IBM Electronic Service Agent for iSeries and AS/400e
Simplified Activation User Guide – Release V5R1 - Revision 6.0
Chapter 5. Simplified Activation in Batch
Electronic Service Agent can be activated in a batch environment. This approach is helpful for customers with many remote systems and would like to send programs from a central site for remote activation. In order to use this method, the Electronic Service Agent product is installed and the Service Agent Simplified Activation PTFs are available on each system for install or already installed.
A sample CL program can be found in, Appendix B, page 16. Before using a program, the International License Agreement for Services Programs must be accepted.
To accept the license agreement, do one of the following:
!On a command line, enter GO SERVICE. Choose 'Display Service Agent license agreement. Read the agreement and press F6 to accept.
!On a command line, enter QSVCDRCTR/ACPTSALIC. Read the agreement and press F6 to accept.
Command | Description | Product / Library |
ADDCNTINF | Add service contact information. | 5722SS1 / QSYS |
| This is information is used by command WRKCNTINF as |
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CRTSRVCFG | Creates the service configurations used to electronically | 5722SS1 / QSYS |
| report problems and inventory information to IBM. |
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CHGSRVCFG | Changes the service configurations used to electronically | 5722SS1 / QSYS |
| report problems and inventory information to IBM. |
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DLTSRVCFG | Deletes the service configurations used to electronically | 5722SS1 / QSYS |
| report problems and inventory information to IBM. |
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VFYSRVCFG | Verifies the service configurations used to electronically | 5722SS1 / QSYS |
| report problems and inventory information to IBM. |
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CHGSD | Changes the settings for Electronic Service Agent problem | 5798RZG / QSVCDRCTR |
| reporting. |
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CHGSRVCOL | Changes the settings for Electronic Service Agent inventory | 5798RZG / QSVCDRCTR |
| collection and transmission. |
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RTVAUTODAY | Retrieves the valid days of the week used by | 5798RZG / QSVCDRCTR |
| command QSVCDRCTR/CHGSD parameters AUTOPTF |
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ACTSRVAGT | Activates Service Agent. | 5798RZG / QSVCDRCTR |
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| QSVCDRCTR/CHGSRVCOL are used before this |
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| command is used, Service Agent will start hardware |
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| problem reporting and inventory collection using those |
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| settings. If the commands were not used, Service Agent |
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| will start hardware problem reporting and inventory |
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| collection using the defaults. |
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