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426 Logical Partitions on System i5
You can also use the external IBM FTP server to download the HMC_Update_VxRyM0_n.zip
files to one of your company’s servers (such as i5/OS IFS). The external FTP server site is:
ftp://techsupport.services.ibm.com/eserver/pseries/hmc/fixes/
If your company has limited access or bandwidth to the Internet for FTP, you may decide to
order the HMC update packages on CD format and have them sent to you via the post. You
can order the PTF number MH00223 4 (this PTF number is unique to V4R4 and will change
with each new release of the HMC update packages) by using the normal i5/OS command
SNDPTFORD, Fix Central, or by clicking the Go link 5 and ordering through the Internet. You
must have a registered IBM ID to order the HMC update packages through the Internet.
Obtaining HMC individual fixes
If your HMC has a VPN connection to the Internet, you may choose to install the HMC fix
directly from the IBM support FTP server, or you can also download the fix packages to one
of your company’s own internal FTP servers first and then perform the HMC update from this
internal server. As shown in Figure 14-4, by clicking the HMC fix 6, you can download the fix
package to your PC and place them on your company’s own internal FTP server. You can
then decide to either install these packages via the FTP server or by burning the zip file to
CD-R or DVD-R/DVD-RAM media.
You can also use the external IBM FTP server to download the MHxxxx.zip files to one of
your company’s servers (such as i5/OS IFS). The external FTP server site is:
ftp://techsupport.services.ibm.com/eserver/pseries/hmc/fixes/
If you company has limited access or bandwidth to the Internet for FTP, you may decide to
order the HMC fix package on CD format and have them sent to you via the post. You can
order the PTF number MH00222 7(this PTF number is unique to V4R4 and will change with
each new release of the HMC update packages) by using the normal i5/OS command
SNDPTFORD or by clicking the Go link 8and ordering through the Internet. You must have a
registered IBM ID to order the HMC fixes through the Internet.
14.1.3 Changing the i5/OS default FTP attributes
If you decide to use an i5/OS partition as your FTP server when installing HMC fixes, you may
need to change the i5/OS default FTP settings. The HMC requires the i5/OS FTP server to
the unix format.
Enter the following command from the i5/OS command line:
CHGFTPA NAMEFMT(*PATH) CURDIR(*HOMEDIR) LISTFMT(*UNIX)
Also, any data sent from the HMC will be stored in the i5/OS user profile used in the HMC
FTP process. If you want to change the home directory for that profile, enter the following
command on the i5/OS command line using the relevant i5/OS profile name and home
directory:
CHGUSRPRF USRPRF(‘user profile name’) HOMEDIR('/home/mydir')
Important: You must NOT unzip the HMC update files when burning to external media,
The HMC will itself, unpack these files during the install process.
Important: Changing the i5/OS FTP attributes is a global change and affects all users and
any applications using the traditional i5/OS FTP naming convention of QSYS.LIB.