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Licensed Materials Property of IBM --> <!-- US Government Users Restricted Rights --> <!-- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by --> <!-- GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. --> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./ibmdita.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./ic.css" /> <title>Step 3: Choose your fix installation scenario</title> </head> <body id="rzam8fixinstallscenarios"><a name="rzam8fixinstallscenarios"><!-- --></a> <!-- Java sync-link --><script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <h1 class="topictitle1">Step 3: Choose your fix installation scenario</h1> <div><p><span><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />You can install many kinds of fixes including cumulative PTF packages, HIPER fixes, <span class="keyword">i5/OS™</span> and other licensed program fixes, and fixes for the Licensed Internal Code.<img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></span></p> <p><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />Factors that can influence the method you choose include your environment (logical partitions), how you received your fixes (electronically or on media), or the type of device that you want to use (image catalog). <img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></p> </div> <div> <ul class="ullinks"> <li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzam8fixinstallcum.htm">Install cumulative PTF packages</a></strong><br /> This topic describes the steps for installing a cumulative PTF package from a physical or virtual device.</li> <li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzam8fixinstallelectronic.htm">Install fixes received as save files</a></strong><br /> <span><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />Fixes are either sent to your <span><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />system<img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></span> over the electronic customer support service link or received on distribution media such as CD-ROM, depending on the size and number of fixes that you ordered.<img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></span></li> <li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzam8fixinstalllocal.htm">Install fixes from media</a></strong><br /> <span><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />Fixes are either sent to your system over the electronic customer support service link or received on distribution media such as CD-ROM.<img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></span></li> <li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzam8fixcomparedistribute.htm">Distribute fixes to multiple servers with iSeries Navigator</a></strong><br /> If you have a network of iSeries™ servers that you want to keep at the same fix level, find out how simple your servers are to manage when you use the Compare and Update wizard. Find out how to install your fixes on remote systems with <span class="keyword">iSeries™ Navigator</span>.</li> <li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzam8fixinstalllpar.htm">Install fixes on systems with logical partitions</a></strong><br /> <span><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />Even though the basic steps of installing a fix on a system with logical partitions are the same as on a system without logical partitions, there are some items that you need to be aware of before you begin to install your fixes.<img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></span></li> <li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzam8fixinstallhmc.htm">Install fixes on systems managed by Hardware Management Console</a></strong><br /> <span><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />This topic describes how to install <span class="keyword">i5/OS</span> fixes when your system is managed by the Hardware Management Console. <img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></span></li> <li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzam8fixinstallimage.htm">Install fixes from an image catalog</a></strong><br /> <span><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />This topic discusses how you can use an image catalog to install PTFs that you receive on physical media or that you received using FTP when you downloaded fixes from Fix Central.<img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></span></li> </ul> <div class="familylinks"> <div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzam8fixinstall1.htm" title="Use this topic to find scenario information about installing fixes, then follow the tasks required for installing fixes successfully.">Install fixes</a></div> </div> </div> </body> </html>