Troubleshooting
Problem
This document notes how to move PTF and Install .BIN and .UDF image files from the PC to the IBM i when System i Navigator is not available.
Resolving The Problem
This document notes how to move PTF and install .BIN and .UDF files from the PC to the IBM i when System i Navigator is not available. You should do the following:
1. Open a command prompt (DOS prompt).
2. Make your directory the directory where the image file is located.
For example, the \temp directory on your PC:
3. FTP to your IBM i System and login:
4. Type bin for binary.
You will receive a message noting "Representation type is binary IMAGE."
5. Type quote site namefmt 1 to get in Name format 1.
6. Select the directory you want to move your image file to. To do this, type CD /directoryname
Example directory /fixes:
7. Use the PUT command to move your image to the IFS directory.
Example file testbin.bin to represent the PTF bin file:
The file should now be in your IFS directory.
Note:
1. Open a command prompt (DOS prompt).
2. Make your directory the directory where the image file is located.
For example, the \temp directory on your PC:
3. FTP to your IBM i System and login:
4. Type bin for binary.
You will receive a message noting "Representation type is binary IMAGE."
5. Type quote site namefmt 1 to get in Name format 1.
6. Select the directory you want to move your image file to. To do this, type CD /directoryname
Example directory /fixes:
7. Use the PUT command to move your image to the IFS directory.
Example file testbin.bin to represent the PTF bin file:
The file should now be in your IFS directory.
Note:
To load and apply the PTF, by using image catalog, steps 3 -12 in the Installing PTFs from an Image File Ordered through the Fix Central FTP Option document can be used.
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To install a licensed program, by using image catalog, follow instructions from this document:
Installing and Restoring LPPs from an image catalog
To validate integrity of the download and FTP of the images, follow the instructions from this document:
How To Validate PTF Images Received From Fix Central
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