Determining what unused parts of products to delete

Determining what unused parts of products to delete

You might be able to delete some optional parts of i5/OS^® licensed programs to give you more storage.
Depending on your business needs, you might be able to delete some of the optional parts of the licensed programs that are shown in Table 2. (Table 2 shows V5R4 product identifiers, but the information in the table applies to deleting unwanted parts either before or after installing the new release of software.) For example, you can delete the licensed programs for any iSeries™ Access Family clients that you do not use. Deleting unwanted licensed programs or optional parts will give you more storage for your business needs.
Before you delete anything, read the following:

If you do not have the original or a current copy of i5/OS software distribution media, make sure that you first save the affected licensed program. Type GO LICPGM on the i5/OS control language (CL) command line and select option 13 (Save licensed programs). You will need extra tapes for this save operation. To save these licensed programs to tape can take several hours. At a later time, if you need any of the licensed programs or deleted optional parts, you can install them from these tapes. To install them, use GO LICPGM and select option 11 (Install licensed programs).

System backup tapes come with some systems. These backup tapes are not the same as software distribution media. While you can use software distribution media to reinstall individual licensed programs or optional parts, you cannot use system backup tapes. If you cannot locate or your system did not come with the original installation media, save the licensed programs and optional parts before you delete them. You will need the saved copy, if restore the licensed programs or optional parts at a future time.

Use Table 2, the i5/OS software reference topics (Installation notes about the i5/OS release and Installation notes about other licensed programs), and the keys in the following table to help you determine which programs or optional parts you might want to delete.
Table 1. Keys for deleting unwanted licensed programs table

Key Description

a You cannot delete the entire operating system. You can delete optional parts, but you cannot delete i5/OS option 1 or option 3.
b IBM recommends that you do not delete this part.
c Delete this optional part if you are running only iSeries applications.
d This optional part is needed only by software developers.
e Do not delete this optional part if you are using the Print Services Facility™.
f Delete this part if you do not need to compile CL programs for a previous release.
g This option is a separately orderable feature.
h This optional part is needed if you use Unicode applications.
i Do not delete if you are using IBM^® eServer™ iSeries Access Family products.
j If you are not using this specific client, you can delete the complete licensed program for that client.
k If you delete this optional part, first remove QHLPSYS from the system library list. Refer to Considerations for deleting licensed programs for more information.
l You can delete these if you are not using them.

Table 2. Deleting unwanted licensed programs and optional parts after the installation is complete

Keys Licensed program and optionally installable product part Number for product option

a 5722-SS1 i5/OS
a Extended Base Support 1
k Online Information (Online help information) 2
a Extended Base Directory Support 3
c System/36™ and System/38™ Environment 5 and 6
d Example Tools Library 7
e AFP™ Compatibility Fonts 8
f *PRV CL Compiler Support 9
b, i Host Servers 12
d System Openness Includes 13
l GDDM^® 14
g Media and Storage Extensions 18
l i5/OS optional parts 21, 22, 25, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, and 43. 21 - 43
h International Components for Unicode 39
i 5722-XW1 IBM eServer iSeries Access Family Base
i 5722-XW1 iSeries Access Enablement Support 1
j 5722-XE1 IBM eServer iSeries Access for Windows^® Base
j 5722-XH2 IBM eServer iSeries Access for Web Base

Parent topic:
Deleting software related to the i5/OS operating system

Key	Description
a	You cannot delete the entire operating system. You can delete optional parts, but you cannot delete i5/OS option 1 or option 3.
b	IBM recommends that you do not delete this part.
c	Delete this optional part if you are running only iSeries applications.
d	This optional part is needed only by software developers.
e	Do not delete this optional part if you are using the Print Services Facility™.
f	Delete this part if you do not need to compile CL programs for a previous release.
g	This option is a separately orderable feature.
h	This optional part is needed if you use Unicode applications.
i	Do not delete if you are using IBM^® eServer™ iSeries Access Family products.
j	If you are not using this specific client, you can delete the complete licensed program for that client.
k	If you delete this optional part, first remove QHLPSYS from the system library list. Refer to Considerations for deleting licensed programs for more information.
l	You can delete these if you are not using them.

Keys	Licensed program and optionally installable product part	Number for product option
a	5722-SS1 i5/OS
a	Extended Base Support	1
k	Online Information (Online help information)	2
a	Extended Base Directory Support	3
c	System/36™ and System/38™ Environment	5 and 6
d	Example Tools Library	7
e	AFP™ Compatibility Fonts	8
f	*PRV CL Compiler Support	9
b, i	Host Servers	12
d	System Openness Includes	13
l	GDDM^®	14
g	Media and Storage Extensions	18
l	i5/OS optional parts 21, 22, 25, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, and 43.	21 - 43
h	International Components for Unicode	39
i	5722-XW1 IBM eServer iSeries Access Family	Base
i	5722-XW1 iSeries Access Enablement Support	1
j	5722-XE1 IBM eServer iSeries Access for Windows^®	Base
j	5722-XH2 IBM eServer iSeries Access for Web	Base