This document details how to download and apply a Strategi PTF. To determine if there are PTFs available for your version of
Strategi, please see Technical Support Bulletin
http://support.businesslink.com/docs/bulletins/strategi/tsb_sgi034.htm for a complete listing.
In order to successfully install a PTF, your current version of Strategi
must be at the release level specified. PTFs are available for Strategi V1R7M1 or higher.
If you would like to upgrade your version of Strategi to receive the benefits of PTFs, visit our
Strategi ReleaseMedia Website at http://releasemedia.businesslink.com and follow the
upgrade instructions.
Downloads require a login and password, which can be obtained by
sending an email to the BusinessLink Technical Support
team at support@businesslink.com and request that you be
authorized to download the PTF(s). Please include the following system information:
Company name
Serial number
OS version
Model number
Current Strategi release
Once you have determined that there are PTFs available for your release of Strategi and you have received your
download "authorization", there are two methods by which you can
download and install a PTF.
**Download From Our Release Media Website**
PTF Download
Once you receive your download authorization information from the BusinessLink
Technical Support team, you are ready to download.
| 1. |
Go to http://releasemedia.businesslink.com |
| 2. |
Select "PTF for GA or RA Release" in the "Select Download"
drop-down box |
| 3. |
Select "Current Release" |
| 4. |
Enter the serial number for the iSeries system to PTF
in the "System Serial Number" input box |
| 5. |
Click "Continue" |
| 6. |
View all available PTFs |
| 7. |
Click the hyper-link to download the PTF(s). You will be prompted to
log in |
| 8. |
Log in using the BusinessLink supplied user and passphrase |
| 9. |
If login is successful, you will be prompted to download the file
and either save it to disk or open it. Choose the save to disk option. |
| 10. |
After download of all available PTFs is complete, uncompress the file using a utility
program such as "winzip" and transfer the extracted file
(example:"SGI192C005") from your PC to your iSeries.
(For instructions on how to transfer a file from your PC to your iSeries using FTP,
please see Technical Support Bulletin http://support.businesslink.com/docs/bulletins/strategi/tsb_as4002.htm |
PTF Installation Requirements
V5R4 and Earlier - V2R5M1 Cumulative PTF SGI251C066+
Check to see that IBM's "Portable App Solutions Environment" (Product Option 33) is installed, as it is required to support
Java on this OS/400 version
PTF Installation
Once the save file is on your iSeries, the remaining steps can be performed.
Note: applying PTF(s) will result in the Strategi subsystem being restarted after PTF application. Multiple PTFs *can* be
applied simultaneously as long as the PTFs are restored to library QTEMP in sequential order.
| 11. |
End Strategi
STRATEGI/ENDSGI
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| 12. |
Verify Strategi Library is not locked |
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WRKOBJLCK OBJ(*LIBL/STRATEGI) OBJTYPE(*LIB)
The WRKOBJLCK command should state that there are no locks
on the Strategi library. If locks exist on the library, the locks must be removed before continuing.
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| 13. |
Clear out library QTEMP
CLRLIB QTEMP |
| 14. |
Restore the contents to library QTEMP |
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RSTOBJ OBJ(*ALL) SAVLIB(QTEMP) DEV(*SAVF) SAVF('current_library'/ 'PTF_file_name') RSTLIB(QTEMP) |
| 15. |
Prompt the command QTEMP/SGIPTF and enter the
appropriate information |
| 16. |
Press 'Enter' to begin the installation process. The Strategi subsystem will restart
once the PTF has completed (V1R8M2 and higher have a RESTART parameter of *YES or *NO) |
| 17. |
When you have installed the PTF, please notify the
BusinessLink Technical Support team via email at
support@businesslink.com so that we can update our
records. This will aid us in servicing you in the future. |
** End of Technical Support Bulletin **
