Adding additional licensed programs to the installation list

After you have created an IBM® i installation list, add any additional licensed programs that you have to the list.

Perform this task only when you have already created a custom list of software to install and only when you have additional licensed programs to add to the list.

These additional programs could be a single product on media that came with your order or that were independently shipped. The order in which you load the additional optical media is not important.

Not all products will be included in this list. Among those are Programming Request for Price Quotations (PRPQs), licensed program offerings (LPOs), and single licensed programs. Installing additional licensed programs describes how to install these products after you have completed your upgrade to the new release.

If you are using image catalogs, ensure that the image catalog entry is in mounted status by entering the following command:

LODIMGCLGE IMGCLG(MYCATALOG) IMGCLGIDX(index_number) OPTION(*MOUNT)

If you have more than one image, enter the following command:

LODIMGCLGE IMGCLG(MYCATALOG) IMGCLGIDX(index_number) OPTION(*LOAD)

To add licensed programs from additional optical media to the installation list, follow these steps.

Note: If you are using image catalogs, ignore the steps that refer to loading volumes.

Load the installation media that contains the additional licensed programs. Wait for the In Use indicator to go out.
Starting from the Work with Licensed Programs (LICPGM) menu, select option 5 (Prepare for install), and press Enter. The Prepare for Install display appears.
Select the option to Work with licensed programs for the target release, and press Enter. The Work with Licensed Programs for Target Release display appears.
Select option 2 (Merge with additional distribution media) for the Generate list from prompt so that optical media contents can be added to the list. The target release value of the existing list appears.
Specify a name for the optical device and press Enter.
When the Display Messages display appears, load the next media volume.
Type G and press Enter.

After you load each volume, type G and press Enter. If there are no more volumes to load or if you want to end the loading process, type X and press Enter. A list of licensed programs appears.
Type 1 next to the additional licensed programs or optional parts that you want to select, and press Enter. The Confirm Licensed Programs for Target Release display appears. Press Enter to confirm the list.
You see the Prepare for Install display. Select the option to Display Licensed Programs for the Target Release, and press Enter.
Specify *PRINT for output on the Display Licensed Programs for Target Release display, and press Enter. This creates a spooled file that you can print and use as a reference while performing the installation.