Rob,
I was looking for the command that option 8 calls, never found it.
Thanks for sharing all this.
Big +1 on changing that default.
How many times I go into option 8, I always have to remember to change Automatic IPL from Y to N.
Paul
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From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rob Berendt
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2017 8:56 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: Easiest PTF Upgrade Retrieval
Paul,
Did you know that the command INSPTF does all the stuff that the menu GO PTF, option 8 does?
And that INSTYP(*IMMDLY) on INSPTF is identical to "The last option, apply type, I use option 2."?
Just in case you want to automate this...
Read the help! The default on INSTYP is *SRVATT. *SRVATT says go look at your service attributes. The default shipped on service attribute is "IPL my system automatically as soon as the install is done". This scares people like Jim from encouraging INSPTF to the general population, out of fear they won't remember to change that.
Then again, running this command on all of your systems is a nice safety
feature:
CHGSRVA PTFINSTYP(*DLYALL)
This will change it from the shipped value of *DLYIPL which basically says load them all up as delayed and automatically do an IPL.
Then if they run INSPTF with the default of *SRVATT it will still look at the setting in CHGSRVA. Upon seeing *DLYALL it will load all PTF's as delayed to be installed upon the next the the user manually performs their IPL.
At least that's the theory anyway. There are some PTF's marked with "I don't give a tinkers dam if the user says to apply this PTF delayed. I am going to apply it as soon as they load it on to their system.". I have some experience with a few of these. And a little disruption because of it. That being said, I still load them up with *DLYALL a few days before any IPL is scheduled.
Rob Berendt
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From: "Steinmetz, Paul" <PSteinmetz@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'"
<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 11/29/2017 04:11 PM
Subject: RE: Easiest PTF Upgrade Retrieval
Sent by: "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Matt,
I have an AJS job that runs SNDPTFORD PTFID((SF99711 *ONLYPRD *ONLYRLS))
DELIVERY(*LINKONLY) DLVRYFMT(*SAVF) ORDER(*REQUIRED) REORDER(*NO)
CHKPTF(*YES) IMGOPT(*DOWNLOAD)
Runs every other Tuesday afternoon, 15:10.
Reason for this is the new hyper group comes out every other Tuesday,
earlier in the day.
Next one is due out 12/12.
Brings down all groups.
Runs for 5 to 10 minutes, depending on volume.
Once downloaded, I have cover letter utility that combines all the cover
letters just downloaded in a single summarized version.
Most of the time spent is reviewing the cover letters.
CUM is done as needed when a new CUM is available, about twice a year.
When it's time to load and apply
GO PTF option 8. Install program temporary fix package
The last option, apply type, I use option 2.
IBM support will tell you this is not recommended, was meant for single
PTFs only.
A few times over the decades, option 2 did give me issues when there were
a large amount of PTFs
Install Options for Program Temporary Fixes
System:
PENCOR06
Type choices, press Enter.
Device . . . . . . . . . *SERVICE Name, *SERVICE, *NONE
Automatic IPL . . . . . . N Y=Yes
N=No
Prompt for media . . . . 1 1=Single PTF volume set
2=Multiple PTF volume sets
3=Multiple volume sets and
*SERVICE
Restart type . . . . . . *SYS *SYS, *FULL
Other options . . . . . . Y Y=Yes
N=No
Omit PTFs . . N Y=Yes, N=No
Apply type . . 2 1=Set all PTFs delayed
2=Apply
immediate, set delayed PTFs
3=Apply only
immediate PTFs
Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Justin Taylor
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 3:12 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: Easiest PTF Upgrade Retrieval
I agree people should check out the options.
Personally, I used Fix Central for years. A few months back, I switched
to SNDPTFORD and have no intention of going back to all the hassles with
Fix Central.
To each his own...
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Oberholtzer [mailto:midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 1:51 PM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion' <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Easiest PTF Upgrade Retrieval
Also: I know many of you love SNDPTFORD. Consider ordering the
groups/cumulative from Fix Central and using FTP to bring them down they
building an image catalog. Download speed is really no different than
SNDPTFORD and you have far better control on where it goes and ability to
clean it up.
We do this weekly for several customers and have found the Fix Central
method much easier and more manageable than the alternatives.
--
Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects
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