Re: RDi V9.1 requires Install Manager version 1.7.2 or later but...

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Maybe S-unset E-very U-tility!

I had a less friendly one related to users, but I thought I'd be nice today!

Vern

On 5/28/2014 2:30 PM, MichaelQuigley@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I've seen others posts about problems and slow downloads using either
> Download Director or http with either IE or Chrome. I've had no troubles
> and fairly decent download times using Firefox and Download Director.
>
> Being rather rural, we've got pretty limited bandwidth so I always
> download the zips and set up a local repository. If fixpacks come out, I
> use the Packaging Utility to merge them for future installs. Everyone's IM
> then points to our local repository and update from there. It seems to
> work pretty well. The only caveat is I have to keep everything up to date
> in the repository, but that's got more folks using RDi. I don't know what
> I would do if I had to go back to SEU.
>
> Michael
>
> "WDSCI-L" <wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 05/28/2014 01:57:40 PM:
> > ----- Message from Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on Wed,
> > 28 May 2014 12:57:33 -0500 -----
> >
> > To:
> >
> > Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client
> > for System i & iSeries <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Subject:
> >
> > Re: [WDSCI-L] RDi V9.1 requires Install Manager version 1.7.2 or later
> but...
> > Kurt
> >
> > I just did the installation from the Web that Eric pointed out - it took
> > very little time - like 10 or 15 minutes - compare that to really long
> > download times that others are reporting and that I've seen before.
> >
> > I'm almost ready to suggest that we use the web install with IM!
> >
> > Vern