Paul,
We just purchased AJS and I am currently going thru the manual now on
setting up some jobs.
I will be ordering the latest V7.1 Cume, hipers and groups next week and
this might be a good first job to start with. I also use SNDPTFORD method.
Would you mind sharing a little more detail on how you automate your
process thru AJS.
Does your scheduled job run 1 CLLE that runs your various SNDPTFORD
commands for your required PTF licpgms ? How do you gather and combine
the cover letters ?
No worries if you don't have the time. I can investigate further.
Thanks
Laura
From: "Steinmetz, Paul" <PSteinmetz@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'"
<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 24/08/2017 12:02 PM
Subject: RE: V7R1 SNDPTFORD issue - PTFs mailed
Sent by: "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Jim,
If had many LPARs, I probably would use the NFS distribution.
I only have 2 LPARs.
SNDPTFORD has been working great.
I reran SNDPTFORD, all is good.
Actually, for me it less work, not hard.
I have 2 AJS scheduled jobs.
One does the ordering.
The other gathers, combines, and subsets the covers letters.
One spoolfile and/or PDF with all the covers letters.
I like to being able to easily view all the cover letters, in one
document.
When I request a maintenance for the IPL for PTF apply, one attachment for
all the PTFs.
Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim
Oberholtzer
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2017 12:39 PM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: V7R1 SNDPTFORD issue - PTFs mailed
I understand folks that love to use SNDPTFORD for single partition
machines, but I don't understand why when there are multiple partitions
Order from fix central for FTP down load ONE TIME for all the partitions.
Set up Image Catalog
Set up NFS distribution to all the partitions (OK that takes about 5
minutes/partition and requires SST access) If you want I'll send you a CL
program that sets up the NFS on the primary server.
Load PTFs with network optical device on the target partition
ONE copy of the groups and or PTFs for the entire system. Can apply
individually or if there are multiple updates to do at once, go ahead and
kick of several, all reading the same catalog at the same time.
FASTER than all local updates since one partition is doing all the read
activity and the partition that's getting updated does all the write
activity.
All of my customers have this set up and love it. Auditors love it since
they know all the updates are from one source.
Why work so hard?
See:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1013479
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Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects
-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Steinmetz, Paul
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2017 10:50 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: V7R1 SNDPTFORD issue - PTFs mailed
I just ordered the latest CUM for V7R1 on my R&D LPAR.
All downloaded, No issues.
I repeated the same order on my Production LPAR.
Order could not be downloaded, will be mailed.
I haven't had this happen in over 15 years.
Any thoughts from the group?
Message ID . . . . . . : CPZ8C08 Severity . . . . . . . : 00
Message type . . . . . : Information
Date sent . . . . . . : 08/24/17 Time sent . . . . . . :
09:32:31
Message . . . . : Request for problem 1723632543 complete. PTFs sent.
Cause . . . . . : A program temporary fix (PTF) package has been sent
electronically. All requested PTFs are in the QGPL library, and the
corresponding cover letters are in file QAPZCOVER in the QGPL library. A
list of the PTFs you requested is in problem record 1723632543 in your
problem log.
Message ID . . . . . . : CPZ8C09
Date sent . . . . . . : 08/24/17 Time sent . . . . . . :
11:41:06
Message . . . . : Request for problem 1723639949 complete. PTFs mailed.
Cause . . . . . : A program temporary fix (PTF) package has been ordered.
Either the number of PTFs is too large to be sent electronically, or one
or
more of the PTFs requested is not available to be sent electronically.
The
list of PTFs you requested is in problem record 1723639949. The requested
PTFs will be mailed to you.
Thank You
_____
Paul Steinmetz
IBM i Systems Administrator
Pencor Services, Inc.
462 Delaware Ave
Palmerton Pa 18071
610-826-9117 work
610-826-9188 fax
610-349-0913 cell
610-377-6012 home
psteinmetz@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:psteinmetz@xxxxxxxxxx>
http://www.pencor.com/
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