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Workspace IBM i
Categories Install and Upgrade and Licensing
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 25, 2018

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Enhancement suggestion for LODIMGCLG OPTION(*UNLOAD)

In IBM i v7.2 it is my understanding that only one image catalog can be mounted at any time to a virtual device. If this is incorrect then the rest of this RFE invalid and can be closed on that confirmation. But if my understanding is correct I'd like to suggest an enhancement to the LODIMGCLG OPTION(*UNLOAD) command.

Currently as the command stands today the image catalog name (IMGCLG) is a required parameter when loading or unloading. For the load this is perfectly understandable. But if only one image catalog can be loaded to a device then allowing unload based on the device name would be a possible feature. A new special value for the IMGCLG parameter could be added that would only be allowed if also used with OPTION(*UNLOAD) and a valid device in the DEV parameter. I would suggest *MOUNTED as this special value.


Use Case:

Usage would be as such:
LODIMGCLG IMGCLG(*MOUNTED) OPTION(*UNLOAD) DEV(OPTVRT01)
This command would then unmount whatever image catalog is currently mounted to OPTVRT01 regardless of what the image catalog name is.


Idea priority Low
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 3, 2022
    IBM believes that the request described has been solved and is available with IBM i 7.5.

    Please see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.5?topic=ssw_ibm_i_75/cl/lodimgclg.htm for more information.

    IBM Power Systems Development
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 25, 2020

    The requested function is not a candidate to be PTFed to existing releases, but it is on our team's list to try to get into the next major release.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jul 30, 2018

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - Install, Upgrade, Licensing
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - Core OS
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jul 26, 2018

    In V7R3 you can load multiple image catalogs at the same time, no idea if it is limited at V7R2 (just try it).

    Example...

    Image ASP Device
    Catalog Status Type Threshold Device Status

    CUMPACK Ready Optical *CALC OPTVRT01 Active
    DBH Ready Optical *CALC OPTVRT02 Active

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