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Installing the Agent for OS/400

This document describes the hotfix installation procedure for the OS/400 agent.

A three-figure abbreviation is provided for each supported OS/400 version. It is part of the agent's file name and is described in the Terminology (O41 for OS/400 version V4R1M0 and later).

Terminate the agent before you start the update installation.

Requirements

Supplied Files

The OS/400 agent is supplied as a binary SavFile. This file can be found in the subdirectory IMAGE:AGENTS\AS400.

 

The CallAPI files and its implementation are described in a separate document.


Procedure

1. Transferring the file to the host
2. Creating the library
3. Setting up the system environment

There are two different methods that can be used to start the agent. Variant 1 requires a CL routine per agent that should start (more complex). Variant 2 starts or ends the agent via separate programs. 

Method 1

4. Creating the start and end programs
5. Starting or ending the Agent

Method 2

4. Including the library in the library list
5. Starting or ending the Agent