Advanced fix installation: Apply fixes during an unattended IPL

Instructions are given for temporarily or permanently installing both delayed and immediate fixes during an unattended IPL.

You can temporarily or permanently install both delayed and immediate fixes. To install delayed fixes temporarily, follow these steps:
  1. On any command line, type:
    APYPTF LICPGM(*ALL) SELECT(*ALL) APY(*TEMP)
        DELAYED(*YES) IPLAPY(*YES)
  2. Press Enter.

To permanently install all fixes that are temporarily installed (status of Temporarily applied) during the next unattended IPL, or to permanently install all immediate fixes that have a status of Not applied during the next IPL, follow these steps:

  1. On any command line, type:
    APYPTF LICPGM(*ALL) SELECT(*ALL) APY(*PERM)
        DELAYED(*YES) IPLAPY(*YES)
  2. Press Enter.

To perform an IPL on the system, follow these steps:

  1. On any command line, type:
    PWRDWNSYS *IMMED RESTART(*YES) IPLSRC(B)
  2. Press Enter.
Note: Start of changeIf your system has logical partitioning, the Power pushbutton, DST option 7, or the Power Down System (PWRDWNSYS) command can affect multiple partitions. End of change
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