at IBM.

I believe you are correct because when I ran GROUP_PTF_CURRENCY it
didn't
show 5733OPS PTFs even though I know there was one for the latest
IBM i
Chroot** addition. I am sorting through the other DB2 Services** to
see if one of them will show me PTFs for a given licensed program.


** http://bit.ly/litmis-ibmichroot
**http://bit.ly/db2-for-i-services

After I run SNDPTFORD, how do I know when the PTFs are ready to be
installed? The last time I just waited over my lunch and figured
they would be downloaded and then ran GO PTF opt 8. Should I
instead be
using
DSPPTF SELECT(*ONORDER) and if there aren't entries then I know the
order
is complete? And then I am guessing I can run DSPPTF
SELECT(*NOTAPY) to learn which ones aren't yet applied?

Thanks,
Aaron Bartell
litmis.com - Services for open source on IBM i
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