IBM i Installation - Distribution File

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Last updated: Jan 31, 2024
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Currently, IBM i runs Workload Automation 5.1.1.   These pages provide information for that version.

IBM i Distribution File

The Workload Automation for IBM i product distribution file contains all of the files required for the installation of the Workload Automation for IBM i package.

Platform

Distribution File

IBM i (AS/400 5.4)

sb-5.1.1.0-as400-5.4.tar.Z

IBM i 7.6

sb-5.1.1.0-as400-7.6.tar.Z

Obtaining the Distribution File

To obtain the Workload Automation for IBM i package, you must download the corresponding product distribution file from the Stonebranch Customer Portal.

Note

A customer user name and password — provided by Stonebranch, Inc. — are required to access this area.

Distribution File Format

The format of the Workload Automation for IBM i distribution file name is different for a full release than it is for a maintenance release.

Full Release

For a full release installation, the product distribution file name has the following format:

sb-Version.Release.Modification Level.Maintenance Level-operating system-version.release.tar.Z

For example: sb-5.1.1.0-as400-5.4.tar.Z

In this format:

  • Version is the current version of Workload Automation.
  • Release is the current release of Workload Automation.
  • Modification Level is the current Workload Automation feature set.
  • Maintenance Level is the Workload Automation build level.
  • operating system is the name of the operating system.
  • version.release is the minimum supported version and release of the operating system.

Maintenance Release

For a maintenance release installation, the product distribution file name has a modified format:

  • -ptfs is included after the operating system name.
  • version.release is not included after the operating system name.

For example: sb-5.1.1.1-as400-ptfs.tar.Z

(See Transferring for a Maintenance Release for information about PTFs in maintenance release distribution.)

Distribution File Contents

The distribution file contains the installation files required for the installation of Workload Automation for IBM i.

The Workload Automation Licensed Program for IBM i is distributed as an IBM i Save File.

Depending on whether the installation is for a full release or a maintenance release of Workload Automation for IBM i, the distribution file contains different installation files.

Full Release

The following table lists the installation files included in the distribution file for a full release of Workload Automation for IBM i.

File Name

Description

UNV511.SAVF

Workload Automation Licensed Program Save File.

README.TXT

Summary of the installation procedure.

Maintenance Release

The following table lists the installation files included in the distribution file for a maintenance release of Workload Automation for IBM i.

File Name

Description

CUMUNV511

Workload Automation Cumulative PTF Save File.

README.TXT

Summary of the installation procedure.