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v Optical units
v Diskette units
v Twinaxial or token-ring attached personal computers
Note: You can specify the device descriptions naming
convention as part of an installation profile. See Working
with installation profiles for information about installation
profiles.
However, the central site system must be aware of this configuration if the central site system distributes
application programs that are used by different systems.
Note: Remote communications are not configured using this
option.
Installing applications and restoring objects using a user-defined
installation program
When you use automatic installation, you can perform many tasks automatically by creating a program.
This program performs the tasks and sends the appropriate instructions to the target site system operator.
You can manage profiles, authorizations and similar properties and programs with the following tools:
v Restore user profiles by using the Restore User Profile (RSTUSRPRF) command.
v Restore configuration information by using the Restore Configuration (RSTCFG) command.
v Restore authorizations by using the Restore Authority (RSTAUT) command.
v Install applications by using Control Language (CL) commands.
v Install user products that are packaged by the System Manager/400 licensed program by using the
Restore Licensed Program (RSTLICPGM) command.
v Install new licensed programs that IBM distributes independently of an OS/400 release.
Before you create a distribution media, copy the program that is appropriate for the target site system to
QLPUSER in the QGPL library. This is done using the QLPUSER program. During an automatic
installation, the program runs after installation of all IBM-supplied programs, assuming the distribution
media contains the QLPUSER program in the QGPL library. You can also verify the operation of the
QLPUSER program at the target site system.
Note: If the QLPUSER program already exists in the QGPL
library, the system deletes the program during automatic
installation before the restoring the QGPL library. This
ensures that the distribution media will control additional
processing. The central site must have a separate copy of
the QLPUSER program if it uses automatic installation of
IBM-supplied media.
Working with installation profiles will give you the procedures necessary to create and alter installation
profiles.
Using the QLPUSER program
To perform many tasks automatically, you must create a program in the QGPL library and call it
QLPUSER. This program performs these tasks, and sends appropriate instructions to the operator at the
target site system.
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