RE: Allocate LIC space for V7R1 to V7R3

And to activate the additional LIC space will take an IPL.
So plan ahead for your Production LPARs.

From the link Rob posted.

For either option (0 or 1), an IPL is needed to allocate the space.
Note
You do not need to IPL now, but you must IPL before you begin to upgrade.

Paul

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From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rob Berendt
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2017 2:54 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Allocate LIC space for V7R1 to V7R3

No where are you told to take that option. What you are told instead is to run this:
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/ssw_ibm_i_73/rzahc/allocatespacelic.htm
Now, IDK why they don't say take that option. It is what we used to use.
Let's assume they are using some option on that API that the menu doesn't support. Let's also assume that the people who work on the menu and the people who write these instructions will not talk to each other and fix the menu. Or maybe the menu is updated, but only if you have PTF such and such and IBM just simply got tired of reminding people to have that PTF on. But basically, try the API directly, as instructed, and see if your results differ.
After all it must be drastic enough that they put all these instructions into Knowledge Center instead of just fixing the menu. Remember, they have to translate Knowledge Center into a bazillion different languages.
The menu was translated a coon's age ago.


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From: "Art Tostaine, Jr." <atostaine@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 11/03/2017 02:40 PM
Subject: Allocate LIC space for V7R1 to V7R3
Sent by: "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>



I tried ordering MF59277 but it's superseded by MF99010.

If I go LICPGM, prepare for install, then Allocate addtl space, I type in
V7R3m0 and I get CPF3DFA.

That link is dead, but I'm searching the V7R3 manuals, haven't found what
I'm missing yet. Any Ideas? Thanks

Additional Message Information

Message ID . . . . . . : CPF3DFA Severity . . . . . . . : 30
Message type . . . . . : Diagnostic
Date sent . . . . . . : 11/03/17 Time sent . . . . . . : 14:39:11

Message . . . . : Information not available for release V7R3M0.
Cause . . . . . : Licensed Internal Code (LIC) does not have any
informati
regarding release V7R3M0.
Recovery . . . : See the Installing, upgrading, or deleting IBM i and
related software topic collection in the IBM i and related software
catego
in the IBM i Information Center for release V7R3M0
(http://www.ibm.com/systems/i/infocenter/) for information about
allocatin
additional Licensed Internal Code (LIC) space. See the topic on Perform
initial upgrade or replacement tasks to determine whether additional
space
is needed for release V7R3M0. Apply the required PTFs and try the
request
again.