Checklist: Creating central site distribution media

 

If you selected tape, DVD, or image catalog as the distribution media, complete the tasks in this checklist to create the distribution media.

If you selected CD-ROM as the distribution media, refer to Using CD-ROM in Distributing iSeries Software to create the CD-ROM.

An image catalog for a virtual tape device cannot be used to perform either Licensed Internal Code or i5/OS^® save operations or restore operations.

 

Before you begin

1. If you plan to distribute secondary language files, ensure you know the following:

   • The national language version feature code for the secondary language.

   • The Licensed programs that do not support secondary languages.

2. If you selected tape or DVD as the distribution media, print a copy of the distribution media cover sheet for central site distribution media. You will need it when you create the distribution media.

3. Ensure that you have a dedicated central system.

4. Ensure that you have *SAVSYS and *JOBCTL special authorities. If you do not have these authorities, you will be unable to create the distribution media.

5. Ensure that *JRNRCV objects are not in the QSYS library.

6. Change the QALWOBJRST (Allow Object Restore) system value to *ALL on the central system. The Allow Object Restore (QALWOBJRST) system value specifies whether objects with security-sensitive attributes can be restored.

Create the distribution media

1. Rename or delete history logs on the central system:

   1. Type CHGMSGQ MSGQ(QHST) DLVRY(*DFT) to turn all message logging off.

   2. Type DSPLOG QHST (Display History Log) to make sure that all messages are written to the history log. Press Enter after the history log is shown.

   3. Type WRKOBJ QSYS/QHST* *FILE (Work with Objects and Display All History Logs) to work with all of the history logs. Press Enter.

   4. Use the rename or delete option on each history log. The history logs must be deleted from QSYS or renamed to make sure the history logs will not be distributed to the target system.

2. Select option 40 (Create a distribution media) from the GO LICPGM menu and complete each task.

   If you chose an optical image catalog as the distribution media, inquiry message OPT149F might appear during processing. (Tape image catalogs cannot be used for this step.) The message means that the initialized volumes are full. To continue processing, select option A and press Enter. Selecting option A will create, load, mount, and initialize a new volume and processing will continue.

3. After you complete option 40, complete the following tasks to save secondary language files to the distribution media. In the name of the QSYS29xx library, and the language parameter of the SAVLICPGM command, xx represents the national language version feature code for the secondary language.

   1. Save the QSYS29xx library. This library contains the secondary language files.

   2. Save each licensed program specifying the language parameter and the object type parameter for each licensed program. The parameter of OBJTYPE must be *LNG. For example: SAVLICPGM LICPGM(5722WDS) DEV(TAP01) LNG(29xx) OBJTYPE(*LNG) ENDOPT(*LEAVE)

4. Save additional user libraries to the distribution media using the Save Library (SAVLIB) command.

5. Save user directories and other objects to the distribution media using the Save (SAV) command.

6. Save the license keys file at the end of the last distribution media.

7. To set write protection for virtual images, see Changing the write protection for image catalog entries for virtual optical media.

8. To add DVD media to an image catalog, go to Preparing to upgrade or replace software using an image catalog.

9. To convert virtual images to DVD or CD-ROM, see Creating actual media from a virtual image.

The User Profiles (QFILEUPR) file and the Device Configuration (QFILEIOC) file do not appear on the list of file names supplied by IBM. However, these files appear on the distribution media you create using option 40 (Create a distribution media).

 

When you are finished

1. Type the Change Message Queue (CHGMSGQ) command to set the delivery parameter for the QHST message queue to the previous value (before you create the distribution media). This turns all message logging on again.

2. Duplicating and distributing tape or DVD distribution media

3. Optional: Duplicating virtual images to physical media

4. Optional: Duplicating DVD media to virtual images

5. Optional: Distributing virtual images

Next topic: When you have completed the tasks in this checklist, go to Checklist: Installing central site distribution media on the target system.

 

Parent topic:

Distributing software using central site distribution

Related reference
Cover sheet for central site distribution media