The Virtualization Cookbook for SLES 10 SP2 - z/VM - IBM

► Choose a method of downloading the VMSES PTF Envelope for your order to your
desktop machine. You may also choose to download the VMSES Documentation
Envelope.
► There should be both a SES envelope (the PTF or PTFs themselves) and a
documentation envelope. Copy both to z/VM in binary with fixed 1024 byte records to the
MAINT 500 disk. Usually, FTP is used. The PTF envelope files can be large so this may
take some time. As you are downloading the files, note the file sizes. Following is an
example of FTPing from a DOS session:
C:\downloads> ftp 9.60.18.249
User (9.60.18.249:(none)): maint
Password:
...
ftp> cd maint.500
...
ftp> bin
...
ftp> quote site fix 1024
...
ftp> mput s8873674.*
mput S8873674.SHIPDOCS? y
...
ftp: 6144 bytes sent in 0.05Seconds 130.72Kbytes/sec.
mput S8873674.SHIPTFSS? y
...
ftp: 4096 bytes sent in 0.01Seconds 273.07Kbytes/sec.
ftp> quit
► Logon to z/VM as MAINT.
► Access the MAINT 500 disk as C:
==> acc 500 c
DMSACC724I 500 replaces C (2CC)
► The envelope files arrive in a compressed format to speed downloads. In order to use
them they must first be renamed to have a file type of SERVLINK and uncompressed with
the DETERSE command. Therefore it is recommended to leave the file name of the SES
envelope unchanged, but change the prefix letter of the documentation envelope to D.
First rename them, then use the DETERSE command with the (REPLACE parameter to
uncompress them in place and save disk space:
==> rename s8873674 shipftss c = servlink =
==> rename s8873674 shipdocs c d8873674 servlink =
==> deterse s8873674 servlink c = = = (replace
==> deterse d8873674 servlink c = = = (replace
Be sure all commands complete successfully.
5.4.4 Receiving, applying, and building service
You must receive, apply, and build the PTF. Then it can be put into production. This can be
done in a process that is much easier now with the SERVICE command.
To prepare to use the SERVICE command, you must have a minidisk with a lot of free space -
that is what the MAINT 500 minidisk is for.
► Access the MAINT 500 disk as file mode C:
==> acc 500 c
DMSACC724I 500 replaces C (2CC)
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