Chapter 3 Planning for Your Task

Table of Contents

3.1 Verifying Required Materials

Source Material Components

Tool Options

Media Requirements

Operating System Version Requirements

3.2 General Planning Tasks

3.3 CD-ROM Planning Tasks

3.4 Checking Tape Media

3.5 Checking Peripherals

CD-ROM Disk Drive

SCSI Tape Devices

LDEV 1 Disk Minimum Capacity

LDEV 1 Disk Maximum Usage

3.6 Estimating Disk Space

Non-Contiguous Disk Space Requirements

Contiguous Disk Space Requirements

Disk Space Error Messages

Before you modify your operating system software, you need to plan for the process. Planning includes collecting all the required materials, scheduling the modification, and notifying affected personnel. Perform the activities in this section before you begin to modify the system software.

	CAUTION: You must use a checklist to determine which tasks to perform. If you started without a checklist, return to Chapter 2 “Task Checklists” and select the checklist that is appropriate for your task. Perform only the steps in the sections that appear on your checklist.