IBM iSeries - Manual (Page 18)

The different methods of distributing fixes to target site systems are shown in the following illustration.
Object
Distribution or
SNDPTF
or
S
A
V
F
Load and Apply
or or
Individual PTFs
Cumulative
PTF Package
or
Tailored
PTF Installation
Instructions
First Installation
or Upgrade
Central Site
System Installation
Instructions
or CPYPTF or CPYPTF
RV2Q628-1
Central Site
System
LPs Installed
with
PTFs Applied
Central Site
System
Load and Apply
Central Site
System
Load and Apply
Target Site
System
LPs Installed
with
PTFs Applied
Target Site
System
Load and Apply
Target Site
System
LPs Installed
with
PTFs Applied
S
A
V
F
or
or
or
SAVF by way
of electronic
customer support
Tailored
Tape
Central
Distribution
Media
Tailored
Tape
Create
Distribution
Media
Create
Distribution
Media
Central Site
Distribution
Tape
IBM
CD-ROM
Distribution
Media
CD-ROM
PTF
Media
CD-ROM
PTF
Media
or
Central Site
CD-ROM
Distribution
Media
CD-ROM
Distribution
Media
The numbers at the beginning of the following paragraphs correspond to the reverse image numbers on
the previous illustration.
(1)
12 iSeries: Using central site distribution to install multiple iSeries servers