Content Manager OnDemand and the iSeries

The question has come up about these commands and the iSeries version of this product. Before i tell how that would work, a couple of comments (or more).

First- Any thing connected to using the stuff on this blog with OnDemand on the iSeries will relate ONLY to the Common Server environment. The Spool File Archive was a very different creature and these commands will not work with it

Second - The Content Manager OnDemand Common Server for the iseries is one of the best ports IBM has ever done. If you have an iSeries, DO NOT put your OnDemand server on a Windows installation. Use it on the iSeries. These two products are a wonderful match. (And if you need help with that you can contact sales@transcendenttech.com or mballard@trasncendenttech.com)

Third - I do not have access to an iSeries with OnDemand installed. Any information on here will be me working from memory.

So, that said, here is how you can use the arsdoc, arsadmin, and other commands on the iSeries Common Server install. All of these commands are available in the QShell environment. Don't know what the QShell is? It is a Unix type environment available on the iSeries and can be accessed by typing qsh on the command line. This will put you into the environment and allow access by typing Unix-style commands. Very handy for accessing the IFS which is where these commands are at.

So once you have types qsh, what next? Navigate to the command area by typing cd to get where you wish to go. I do not remember exactly where these commands are at, but believe it is under ProdData under QIBM. A little hunting, possibly from the iseries navigator will get you to the commands. Once you have located the folder these are in, all of the execution is the same as in the posts I have done. I do believe you will need to use the Unix style ./ in front of the commands, but am not positive about that.

If you look in the IFS you will also find that these commands are not actual programs in the IFS. The items in the IFS are just symbolic links back to programs in the libraries in the normal iSeries environment. This means that you could use these programs instead, but I find it easier to use them through the Qshell. Probably because this allows me to remember names and syntax for one set of commands across all platforms. Wish IBM would do THAT ion a few more places.

But if you have an iSeries, give it a try. Good luck and be sure to let me know if I have anything wrong or if you find something that would be helpful.