Hi Clifford, I follow instructions "Part 4. Service procedure" in GC24-6099-00 z/VM V5.1 Guide for Automated Installation and Service available from http://www.vm.ibm.com/pubs/index.html and use SERVICE and PUT2PROD execs.
Cheers Graeme ----- Original Message ----- From: clifford jackson To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 9:39 AM Subject: Applying Service (PTF) I am trying to apply a PTF to my z/VM 5.1 system I received the PTF from an IBM FTP site, I received three files: ftp4385.txt è I received this as an ASCII file The next two files were defined as binary f 1024 vlst4385.bin vptf4385.bin Next I FTPed the above files to my z/VM system in the same above format After getting them to my test VM system I DETERSE the files using the following syntax: ‘DETERSE VLST4385 BIN A VLST4385 SERVLINK A’ ‘DETERSE VPTF4385 BIN A VPTF4385 SERVLINK A’ NOTE: No errors here. I get errors when I try to install the product envelop. When I enter the following command I get the following error message: a.. ‘VMFINS INSTALL INFO (NOMEMO ENV VPTF4385’ VMFINS2767I Reading VMFINS DEFAULTS B for additional options VMFINST2760I VMFINS processing started VMFMHR2737E Tape does not contain a table of contents VMFINST2760I VMFINS processing completed unsuccessfully Ready(00100); T=0.15/0.17 12:56:54 When I enter the following command I get the following error message: a.. ‘VMFINS INSTALL INFO (NOMEMO ENV VLST4385’ VMFINS2767I Reading VMFINS DEFAULTS B for additional options VMFINS2760I VMFINS processing started DMSWPD0002E File * * not found VMFMHR1965E The command, VMFPLC SCAN * * (DISK, failed with return code 28 VMFINS2760I VMFINS processing completed unsuccessfully Ready(00100); T=0.20/0.22 12:57:02 I followed the directions carefully but I missed something..... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Share life as it happens with the new Windows Live. Start sharing!
