Fixes and software inventory related information

 

Many resources exist to help you manage your fixes and software inventory. This topic shows Web sites for the Software Inventory Utility and Support for IBM System i™, which includes information such as downloading fixes or searching for PSP information.

 

Manuals

Listed below are the i5/OS^® information sources and Web sites that relate to this topic.

• Backup and Recovery Guide

  This guide provides general information about recovery and availability options. It describes the options available on the system, compares and contrasts them, and tells where to find more information about them.

  Note that the Backup and recovery category in the information center contains information on how to plan a backup and recovery strategy, how to set up disk protection for your data, how to back up your system, and how to control your system shutdown in the event of a failure. It also includes information about the Backup, Recovery, and Media Services plug-in to iSeries™ Navigator.

• System Manager Use (about 415 pages)

  This document provides information about using the System Manager licensed program to handle fixes, install and distribute products, and maintain software applications. This is a separately orderable product.

 

Web sites

There are a variety of Web sites you can use to find more information about managing and maintaining software and licensed programs. These include:

• Support for System i

  The IBM^® Support for System i Web site takes you to information such as ordering and downloading fixes.

• Software Inventory Utility

  To help you determine what software can be ordered when you want to do an upgrade, go here to find out about installed IBM products.

 

Saving PDF files

To save a PDF on your workstation for viewing or printing:

1. Right-click the PDF in your browser (right-click the link above).

2. Click Save Target As if you are using Internet Explorer. Click Save Link As if you are using Netscape Communicator.

3. Navigate to the directory in which you would like to save the PDF.

4. Click Save.

Downloading Adobe Acrobat Reader

You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view or print these PDFs. You can download a copy from the Adobe Web site (www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html).

 

Parent topic:

Maintaining and managing i5/OS and related software

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