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RE: Downloading V7R2

Jerry,

Just curious, I only had to do 10 downloads, 1 for each of the image catalog entries I have listed.
The groups cover 90 %.
It is confusing.
If you don't know what the groups cover, when you're on the ESS site, you see the items covered in the groups also listed separately.
I can see where one would be led to also download these individual items,

Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerry Draper
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2016 5:09 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Downloading V7R2

The ESS download site seems to be a place where IBM could make some simple but substantial improvements. An opportunity for personal growth.

1. With all the necessary LPP's in V7R1 we had to download 111 files or so.
2. As Paul noted below the file types are inconsistent: You get a variety of .bin, .udf, *zip, etc.
3. There is no FTP option like we have with Fix Central so you have to use a PC to download via http or download director.
4. Just as well because you have to unzip some of the files anyway so unless you are skilled at unzipping files on the ifs under PASE you might as well use a PC.
5. But if you unzipped them into a working directory be sure you get the files that aren't zipped like B_GROUP_04 and BGROUP_05 or you get to redo the load of LPP's since you will be missing a bunch of LPP's like some parts of WDS and TCP.
6. Another fun gotcha is that the length of the filename on the IFS is too long to use ADDIMGCTLE or some hitch like that. Some filenames are over 100 bytes long.

With all the good work IBM does how did this mess happen?

Jerry


On 10/6/2016 1:38 PM, Steinmetz, Paul wrote:
I finished my V7R2 download from ESS.
Unzipped where necessary.
Image catalog built.
I'm looking for the page or link to confirm the order is correct.
Also, if I missed anything?

System: PENCOR08
Catalog . . : V7R2OSPTF Status . . . : Not ready
Type . . . . : Optical Device . . . :
Directory . : /V7R2OSPTF

Type options, press Enter.
1=Add 2=Change 4=Remove 6=Mount 8=Load 9=Unload
10=Initialize volume 12=Work with volume

Opt Index Status Image File Name
*AVAIL
1 Loaded I_BASE_01_Licensed_Machine_Code_RS_720-H_LCD8 >
2 Loaded B_GROUP1_01_IBM_i_RS_720-00_LCD8_2043_00.udf0 >
3 Loaded B_GROUP1_02_IBM_i_RS_720-00_LCD8_2044_00.udf0 >
4 Loaded B_GROUP1_03_IBM_i_RS_720-00_LCD8_2045_00.udf0 >
5 Loaded B_GROUP1_04_IBM_i_RS_720-00_LCD8_2046_00.udf0 >
6 Loaded B_GROUP1_05_IBM_i_RS_720-00_LCD8_2047_00.udf0 >
7 Loaded F_MULTI_NLV_IBM_i_720_DB2_Symm_Multiproc_LCD8 >
8 Loaded F_MULTI_NLV_110_IBM_i_Open_Source_Solutions_L >
9 Loaded F2935_01_System_38_Utilities_20080418_105158_ >
10 Loaded XML_Toolkit_for_IBM_System_i5__05-09-08.iso01

Thanks
Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
DrFranken
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2016 9:23 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Downloading V7R2

Treat the .udf just like a .bin and the image catalog will be happy.

- Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

www.Frankeni.com
www.iDevCloud.com - Personal Development IBM i timeshare service.
www.iInTheCloud.com - Commercial IBM i Cloud Hosting.

On 10/5/2016 8:49 AM, Steinmetz, Paul wrote:
Larry,

First download came down as a .udf file

Is this correct?

B_GROUP1_01_IBM_i_RS_720-00_LCD8_2043_00.udf

I'm seeing inconsistencies.

Some are .udf
Some are .udf.zip
Some are iso.zip.


Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of DrFranken
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2016 11:10 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Downloading V7R2

No FTP Option.
Select 'em all and use Download Director if you can. Best option.
If you can't use DD then yes yer stuck with one file at a time.


- Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

www.Frankeni.com
www.iDevCloud.com - Personal Development IBM i timeshare service.
www.iInTheCloud.com - Commercial IBM i Cloud Hosting.

On 10/4/2016 10:44 PM, Steinmetz, Paul wrote:
I finally got the ok to get V7R2 installed.
I'm on the ESS site.
Does each package have to be selected and downloaded individually or is there a way to download everything?

or

Is there another option to download the .bin files directly to the IFS via an FTP script?


Thank You
_____
Paul Steinmetz
IBM i Systems Administrator

Pencor Services, Inc.
462 Delaware Ave
Palmerton Pa 18071

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