Customers can request information on corrections and/or correction deliveries using the new REQUEST-CORRECTION-DELIVERY statement or the Edit: Request correction delivery option. IMON creates a formatted request (with the file name $TSOS.IMON.DELREQ.<timestamp>) that contains the desired data and sends this request by mail to the software distribution center of Fujitsu Technology Solutions. IMON uses the following parameter file for mail configuration.
$TSOS.SYSPAR.IMON.<customer_ID>.MAIL.CONFIG
The scope of the request can be defined as follows.
Delta delivery with only the modified release items of the supply unit (default)
Correction delivery for the entire supply unit
Only information on the corrections made
Using the parameter file for mail configuration (see "Parameter file for mail configuration ") and the user input, IMON creates a correction request (with the file name $TSOS.IMON.DELREQ.<timestamp>) that is sent by mail to the software distribution center of Fujitsu Technology Solutions.
The following delivery methods can be selected.
Delivery to the customer on a SOLIS2 data volume of the specified device type.
Delivery in a PLAM library by direct transfer to the customer system using openFT. This option is available only to customers with a direct BS2000 network connection.
WWW delivery made available on the Internet.
WWW delivery
This delivery method enables customers to request correction deliveries for their BS2000 sysems at short notice and at no extra cost.
Once the request has been received, the software distribution center performs the following actions.
The request is checked against the specific individual software configuration.
The delivery package is custom generated as an FT delivery in a PLAM library and is assigned an identification key using the MD5 algorithm in order to ensure integrity.
The delivery is compressed in BS2000 using the BS2ZIP utility, transferred in binary form to a POSIX system, and is made available on the Internet with password protection for a period of 14 days after the requested provision date. Binary transfer is made using the program specified by the user for collection from the Internet (FTP or openFT).
The user is informed by mail that the delivery is available. The mail contains not only the delivery documentation but also the access data needed to identify the delivery (URL, ID, password, MD5 key). The mail is sent to the address of the system administrator registered with Fujitsu Technology Solutions.
After receipt of the above information, the user performs the following actions.
Using the access data sent with the mail, the user signs on to the WWW server of Fujitsu Technology Solutions. On the page specified by the URL there is a link for downloading the BS2000 delivery and with information on how to proceed further.
The delivery package can be downloaded onto any customer server on which the program for collecting the delivery as specified in the request (FTP or openFT) is available. It is essential to use this program so that data transfer is binary compatible.
If necessary, the delivery can be unpacked and its integrity checked on the customer server before transfering it to BS2000.
Transfer to BS2000 must be in binary form.
The package is unpacked using the procedure supplied and a new MD5 key is created for the integrity check; this can be compared with the key in the mail.
Further processing of the delivery package is then performed using IMON.
Prerequisites for a WWW delivery
FTP (part of the chargeable supply unit INETSERV) or the chargeable supply unit openFT must be available.
The following customer information must be supplied to Fujitsu Technology Solutions in order to identify the WWW participant.
Short name of the system to which the delivery is to be sent (customer ID)
Name and mail address of the system administrator