Checklist: Completing the replacement of the same IBM® i release

Use this checklist to complete any of the IBM i 7.4-to-IBM i 7.4 replacement processes.

  1. If you still have default passwords for your service tools user IDs, change them now. For information on service tools user IDs, see Changing service tools user IDs and passwords.
  2. If your system is operating as a service partition and your system is not being managed by a Hardware Management Console, you might be required to perform a server IPL. A server IPL is an IPL whereby all logical partitions on the system are shut down at the same time. This allows, for example, a new level of the server firmware to be activated on the system.

    You might be required to perform a server IPL after you apply or remove a PTF on the service partition if that PTF affects the server firmware.

    • To find out if you need to do a server IPL, type DSPFMWSTS on the IBM i control language (CL) command line and press Enter. If a server IPL is required, the Server IPL required field is set to Yes.
    • To find out if your system is operating as a service partition, type DSPFMWSTS on the CL command line and press Enter. If your system is operating as a service partition, the Service partition field is set to Yes.
    Note: When shutting down your service partition, reference codes D6xx430B or D6xx430A could be displayed for an extended amount of time. The xx should increment periodically and is a normal part of processing when server firmware code is being updated. Allow the system to complete the processing. Do not interrupt this process.
  3. If you used an image catalog to perform your installation, you might want to remove all installation images from your system.
    To delete the catalog and all the optical images (image files), type the following:
    DLTIMGCLG IMGCLG(mycatalog) KEEP(*NO)
  4. If you used an image catalog to perform your installation and you used the Start ASP Balance (STRASPBAL) command to end the allocation for storage in the load-source disk unit before you upgraded, enter the Start ASP Balance (STRASPBAL) command to resume the allocation of storage for the load-source disk unit. 
    STRASPBAL TYPE(*RSMALC) UNIT(1) 
STRASPBAL TYPE(*CAPACITY) ASP(1) TIMLMT(*NOMAX)
  5. If your service tools language is different than your primary language, you might want to verify that the service tools language is the one that you want on the system or logical partition.
    For details, refer to Changing the service tools language on your system or logical partition.
  6. After you complete the installation process and before you make a system or partition available to all users, set the usage limit for the software-license managed products. These products are listed on the Proof of Entitlement (POE), invoice, or other documents that you have received with your software order. For products that have a usage limit, you set the usage limit with the Work with License Information (WRKLICINF) command.

    To set your usage limit, do the following:

    1. Type WRKLICINF and press Enter.
    2. On the Work with License Information display, press F11 (Display Usage Information). The usage limit number on each product that is listed on the POE, invoice, or other documents must match the usage limit number on the Work with License Information display for the associated product.
    3. If the usage limit is to be updated, move the cursor to the line that contains the product name whose usage limit is to be updated.
    4. Type 2 (Change) and press Enter.
    5. When the Change License Information display is shown, update the usage limit prompt with the usage limit shown on the POE. In addition, update the threshold prompt with either *CALC or *USGLMT. Do not leave the threshold set to zero.
      Note: If message CPA9E1B [Usage limit increase must be authorized. Press help before replying (C G).] is sent, respond by typing G.
    6. If the POE lists more products than the Work with License Information display, set the usage limits after you install those products.
  7. If you changed the allow restore of security sensitive objects (QALWOBJRST) system value to *ALL or had unlocked it before the upgrade, return the value to its normal locked setting.
  8. If you changed any other system value such as security level (QSECURITY) during your upgrade, change it back now.
  9. If you changed the scan control (QSCANFSCTL) system value to minimize future scanning of some objects that are restored before you installed your licensed programs, remove the *NOPOSTRST specification from this system value.
  10. Some of the tasks in this topic require that you change the QSYSOPR severity code filter to 95. If you do not want to continue with this level or you want to change the delivery notification, type CHGMSGQ QSYSOPR DLVRY(xx) SEV(yy) where xx indicates the delivery notification and yy indicates the severity code that you want to use. The system defaults are DLVRY(*HOLD) SEV(0).
  11. Save your system using your normal save procedures. Refer to the instructions in the Backing up your system topic.
    Note: Before you start a save operation, use the Work with Active Jobs (WRKACTJOB) command to check the status of QDCPOBJx jobs. These jobs decompress objects. There could be more than one QDCPOBJx job. You can start your save operation if these jobs are in an inactive state. If you put the system in a restricted state by ending subsystems, the QDCPOBJx jobs become inactive. The jobs will restart when the system is not in a restricted state. For more information about decompressing objects, see Compressed objects and storage space.
  12. If you have a IBM i integration with BladeCenter and System x that you stopped before you began the installation process, restart it now.
    1. Type GO NWSADM on a CL command line. The Network Server Administration display appears.
    2. Select option 2 (Start a network server).
  13. If you have customized an IBM-supplied program (for example, QSTRUP in library QSYS) in a previous release, make sure that you re-create this program to run correctly in the new release.
  14. If you have duplicated any IBM-supplied objects, you might want to make new duplicates after you install the release. This enables you to take advantage of functions added in the new release. Examples of objects that you might duplicate include the following:
    • Message text descriptions
    • Commands
    • Command defaults

You have completed the replacement of the same release on your system.