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Installing PTFs From an Image File Ordered Through the SNDPTFORD Option

Troubleshooting


Problem

This document describes the process of installing PTFs from an image file ordered with the SNDPTFORD image format option.

Resolving The Problem

This document describes the process of installing PTFs using an image file created by using the image format in SNDPTFORD.
Instructions on how to make the order are detailed in document Using SNDPTFORD for Image Orders

Steps are similar to the ones described in document Process to Load PTFs using FTP and Virtual Images From Fix Central

You should do the following:
1. If the default directory was used in SNDPTFORD on the Image Directory (IMGDIR) parameter, the PTF images will be found in /QIBM/UserData/OS/Service/ECS.
The instructions assume that IFS directory /fixes was specified in the SNDPTFORD to download the images. 

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2. Create a virtual optical device. On the operating system command line, type the following:

CRTDEVOPT DEVD(OPTVRT01) RSRCNAME(*VRT)

Press the Enter key.
3. Once the device is created, you will need to vary it on by entering the following command:

VRYCFG CFGOBJ(OPTVRT01) CFGTYPE(*DEV) STATUS(*ON)
4.
Create an image catalog. On the operating system command line, type the following:

CRTIMGCLG IMGCLG(PTFS) DIR('/fixes')

Press the Enter key.

Notes:
1. CRTIMGCLG is needed if the Image Catalog (IMGCLG) was not set when issue SNDPTFORD. In our example used IMGCLG(PTFS).
2. A directory can be associated with only one image catalog.
3. PTFS is the example image catalog used in this document. This name can be changed.
5.
Add an image catalog entry for fixes that you downloaded into an Integrated File System (IFS) directory. Add the directory into an image catalog by using one of the following methods:

Method 1: From the same directory that is associated with the image catalog directory, type the following commands:

ADDIMGCLGE IMGCLG(PTFS) FROMFILE(CXXXXXXX_X.bin) TOFILE(*FROMFILE)

and repeat the commands until all image files are added.

Method 2: From a different directory, type the following commands:

ADDIMGCLGE IMGCLG(PTFS) FROMFILE('/differentdirectory/CXXXXXXX_X.bin') TOFILE(*FROMFILE)

and repeat until all image files are added.
 
6. Make the virtual device OPTVRT01 available for use. On the operating system command line, type the following:

WRKCFGSTS CFGTYPE(*DEV)

Press the Enter key. Then select Option 1, Make Available, for OPTVRT01.
7. Load the image catalog. On the operating system command line, type the following:

LODIMGCLG IMGCLG(PTFS) DEV(OPTVRT01)

Press the Enter key.
8. Verify the images are in the correct order. On the operating system command line, type the following:

VFYIMGCLG IMGCLG(PTFS) TYPE(*PTF) SORT(*YES)

Press the Enter key.
9. Install the PTFs from the image catalog as you would if you were using a physical DVD-ROM. The only difference is that the device you will be applying the PTFs from is OPTVRT01 rather than OPT01.

Note: Use GO PTF Option 1 and 2 or GO PTF Option 8 to install PTFs from this image catalog.
10. Unload the image catalog. On the operating system command line type the following:

LODIMGCLG IMGCLG(PTFS) DEV(OPTVRT01) OPTION(*UNLOAD)

Press the Enter key.
11. Delete the images from the image catalog. On the operating system command line, type the following:

WRKIMGCLGE IMGCLG(PTFS)

Press the Enter key. Select Option 9 to unload the image catalog entry. Then select Option 4 to remove the image catalog entry.

Note: This option will also remove the bin file from the Fixes directory. If you want to keep the files, use the RMVIMGCLGE command.

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522242863

Document Information

Modified date:
12 May 2020

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nas8N1018609

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