Pre-activation checklist
Before you activate Electronic Service Agent, consider prerequisites, security, and the topology of the network you plan to support.
Use this checklist to help plan for Electronic Service Agent activation and to verify that you have completed all the preparation tasks.
- Ensure that you have the following required products installed.
Use the Display Software Resources (DSPSFWRSC) command to confirm
this.
- 5770-SS1 - option 3 [Extended Base Directory Support]
- 5770-SS1 - option 33 [Portable Application Solutions Environment (PASE)]
- 5770-SS1 - option 34 [IBM® i - Digital Certificate Manager]
- 5770-JV1 - option 16 [Java SE 8 (32-bit)]
- 5770-UME - *base [IBM Universal Manageability Enablement]
- 5733-SC1 - *base [IBM Portable Utilities for i]
- 5733-SC1 - option 1 [OpenSSH, OpenSSL, zlib]
- Ensure that the latest PTF groups are installed:
- Go to the Preventive Service Planning - PSP
Web site. - Select the release.
- Select these groups:
- Java™
- IBM HTTP Server for i
- Go to the Preventive Service Planning - PSP
- Install the latest recommended fixes:
- Go to the Recommended fixes Web
site.
- Go to the Recommended fixes
- Choose the connectivity method. The following methods
are recommended for your systems or logical partitions (listed in
order):
- Direct Internet from each logical partition or system: This method allows larger fix files to pass through the connection to the system. Each logical partition can receive the fixes it needs. It is also faster than the modem dial-up connection.
- Shared direct Internet: This method allows larger fix files to pass through the connection to the system. It allows connectivity to be concentrated through one system or logical partition; thus, it simplifies firewall rules. It is also faster than the modem dial-up connection.
For more information about different types of connections, see Planning for Universal Connection.
- Ensure that you have the required setup for the type of connection
you are using.
- If you are using a dial-up connection:
- Refer to Modem and resource requirements to find out the requirements for Electronic Service Agent connections to IBM.
- If you are using a dial-up connection: