Re: load of image catalog

[Evan Harris <auctionitis@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Thomas

How did you create image catalog ?

Are the images in the correct location as specified by the image catalog ?

You can use WRKIMGCLG and then work with the individual entries to see if
you can get a better idea of what is actually wrong

On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 10:04 AM, Thomas Garvey <tgarvey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to update our v7r1 system to v7r3.
> I've loaded all the DVDs to an Image Catalog (named V7R3).
> I have a virtual optical device (VRTOPT) created and varied on.
>
> But the last step (5) of the instructions (LODIMGCLG) fails with OPT1390.
> Here's what that error description says:
>
> /Message . . . . :   Error with virtual volume image. //
> //Cause . . . . . :   The image object specified for the virtual optical
> volume //
> //  is not a valid volume image or an error occurred when accessing the
> storage //
> //  for the image object.  The virtual device used for the operation was
> VRTOPT.//
> //Recovery  . . . :   Load an image that is a valid optical volume image
> and //
> //  retry the operation. /
>
> If I look at the entries in the Image Catalog (using option 12) shows the
> first entry
> (I BASE 01) is now in Error status.  Before the LODIMGCLG attempt, it was
> Loaded.
>
> I have used the IBM pre-upgrade verification tool for IBM i (on PC) and it
> verifies that
> all the Required PTFS are permanently applied.  Including those that are
> supposed to
> be needed for using an Image Catalog.
>
> Does anyone know what's wrong here?
> Are there further PTFs needed, or do I need to get with IBM?
>
> Thanks in advance...
>
> Thomas Garvey
>
>
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