This is what was happening specifically:
1. Login to ibm site
2. request PTF groups we want (have to manually see which ones we are behind on)
3. IBM would create a special PTF download location on an FTP site
4. Get email with the special download location
5. Click the ftp:// link
6. Download each file one by one (could have used filezilla or something as an easier step)
7. Copy files to IFS
8. load the image catalog
I was envisioning a "request ptf" command on IBM I that would cross reference all installed products on the IBMi and show you just the ones you were behind one, then put a "1" next to the ones you want to update, and it would begin downloading automatically.
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Olson [mailto:Matt.Olson@xxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 1:09 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Easiest PTF Upgrade Retrieval
I actually don't have a clue.
My colleague is going through a multiple of PTF retrieval and FTP steps. I was watching, and I wondered why it was so many steps.
Every OS I know of has this (Linux = Apt-get update, Windows = Windows Update, OS X = App store updates), so I assume IBM has it as well but we are just not informed of the best way to go about it.
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From: Rob Berendt [mailto:rob@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 12:54 PM
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Subject: Re: Easiest PTF Upgrade Retrieval
Is this one you already knew so that you can answer with some smirky "Well, Windows has this..."?
Rob Berendt
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From: Matt Olson <Matt.Olson@xxxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 11/29/2017 01:50 PM
Subject: Easiest PTF Upgrade Retrieval
Sent by: "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Hi all,
Probably an easy question.
What command in a 5250 session will show me all PTF's that I am behind,
and allow me to place a checkmark next to each one and
download/auto-update the system.
Thanks!
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