Re: Install PTFs / Perform OS upgrades from HMC images?

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Use network install.   One copy.    

Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects



> On Jun 18, 2021, at 2:38 PM, Steve McKay <samckay1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> We do a similar process.
> - download images from IBM
> - FTP images to whatever partition is being PTFed/upgraded
> - perform PTF install/OS upgrade
>
> Just trying to streamline the process and FTPing images between systems is
> the biggest time factor that we can reduce.   Plus, the size of OS images
> tends to push ASP % used higher than we like it to be.
>
> > On Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 2:32 PM Mayer, Michael via MIDRANGE-L <
> > midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Steve, I know someone who did an OS upgrade from 7.2 to 7.3 using images
> > on the HMC. I'm not familiar with the process
> > PTF's not sure but if an OS upgrade can be done that way, PTF's probably
> > can be as well. I think his 3rd party biz partner
> > showed him how to do it.
> > The point is, I've heard it can be done.
> >
> > I need to find out how to do that since I have 5 partitions and could
> > streamline
> > My process of 1 partition at a time including the save 21 or brms *system.
> >
> > Very Respectfully,
> > Michael Mayer
> > IBM I on Power System Admin.
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> > message: 3
> > date: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 14:14:46 -0400
> > from: Steve McKay <samckay1@xxxxxxxxx>
> > subject: Install PTFs / Perform OS upgrades from HMC images?
> >
> > Suppose I wanted to perform OS upgrades or install PTFs on 25 systems.
> > Would it be possible to do this using images stored on the HMC rather than
> > copying the images to each individual system?  Has anyone actually done
> > this?  Any experience reports appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Steve McKay
> > (205) 585-8424
> > samckay1@xxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
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