Central site distribution terminology

 

These terms are specific to central site distribution.

For more terms and concepts, see the i5/OS^® Information Center glossary.

central site distribution

The process of duplicating the software of one system or logical partition and distributing it to multiple systems or logical partitions.

central system

The system that is licensed to receive media supplied by IBM^®. In a distributed systems network, the central system is usually defined to be the focal point in a communications network for alerts, application design, and network management tasks. The central system can also distribute licensed programs to other systems that operate independently of the central system. However, these systems depend on the central system for distributing licensed programs.

full-system upgrade

The new version of the i5/OS operating system that might contain other IBM licensed programs, non-IBM licensed programs, program temporary fixes (PTFs), and customer-written applications.

keyed products

Licensed programs that require a license key. These products have a compliance type of *KEYED.

standard products

Licensed programs that contain licensing information which do not require a license key. These products have a compliance type of *WARNING or *OPRACTION.

target system

The system that depends on the central system for distribution of Licensed Internal Code, the i5/OS operating system, and licensed programs. These systems are possibly unattended. The target systems can be part of a distributed systems communications network, or they might operate independently of the central system but rely on the central system for licensed program distributions and for application development and maintenance.

 

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Central site distribution concepts