IBM i Installation - Distribution File

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Last updated: Oct 01, 2024 by Tony Partin
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Currently, Universal Agent 7.7.0 for IBM i does not include Universal Command (UCMD) or Universal Data Mover (UDM).   Customers who require those components should use an older version of Workload Automation for IBM i.  The latest version containing those components is 5.1.1.  Older versions of Workload Automation for IBM i can be installed alongside version 7.7.0.

IBM i Distribution File

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

Platform

Distribution File

IBM i 7.3

sb-7.7.0.0-as400-7.3.tar.Z

Obtaining the Distribution File

To obtain the Universal Agent 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 Universal Agent 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-7.7.0.0-as400-7.3.tar.Z

In this format:

  • Version is the current version of Universal Agent.
  • Release is the current release of Universal Agent.
  • Modification Level is the current Universal Agent feature set.
  • Maintenance Level is the Universal Agent 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-7.7.0.1-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 Universal Agent for IBM i.

The Universal Agent 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 Universal Agent 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 Universal Agent for IBM i.

File Name

Description

UNV770.SAVF

Universal Agent 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 Universal Agent for IBM i.

File Name

Description

CUMUNV770

Universal Agent Cumulative PTF Save File.

README.TXT

Summary of the installation procedure.