Task 1: Getting ready to load the Licensed Internal Code
You can learn the things you need to get ready to load the Licensed Internal Code.
Find these things before you begin:
- Your most recent SAVSYS media. One of the following creates a SAVSYS media image:
- Running the Save System (SAVSYS) command.
- Using option 21 from the Save menu.
- Using option 22 from the Save menu.
- Using option 11 from the Run Backup menu.
Attention: Do not use a media volume that you created through dedicated service tools (DST) by using option 5=Save Licensed Internal Code from the initial program load (IPL) or Install the System menu unless you have been instructed to do so by Software Services. A media volume that is created using this process does not contain the Licensed Internal Code Program Temporary Fix (PTF) inventory information or the i5/OS operating system. If you perform the recovery process using this media volume, you will have to reinstall the Licensed Internal Code from either a SAVSYS media volume or from your distribution media before you can load any PTFs onto the system. - If you enabled your device as an alternate installation device, you will need the Licensed Internal Code CD-ROM. (An alternate installation device is an alternate IPL device that is connected to a bus other than the system bus (bus 1).)
- If you do not have current SAVSYS media or they are damaged, you need the following items:
- The distribution media (optical media or tape) that is supplied by IBM®.
- All the optical media for program temporary fixes you have applied. Use the distribution media only if you do not have SAVSYS media. If you use the distribution media to restore the Licensed Internal Code, you will lose some of your system information, such as the program temporary fixes you have applied.
- The list of all the PTFs applied to your system at the time you saved the entire system. This list should be attached to your backup log or found with your SAVSYS media.
- The keystick for the system if it is not already inserted in the control panel.
- The manual for the tape or optical device that is your alternate IPL device. It describes other system reference code (SRC) codes you might see.
Note: If you saved to virtual media, you must have subsequently saved your Licensed Internal Code and operating system to physical media from the virtual images. Physical media is required to begin the recovery process. You must also have access to all of your user data on physical media.
Do these things before you begin:
- Clean the read and write heads of the tape unit if you are using a tape device.
- If your source system (the system that was saved and needs recovery) is operational, print a list of all the PTFs currently on the system. Type the following and press the Enter key:
DSPPTF LICPGM(*ALL) OUTPUT(*PRINT) - If you are using Operations Console, local area network (LAN) or direct connect, disconnect from your system and close Operations Console. Restart Operations Console and reconnect by using the user ID of 11111111 and password of 11111111 to sign on to your system.