Step 3: Choosing your fix installation scenario

 

You can install many types of fixes, which include cumulative PTF packages, HIPER fixes, i5/OS^® and other licensed program fixes, and fixes for the Licensed Internal Code.

Factors that can influence the method you choose include your environment (such as logical partitions), how you received your fixes (electronically or on media), or the type of device that you want to use (image catalog, for example).

• Install cumulative PTF packages
  To install a cumulative PTF package from a physical or virtual device, follow these steps.

• Install fixes received as save files
  Fixes are either sent to your system over the electronic customer support service link or they are received on distribution media such as CD-ROM, depending on the size and number of fixes that you ordered. Use this information to understand how to install i5/OS fixes that are received as save files.

• Install fixes from media
  Fixes are either sent to your system over the electronic customer support service link or received on distribution media such as CD-ROM. To install i5/OS from media, follow these steps.

• Distribute fixes to multiple systems with iSeries Navigator
  After you have received your i5/OS fixes, you can use iSeries™ Navigator to distribute your fixes to other systems in your network.

• Install fixes on systems with logical partitions
  Even though the basic steps of installing an i5/OS fix on a system with logical partitions are the same as on a system without logical partitions, unique situations exist that you need to understand before you begin to install your fixes.

• Install fixes on systems managed by Hardware Management Console
  This topic describes how to install i5/OS fixes when your system is managed by the Hardware Management Console.

• Install i5/OS fixes from an image catalog
  To install PTFs that you receive on physical media or that you received using FTP when you downloaded fixes from Fix Central, follow these steps.

 

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