Installation tasks for the target systems

If you did not write a user-defined installation program, you must complete the following tasks to restore objects to the target system that were saved to the distribution media.

You can include all of these tasks or some of these tasks in a user-defined installation program. The program then automatically performs these tasks after the distribution media is installed on the target system.

Complete the following tasks after the distribution media has been installed on the target system if you did not write a user-defined installation program; or include these tasks in your user-defined installation program. Ensure that only objects saved to the distribution media are restored and that those objects are restored in the same order they are saved.

• Restore user profiles using the Restore User Profile (RSTUSRPRF) command.
• Restore system configuration data using the Restore Configuration (RSTCFG) command.
  Note: The only time restoring system configuration data is appropriate is when the central and target systems have exactly the same hardware configuration.
• Restore user libraries using the Restore Library (RSTLIB) command.
• Restore file system objects using the Restore (RST) command.
• Install new licensed programs that IBM distributes independently from an i5/OS™ release.
• Restore secondary language files:
  1. Restore the QSYS29xx library on the target system using the Restore Library (RSTLIB) command, where xx represents the national language version feature code for the secondary language.
  2. Restore the licensed programs on the target system using the Restore Licensed Program (RSTLICPGM) command, specifying 29xx for the LNG parameter and *LNG for the RSTOBJ parameter. For example:

     RSTLICPGM LICPGM(5722WDS) DEV(TAP01) RSTOBJ(*LNG) LNG(29xx) ENDOPT(*LEAVE)

• Install applications using control language (CL) commands.
• Install user products that are packaged by the System Manager for iSeries™ licensed program using the Restore Licensed Program (RSTLICPGM) command.
• Restore license key information:
  1. Restore the license keys file.
  2. Run the Add License Key (ADDLICKEY) command to add all of the *LOCAL licenses from the license keys file.
  3. Delete the license keys file.

Next topic:

• If you installed the distribution media on the target system, complete the tasks in Install distribution media on the target system.
• If you plan to write a user-defined installation program, go back to Optional: Write a user-defined installation program for the target systems.