Replacing the licensed programs
Follow these steps to replace licensed programs related to i5/OS® by using the manual installation method.
- Begin this task at the Sign On display.
Sign On System. . . . . . : XXXX Subsystem . . . . : XXXX Display . . . . . : XXXXXXXX User. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QSECOFR Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . Program/procedure . . . . . . . . . ________ Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ________ Current library . . . . . . . . . . ________Type the following and press Enter:
- User: QSECOFR
- Password: (Enter password, if required.)
- The IPL Options display appears.
IPL Options Type choices, press Enter. System date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XX / XX / XX MM / DD / YY System time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XX : XX : XX HH : MM : SS System time zone . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0000UTC F4 for list Clear job queues. . . . . . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No Clear output queues . . . . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No Clear incomplete job logs . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No Start print writers . . . . . . . . . . . Y Y=Yes, N=No Start system to restricted state . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No Set major system options. . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No Define or change system at IPL. . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No Last power-down operation was ABNORMALNotes:Type the following and press Enter:
- Ignore the message on the bottom of the IPL Options display.
- If change system values, you can do so now. One example of a system value that you might change is the value for the security level (QSECURITY) system value.
Another example is the scan control (QSCANFSCTL) system value. If you have not already done so, consider specifying *NOPOSTRST for the QSCANFSCTL system value to minimize future scanning of some objects that are restored during the installation of licensed programs in the following steps. For more information on scanning and the system value settings, see the topic Scanning support .
Type Y for the Define or change the system at IPL prompt. Follow the instructions on the displays.
- System date: (Use the current date.)
- System time: (Use the current time, 24-hour clock.)
- System time zone: (Verify that it is correct or press F4 to select a time zone.)
- Set major system options: N
- The Edit Rebuild of Access Paths display could be shown. If it is, press Enter to continue.
- Additional display messages could be shown.
Press Enter after each message to continue.
- The i5/OS Main Menu (or the menu you chose as an initial menu) appears on your console.
- Type CHGMSGQ QSYSOPR *BREAK SEV(60) and press Enter.
- A message display could appear. Press Enter.
- Type ENDSBS *ALL *IMMED and press Enter.
- When the following message appears, press Enter to continue:
ENDSBS SBS(*ALL) command being processed
- The message System ended to restricted condition appears. Press Enter to continue.
- Type CHGMSGQ QSYSOPR SEV(95) and press Enter.
- A message display could appear. Press Enter.
- The i5/OS Main Menu (or the menu you chose as an initial menu) appears on your console.
Type GO LICPGM and press Enter.
- The Work with Licensed Programs display appears.
LICPGM Work with Licensed Programs System: XXXX Select one of the following: Manual Install 1. Install allType 1, and press Enter.
- The Manual Install display appears.
Manual Install System: XXXX Type choices, press Enter. Install option . . . 1 1=Installed products 2=All products 3=New products Installation device OPT01 Name Replace if current N Y=Yes N=No Nonaccepted agreement 2 1=Do not install licensed program 2=Display software agreement Automatic IPL . . . N Y=Yes N=NoType the following and press Enter:
Notes:
- Install option: 1
- Installation device: OPT01 (See notes that follow.)
- Replace if current: N (See note that follows.)
- Nonaccepted agreement: 2 (See note that follows.)
- Automatic IPL: N
- If you created a customized installation list, select install option 4 (Installed and additionally selected products). This option only appears if you used the LICPGM menu option to Prepare for Install, which is described in Required: Creating a custom list of software to install.
- In this example, the installation device is OPT01. If you are using a different naming convention, use the name you have assigned to the installation device.
- If you are using your own distribution media, select 2 for the Install option field. For the Replace if current field, type Y.
- If you are migrating data from one system to another system using documented backup and recovery procedures, type Y for the Replace if current field.
- If you have not previously accepted software agreements for licensed programs that you plan to install, option 2 displays the software agreements for acceptance as each licensed program is installed. This will increase the length of your installation time. If you want to accept the software agreements now, go to step 5 and then return here.
- Status displays might appear. These displays show the status of the licensed programs and language objects as they install on the system. You do not need to respond to these status displays.
Installing Licensed Programs System: XXXX Licensed programs processed . . . . . . . . . . : 0 of XXX Licensed program install in progressThe following display is an example of the display that appears during the installation process.
Installing Licensed Programs System: XXXX Licensed programs processed . . . . . . . . . . : X of XXX Licensed Program Option Description Type 5722SS1 2 Online Information 2924This display shows which licensed programs and optional parts of licensed programs are being processed. After the *PGM objects and *LNG objects are processed, the display shows the total number of licensed programs processed.
- If a message similar to the following appears, load the next media volume that contains licensed program products, and continue the installation. When you are installing from optical media, wait for the In Use indicator to go out before you respond to the message.
Display Messages System: XXXX Queue . . . . . : QSYSOPR Program . . . . : *DSPMSG Library . . . : QSYS Library . . . : Severity . . . . : 95 Delivery . . . : *BREAK Type reply (if required), press Enter. Load the next volume in optical device OPT01 (X G) Reply . . . . GType G and press Enter.
After you load each volume, type G and press Enter. If there are no more volumes to load that contain licensed programs, or if you want to end the loading process, type X and press Enter.
- If a licensed program requires acceptance of a software agreement, the Software Agreements display appears. Do either of the following:
- Press F14 to accept the agreement and allow the licensed program to continue installing.
- Press F16 to decline the agreement and end the installation of that licensed program.
- The Work with Licensed Programs display appears on your console when the installation process is completed. One of the following messages appears on the bottom of the Work with Licensed Programs display:
- Work with licensed programs function has completed.
- Work with licensed programs function not complete.
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