Here's an explanation from the IBM installation process for the QIN* libraries from Chapter3. Concepts for software installation
QINMEDIA holds IBM supplied jobd and subsystem descriptions.
Not needed after the installation.
Just ensure you have all those objects in QSYS.
Certain job descriptions and subsystem descriptions are restored during the installation process.
The installation process creates these libraries (if they do not already exist):QINSYS QINMEDIA QINPRIOR
The system copies your current customized descriptions from library QSYS to library QINSYS.
The descriptions are installed from the installation media into library QSYS.
The system compares those values with the descriptions in QINSYS.
If there are any differences, the system uses your customized value from QINSYS to update the QSYS version.
If there are conflicts in certain values, the system uses the value from the installation media, and the conflicting value remains in QINSYS.
QINMEDIA holds the description from the installation media.
QINPRIOR holds the descriptions from the prior release level so that you can compare the current and previous release descriptions.
Use the PRTSYSINF command before you upgrade to have a copy of the IBM-supplied objects.
After the upgrade you can change these objects back to the previous customization.
Paul
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Good Evening,
This weekend I have blow the dust of my
System i5 - Power5 520 / 9406, its a modest unit with a 1-Way 1.5GHz CPU, 6 x 70GB Disk Units in a Raid 5 and 4GB RAM.
Bearing in mind this is at home and I am the only user ha! So I managed to work my way through the lengthy process of loading the Licensed Internal Code, Then the OS install, then all the licensed programs then keying in all the license keys.
Everything seemed fine. That was until I tried to do a SAVE21, the SAVE worked although my SLR-60 drive is calling for cleaning ill ignore that until i can replace it with a used LTO as the media for SLR-60 us crazy money.
There was an alert for an error that I had to reply "G" to continue. After there backup it turned out that it had failed to copy several objects from the QINMEDIA Library, Options ? Do I actually need this Library can? Can I delete it ? or should I exclude from backup? or is there a way to repair it (baring in mind I don't have a previous backup but do have the install media).
Any suggestion or ideas would be great.
Thanks Chris
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