Copying fixes from media

Management Central provides the ability to copy fix save files from media, which facilitates the storing of fix save files into service on your source system.

You need the save files if you want to distribute fixes throughout your network. When you load and apply fixes from media (using GO PTF option 8), the save files are copied to the system only if the Copy PTFs (CPYPTF) service attribute is set to *YES. If the Copy PTFs (CPYPTF) service attribute is set to *NO, you must copy the fix save files from media using this function to distribute them to other systems.

To copy from media, follow these steps:

Expand Management Central.
Expand the system onto which you want to copy the fix save files for distribution. This is the system you have chosen to be your source system. It can also be your model system.
Expand Configuration and Services, and then expand Fixes Inventory.
Right-click All Fixes or the product for which you want to copy fixes. Fix groups are automatically copied from media when you select All products or All supported products for Fixes to copy.
Select Copy from media.
Complete the fields by using the online help.
Click OK. You see the Copying from Media window as the fixes are copied into save files.

After you have copied the fixes, you should collect your fixes inventory again. Right-click your source system, select Inventory, and then select Collect. Once you have collected the inventory, you can install the fixes or distribute them to other systems.

If a software product is not installed on your source system, you can still keep its save files on your source system for distribution to the systems that you manage by adding support for installed products. To do so, you must designate the product as supported. The Copy from Media function gives you the option of designating products as supported. For more information, see Adding fix support for a software product.