GO PTF, option 8 problem

[Jack Kingsley II]

Us wrote:
>
> I'm stumped on this one! Can anyone help me out please?
>
> I have a bunch of HIPERS ordered over ECS in QGPL that I want to load
> and apply. Ideally I would like to do this from GO PTF, option 8 as it
> can handle loading and applying of pre-reqs.
> If you specify *SERVICE for device, it loads PTFs ordered over ECS
> that are in QGPL.
>
> Unfortunately it does not work for me. The reason, according to IBM
> 2nd level support, is because I ordered them on a different machine.
> True, I requested them on one machine and then sent them to our other
> 2 machines. It is on these machines I am getting the problem.
>
> You go through the option 8 and on checking the joblog afterwards, no
> PTFs were loaded. The PTF save files are in QGPL and
> they contain the correct data (they aren't empty).
> I even added a bogus member into QGPL/QAPZCOVER but to no avail.
>
> From a little snooping, I figured it is something to do with the QAPZ*
> files in QUSRSYS but the files don't allow any I/O operations. At this
> stage I am well and truly stumped.
>
> If any of you folks can tell me how to fool the AS/400 into thinking I
> actually downloaded the PTFs on the same machine, I would be most
> grateful.
>
> I also tried out the INSPTF command which appeared to have the same
> interface as the PTF option 8 and that failed too. Oh, and by the way
> be careful with that command as it doesn't tell you it that it starts
> an IPL after running. Well, it does if you go to help on it but there
> were no IPL type keywords on the command so I didn't think it would.
> More fool me, huh?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Baz - EMail: B...@LunarSeaLtd.demon.co.uk
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
On the sndptford hit option f-4key you there should be a value to resend
ptf's that were previously sent.

[Rob Tromp]

B...@LunarSeaLtd.demon.co.uk (Us) wrote:

You can only use *SERVICE whenever PTF's are received from the service
provider (IBM) by your system. In that case the PTF are sent to the
user QSRVBAS and received automatically (status SAVEFILE ONLY).
If you have copied or restored the savefiles in QGPL you must use the
*SAVF option instead of *SERVICE.
Usually the PTF savefile has the same name as the PTF preceeded by the
letter Q, fill in this name and you will not have any problem loading
your PTF.

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[Rob Tromp]

[Leszek Gruszczynski]

>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
>On the sndptford hit option f-4key you there should be a value to resend
>ptf's that were previously sent.
>

If You download PTF by ECS. Use SNDPTFORD command.
After this You must use LODPTF and load PTF from save file:

LODPTF LICPGM(5716999) DEV(*SAVF) RLS(V3R7M0) SAVF(QMF14906)

after that You must use APYPTF command .
That's all

[mfr...@netcom.com]

I know what you want. you want to fake the 400 out and do an option 8
install of the ptf's so you don't have to load manually with
*savf.....

Unfortunatly I don't know the trick either, but I would start looking
into remote support... with that you have a method to send the ptf's
to another system and apply them.

Just a thought.

Michael Frilot
michael...@smtpgate.tais.com