Distribute fixes to multiple systems with iSeries Navigator

 

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After you have received your i5/OS® fixes, you can use iSeries Navigator to distribute your fixes to other systems in your network.

In the past, object distribution and Systems Network Architecture distribution services (SNADS) were the choices when you wanted to send objects. If you are in a TCP/IP environment, you can use the iSeries Navigator graphical interface function of Management Central to send and distribute your fixes.

To understand how a network is set up, see the following list for a description of the different roles. A single system can assume more than one role. For example, the same system can be the central system, the source system, and a model system.

Central system

A central system directs and tracks activity in your environment. It has an active iSeries Access connection from your graphical client, and it is currently selected as the central system. Its system and inventory provide your view of the Management Central tasks and endpoints.

Endpoint systems

Endpoint systems are the systems that you are managing in your environment. The endpoint systems are controlled by the central system. The endpoint systems were discovered or created on your central system.

Source system

This is the system from which items are sent when performing a task. The source system is the source of the item that is sent. This is the system that you have selected to be the repository for the save files for the fixes that you will distribute to your other systems.

Target system

This is the system to which items are sent when performing a task. The target system is the destination of the item that is sent.

Model system

This is the system that is set up exactly the way you want it with regard to installed fixes. It has the fixes installed that you decided should be installed. You want the other systems that you are managing to have the same fixes installed as the model system. When you use the Compare and Update wizard, you make managing your fixes a lot easier.

 

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Step 3: Choosing your fix installation scenario