STEPS FOR APPLYING CUMULATIVE PTF – C5263520, SF99520 V5R2M0

To apply the Cumulative PTF(SF99520) and Group PTF(SF99519 and SF99502) on SCJEURO7 server.

This will require approximately 8 hours downtime.

Plan:-

Order for CD's and download the IPL Link Loader compaction PTF MF35829. We will create the image catalog from CD's so that we don't have to load the different PTF CD's again at the time of installation. The process followed to create image catalog are as follows:-

a) Check for virtual optical device :-

WRKDEVD DEVD(*OPT)

b) Create an image catalog

CRTIMGCLG IMGCLG(PTFCATALOG) DIR(directory-name) CRTDIR(*YES) TEXT(text-description)

c) Add an image catalog entry

ADDIMGCLGE IMGCLG(PTFCATALOG) FROMDEV(OPT01) TEXT(text-description)

d) Load the image catalog

LODIMGCLG IMGCLG(ptfcatalog) DEV(OPTVRT01) OPTION(*LOAD)

e) Verify that the images are in the correct order VFYIMGCLG IMGCLG(ptfcatalog) TYPE(*PTF) SORT(*YES)

f) Please check the images loaded in the image catalog:-

WRKIMGCLGE IMGCLG(PTFCATALOG) The following process will be followed to install the PTF on SCJEURO7 server:-

1) This activity will start after the weekly full system backup.

2) Load the PTF MF35829

LODPTF LICPGM(5722999) DEV(xxxxx) SELECT(MF35829) COVER(*NO)

3) Apply the PTF MF35829

APYPTF LICPGM(5722999) SELECT(MF35829) DELAYED(*YES)

4) IPL the system with restart option *YES ENDSBS *ALL *IMMED

PWRDWNSYS OPTION(*IMMED) RESTART(*YES) IPLSRC(B)

5) After the IPL of the system change the message queue:-

CHGMSGQ QSYSOPR *BREAK SEV(70)

6) Check the Optical Device statusWRKCFGSTS *DEV OPT*

If the Device OPTVRT01 is not active, then VARY ON.

7) Check the images loaded in the image catalog:-

WRKIMGCLGE IMGCLG(PTFCATALOG)

8) Mount the Group PTF _01 first and load the balance serial wise.

9) Start installing the Group PTF's

a) Make sure in the image catalog, the images are in correctOrder (command :WRKIMGCLGE) of installation as given below:-C5371425_01 C5371425_02 C5371425_03

b) Type GO PTF and take Option 8 (Install program temporary fix package) from PTF menu.

c) "Install program temporary fix package" screen will come. The following options will be given:-

Device . . . . . . OPTVRT01 (for example, OPT01, OPTVRT01)

Automatic IPL . . N = No Restart type . . . *SYS PTF type . . . . . 1 = All PTFs Other options . . N = No

10) Start Installing the Cumulative PTF's

a) Please make sure in the image catalog, the images are in correct Order (command : WRKIMGCLGE) of installation as given below:- C5263520_01 C5263520_02 C5263520_03 C5263520_04 C5263520_05

b) Type GO PTF and take Option 8 (Install program temporary fix package) from PTF menu.

c) "Install program temporary fix package" screen will come. The following options will be given:-

Device . . . . . . OPTxx (for example, OPT01, OPTVRT01)

Automatic IPL . . N = No Restart type . . . *SYS PTF type . . . . . 1 = All PTFs Other options . . N = No

11) The IPL has to be done with restart option *YES after the successful installation of cumulative PTF.

PWRDWNSYS OPTION(*IMMED) RESTART(*YES) IPLSRC(B)

12) To verify that PTF are installed:-

Type Go Licpgm and take option 50 (Display log for messages) and check the messages.

13) Take the SAVSYS back up after installing the PTF's. SAVSYS DEV(TAPMLB03) 

Details of the Cum PTF CDs (SCJO7)

Index Status Text *AVAIL 1 Loaded OS/400 Cumulative PTFs 2 Loaded OS/400 Cumulative PTFs 3 Loaded OS/400 Cumulative PTFs 4 Loaded OS/400 Cumulative PTFs 5 Loaded OS/400 Cumulative PTFs 6 Mounted ADVANCED_SERIES_POWERPC_V30 7 Loaded ADVANCED_SERIES_POWERPC_V30 8 Loaded ADVANCED_SERIES_POWERPC_V30