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Planning licensed program distribution
There are a number of things to consider when planning a central site distribution. Some concerns about
whether or not objects with security-sensitive attributes can be restored are addressed in Before you install
the central site system onto a target system.
License considerations and handling of such programs is covered in:
v Distributing license information
This section tells you about distributing license information for products that use the OS/400 license
management function.
v Creating the IBM licensed program distribution media or premastering tape
This section explains how to create a distribution media at the central site system. There are also
instructions for creating a tape for premastering the CD-ROM. You will also select which installation
profile to use and which licensed programs and OS/400 optional programs to put on your distribution
media.
v Copying the IBM licensed program distribution media and Licensed Internal Code
This section explains how to duplicate both tape and optical media and how to copy Licensed Internal
Code.
v Installing OS/400 and other licensed programs on a target site system
This section explains how to distribute all or part of OS/400 and other licensed programs.
Besides license concerns, you will have to consider:
v Manuals for target site system
Each new system comes with users and service manuals. This lets you know which manuals need to
be ordered for each target system.
v Installing a new iSeries server
If the target system or central system is new, this explains what to expect.
v Language files for the target site system
This explains what to do in order to copy the primary and secondary language files onto the distribution
media so you can install them at your target site systems.
v User profiles and device configuration distribution to a target system
This page gives you all the references to set up the user profiles and device configuration from the
central site system for use on the target site system.
Before you install the central site system onto a target system
The Allow Object Restore (QALWOBJRST) system value specifies whether or not objects with
security-sensitive attributes can be restored. It is important to set the value to *ALL before performing the
following system attributes:
v Installing a new release of OS/400
v Installing new licensed programs
v Applying fixes
v Recovering the system
So that these activities do not fail, set the value of QALWOBJRST to *ALL. To ensure System Security,
return the QALWOBJRST value to your normal setting after completing the system
Distributing license information
License information can be distributed for products that use the OS/400 license management function. IBM
supplies usage limit information for only the central site system. The central site must then determine the
usage limits for each target site system and do one of the following:
v Load the usage limit information on the media that is given to each target site.
14 iSeries: Using central site distribution to install multiple iSeries servers