And it's not JUST a PA account. You also have to have "someone" convert your old GPFS part numbers into Spectrum Scale part numbers so that Passport Advantage will show you the entitlements and downloads properly. I went through this, almost not painful at all, but rather slow.
Ed On Wed, 20 Dec 2017 13:02:54 +0000 John Hearns <[email protected]> wrote: > Thnkyou both. I tapped on the door of Fix Central with my wand, and now have > the eye of newt, wing of bat and a Spectrum Scale 5 installer. > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Simon Thompson > (IT Research Support) Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 10:31 AM To: gpfsug > main discussion list <[email protected]> Subject: Re: > [gpfsug-discuss] Expeliarmus > > This is assuming you directly have “IBM” licenses (as opposed to OEM licenses > where the route is different … or where the licenses are held by your VAR > rather than you …) > > You need to have an IBM account which is attached to a (Passport Advantage) > PA site that has current support for the product… > > If you go to fix central, its also listed there now as well so again assuming > your account is appropriately attached to a support contract, you can > download it. > > If you are struggling with these, then go speak to your business partner or > IBM account manager. > > Simon > > From: > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > on behalf of "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Reply-To: > "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Date: Wednesday, 20 December 2017 at 08:41 To: > "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: [gpfsug-discuss] Expeliarmus > > I have downloaded several versions of Spectrum Scale 4.X from the MyIBM site. > For the life of me I cannot summon the spell needed to put Spectrum Scale 5 > on my orders list. > > Can some kindly witch give me the incantation please? > I would like to install on a test cluster, as the wisdom of the mages and > mavens here has it. > > -- The information contained in this communication and any attachments is > confidential and may be privileged, and is for the sole use of the intended > recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is > prohibited. Unless explicitly stated otherwise in the body of this > communication or the attachment thereto (if any), the information is provided > on an AS-IS basis without any express or implied warranties or liabilities. > To the extent you are relying on this information, you are doing so at your > own risk. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender > immediately by replying to this message and destroy all copies of this > message and any attachments. Neither the sender nor the company/group of > companies he or she represents shall be liable for the proper and complete > transmission of the information contained in this communication, or for any > delay in its receipt. -- The information contained in this communication and > any attachments is confidential and may be privileged, and is for the sole > use of the intended recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. Unless explicitly stated otherwise in the body of > this communication or the attachment thereto (if any), the information is > provided on an AS-IS basis without any express or implied warranties or > liabilities. To the extent you are relying on this information, you are doing > so at your own risk. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the > sender immediately by replying to this message and destroy all copies of this > message and any attachments. Neither the sender nor the company/group of > companies he or she represents shall be liable for the proper and complete > transmission of the information contained in this communication, or for any > delay in its receipt. -- Ed Wahl Ohio Supercomputer Center 614-292-9302 _______________________________________________ gpfsug-discuss mailing list gpfsug-discuss at spectrumscale.org http://gpfsug.org/mailman/listinfo/gpfsug-discuss
