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       Readme File for IBM i Access for Windows Service Packs
            5770-XE1 V6R1M0 Cumulative Service Pack Level
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                               SI36916
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       (c) Copyright IBM Corporation 2010.  All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents
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1.0  INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
 1.1  INSTALLING FROM AN IBM i
 1.2  COMBINING THE SERVICE PACK WITH AN IBM i ACCESS FOR WINDOWS INSTALL IMAGE 
2.0  RECOMMENDATIONS/RESTRICTIONS
 2.1  IBM i SERVER FIXES
 2.2  APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT FUNCTION WITHIN System i NAVIGATOR 
3.0  AUTHORIZED PROGRAM ANALYSIS REPORT (APAR) ABSTRACTS
      - SERVICE PACK LEVEL = SI36916 (January 2010)
4.0  INSTALL/UNINSTALL CONSIDERATIONS
 4.1  REMOVING THE SERVICE PACK
 4.2  UNABLE TO INSTALL FROM THE SERVICE SOURCE?
 4.3  SERVICE PACK CONTROL

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1.0  INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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1.1  INSTALLING FROM AN IBM i
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   The following method would be used if you have received the IBM i
   Access for Windows service pack through the IBM i PTF ordering process
   either as an individual PTF order or as part of an i5/OS PTF cumulative 
   package.

   Once this service pack has been applied to an IBM i with the LODPTF and
   APYPTF IBM i commands, it can be installed on individual PC's with the 
   "Check Service Level" shortcut in the IBM i Access for Windows Service 
   folder.

   Check Service Level, controlled by the IBM i Access for Windows 
   Properties Service tab, will detect that the Service source directory has 
   been updated, and will present the user with the option to install the 
   service pack at startup time as well.

   The APYPTF command will update each of the IBM i Access for Windows 
   install image directories:
	\QIBM\ProdData\Access\Windows\Image32
	\QIBM\ProdData\Access\Windows\Image64a 
   This means that a user can install (or upgrade) IBM i Access for Windows 
   from one of these combined image directories and get the latest applied 
   service level automatically in one integrated step - since the original 
   installation images files have been replaced by updated versions via the 
   service pack PTF.

   Any client that installs IBM i Access for Windows (or selected features)
   from one of these images will automatically receive this service pack
   level.  In this scenario, the service pack cannot be uninstalled
   on the client PC because it is merged in with the base release.

   NOTE: The IBM i contains two IBM i Access for Windows install 
   images. One for each processor architecture supported by IBM i Access
   for Windows:    
   	\QIBM\ProdData\Access\Windows\Image32  (for 32-bit (X86) based PCs)
   	\QIBM\ProdData\Access\Windows\Image64a (for AMD64 based PCs)
   
   Running setup.exe from the IBM i Access for Windows install image 
   directory that matches your PC's processor type will launch the install
   wizard for that specific architecture.
   
   Running cwblaunch.exe from the IBM i Access for Windows install image 
   root directory (\QIBM\ProdData\Access\Windows) will determine your PC's 
   processor architecture and will launch the install wizard from the
   appropriate image directory.  

   RMVPTF will restore your IBM i install image to the prior service level 
   (or the base release if there was no prior service pack applied). 


1.2  COMBINING THE SERVICE PACK WITH AN IBM i ACCESS FOR WINDOWS INSTALL IMAGE 
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   The following method could be used if you downloaded the service pack from  
   the IBM i Access for Windows web page location: 
      http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/software/access/windows/casp.html

   If your install image resides on a local or network drive, you can download
   the service pack from the IBM i Access for Windows web page. Then you can 
   combine your installation image with the service pack in order to update it
   to the latest service level. You will need to create an administrative 
   install image and then use the appropiate UPDATE.EXE download available in 
   the service pack FTP directory to update the administrative image to the 
   latest service pack level. 
   
   NOTE: You can not combine a service pack with the image that was shipped with
   your IBM i Access for Windows DVD or your IBM i. You need to create a
   separate administrative image as explained below.
   
   To create the administrative install image follow these steps:
   
   1. Open a command prompt window.
   2. Change directories to the folder containing the IBM i Access for 
      Windows install image. This can be the image on the IBM i, the image
      on the IBM i Access for Windows DVD or an image on a local or network 
      drive.
   3. Run the following command:
         SETUP.EXE /a
      The installation wizard will start.
   4. If your install image has multiple language sources, you will be prompted
      to choose one as your Primary Language.
   5. In the Network Location dialog, choose the target directory for your
      administrative image and click Install.
      
