Re: Image Catalogs & V5R4M5

il 03/10/2008 16.27, Scrive iseriesflorida 43937608:
On Oct 3, 9:33 am, "Dr.UgoGagliardelli"
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il 03/10/2008 15.17, Scrive iseriesflorida 43937608:



On Oct 2, 11:44 am, "Dr.UgoGagliardelli"
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il 02/10/2008 16.54, Scrive iseriesflorida 43949016:> Anyone gone to this LIC release using image catalogs. If so how did
you create the image catalog and how long did it take by using the
image catalog.
So, you want to upgrade your operating system to V5R4, or you just have
to load V5R4M5 microcode? M5 is for microcode only, operating system
keep run V5R4M0.
Anyway, create an image catalog with the command:
CRTIMGCLG IMGCLG(V5R4M0)
DIR('/home/V5R4M0')
TYPE(*OPT)
CRTDIR(*YES)
DIR parameter can be any exixsting or unexistant directory.
Try sorting all the cd in the correct order basing onhttp://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r4/index.jsp?topic...
, even if it's not strictly necessary it will help.
Insert the first CD and enter the following command:
ADDIMGCLGE IMGCLG(V5R4M0) FROMDEV(OPT01) TOFILE(*GEN)
where OPT01 is the configuration neme of you cd drive.
When finished (may take some minutes depending on cd drive speed),
insert the next cd and re-enter ADDIMGCLGE command (same parameters)
(I won't tell you to extract the last CD used before inserting the next,
as it may appear obvious!)
Now you have to mount the catalog on a virtual cd drive, if you haven't
any configured enter the command:
CRTDEVOPT DEVD(OPTVRT) RSRCNAME(*VRT)
and vary it on with the command
VRYCFG CFGOBJ(OPTVRT) CFGTYPE(*DEV) STATUS(*ON)
to mount the catalog enter the command:
LODIMGCLG IMGCLG(V5R4M0) DEV(OPTVRT) OPTION(*LOAD)
Now you should be able to see the 1st volume mounted either with command:
WRKLNK '/QOPT/*'
or
WRKOPTVOL DEV(OPTVRT) CSI(*NONE)
You may want to verify the catalog to avoid an unattended error after,
to do this enter the command:
VFYIMGCLG IMGCLG(V5R4M0) TYPE(*UPGRADE)
To start upgrading the os is as simple as entering the command:
PWRDWNSYS OPTION(*IMMED)
RESTART(*YES)
IPLSRC(D)
IMGCLG(V5R4M0)
CONFIRM(*NO)
The catalog will be verified, if something wrong the command stops and
post an error message.
Be aware that before upgrading to a new release, when a previous os is
already installed, you must accept license agreement, if not the catalog
verification will stop. To accept license show the Licensed Program menu
GO LICPGM
select 5 (preparation to install)
then select the 1st item (something like "work on destination programs")
to create a list of product to install, it will ask you the source type
(1) the destination release (V5R4M0) and the device (OPTVRT)
then you can select the option to "accept software license agreement"
Select the last option too (assign further space to lic) if the space
was already assigned or is just enough it will say nothing, otherwise it
will tell you to power down/power up your iseries server: the lic space
will be allocated on next IPL.
I thing that to read all the cds it may take one hour, if you have
multiple 2ndary languages it will take even more.
The release upgrade can take a few hours, completely unattended, but
consider that the time strongly depends on processor power and how much
disk space is available and how fast are your disks.
IMPORTANT! Don't miss to install a PTF cumulative package. You can
prepare to install using the same procedure above (create another image
catalog read CDs and so on) you can switch between image catalogs with
LODIMGCLG command using OPTION(*LOAD) or OPTION(*UNLOAD), that's like
inserting and extracting a physical CD.
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Ugo, only have to do lic and cume.
A big effort for nothing! Hope the above will be usefull to someone other!
So, If you want to upgrade lic only, place your iseries panel in manual
and ipl-source D, insert the lic cd and power-on. A boot from CD will
take place, and, not very soon, will prompt a menu where you should
chose the option to install the lic. When finished, the DST menu will
appear and you have he option to execute manual IPL, or you can place
iseries panel in normal and ipl-source B (B is comfortable to install
cume), and re-boot.

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Could you leave panel in current position and utilize pwrdwnsys
command IPLSRC(D) ??

Example: PWRDWNSYS OPTION(*IMMED) RESTART(*YES) IPLSRC(D) so long
as CD was loaded.

To do RESTART(*YES) the panel must be in normal mode, that way will start an unattended complete install, while you want to stop after lic install, to do this you must start in manual mode.
I never tried, maybe you can start in normal mode and replay "no" when prompted to insert the next CD, then I guess that the next IPL will be abnormal, but it can make anyway.

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