   The administrative image will be generated under the chosen directory. You 
   only need to perform this process once. Subsequent service packs can be 
   combined with the same administrative image.
   
   Once you have an administrative image, you can merge it with the service 
   pack by following these steps:
   
   1. Download UPDATE.EXE from the service pack FTP directory to a directory on
      your PC or server.
      NOTE: a separate version of the UPDATE.EXE download exists for each 
      installation image type: for the 32-bit based image you must download
      UPDATE_32.EXE, for the 64-bit AMD based image download UPDATE_64A.EXE.
   2. Open a command prompt window.
   3. Change directories to the folder containing UPDATE.EXE.
   4. Run the following command:
         UPDATE.EXE /v"/a X:\admin_image\cwbinstall.msi"
      where X:\admin_image denotes the drive and directory containing the 
      administrative image.
      The installation wizard will start.
   5. Follow the instructions in the wizard to start the update process.
   4. The target administrative image will be updated to the new service level.
   5. After completion, you can delete the downloaded UPDATE.EXE file, as it is
      no longer needed.
      
   A user that installs from the merged administrative image will get the 
   latest applied service level automatically. Users that originally installed
   from the administrative image can reinstall by running SETUP.EXE from the 
   merged image or by using the "Check Service Level" shortcut in the IBM i
   Access for Windows Service folder to get the latest service level. 
   
   NOTE: Users that originally installed IBM i Access for Windows from the
   IBM i, from the IBM i Access for Windows DVD or from any other source
   that contains a non-administrative image, will not be able to reinstall from
   an administrative image. Only installations that were initially done from an
   administrative image can be updated by reinstalling from a merged 
   administrative image.
    

2.0  RECOMMENDATIONS/RESTRICTIONS
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 2.1  IBM i SERVER FIXES
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   In addition to installing the IBM i Access for Windows Service Pack, 
   all servers should stay current on the latest Cumulative PTF Package,
   HIPER Group PTF, and Database Group PTF. Refer to IBM eServer IBM i Technical
   Support. Recommended fixes are at:
   http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.nsf/recommendedfixes

 2.2  Application Development function within System i Navigator
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   The Application Development folder within System i Navigator
   is added when the System i Navigator Network component 
   is installed.  
   Application Administration can be used to restrict 
   the display of the Application Development folder 
   to certain users or groups of users.

 
3.0  AUTHORIZED PROGRAM ANALYSIS REPORT (APAR) ABSTRACTS
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   This a list of APAR fixes included in this service pack.
   Each service pack is cumulative.  The current service pack
   includes all the fixes from the prior service pack levels.
   The APAR abstracts are listed by installable component
   within a service pack level.

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Service Pack Level = SI36916 (GA)
Build date = January 2010
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4.0  INSTALL/UNINSTALL CONSIDERATIONS
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   The following sections describe additional support and known
   problems that you may notice while using the Install/Uninstall
   function.

4.1  REMOVING THE SERVICE PACK
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   You cannot remove a service pack that was installed by running
   setup.exe from an updated installation image. In order to remove 
   a service pack that was installed in this fashion, you must 
   first uninstall IBM i Access for Windows.  Then, re-install it
   using an image that is at an older service level, such as the 
   image available on the IBM i Access for Windows DVD.


4.2  UNABLE TO INSTALL FROM THE SERVICE SOURCE?
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   If you experience problems while installing a service pack over 
   slow communication lines, and if installing from a DVD or a faster
   connection is not possible, then the service pack could be 
   installed in this manner:

   1)  A setting exists on the IBM i Access for Windows Properties
       Service tab that will copy the service pack image to the
       PC's temporary directory, install the service pack, then
       remove the copied files.  To use this support you will
       need to:
	 Go to the "IBM i Access for Windows Properties"
	 Select the "Service" tab
	 Check the box "Copy install image to PC before installing"

   2)  Run Check Service Level (either from the IBM i Access
       for Windows Service folder shortcut or when Check Service 
       Level runs at system boot on its defined schedule)

       No status information will be displayed while the files are
       being copied.  To determine if the transfers are progressing,
       look in the 'CA400CKV' directory.  This will be a sub
       directory below the %TEMP% directory.
       For example:
       C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\CA400CKV
       You should see new files appear periodically.

   3)   Proceed through the install wizard to complete the install.
  
4.3  SERVICE PACK CONTROL
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  To prevent users from installing the Service Pack, an 
  administrator can use the SP.TXT file.  If the administrator
  places a file named SP.TXT (with a 'N' in the first position of 
  the first line) in the service pack installation image directory,
  the service pack will not be installed.

