Time for cume PTFs

As promised yesterday with the resolution of our serial number fiasco, moving
on to my next topic:

I've ordered cume PTFs (SF99vrm) for the V3R2 & V3R7 boxes, which were last
cume'd in '97 & '98.  (How this shop made it through Y2K, I'll never know.)
It's been several years since I've had to work with PTFs.  I have also
downloaded the PSPs (SF98vrm) and am running through those as well.

Through this mailing list, I am aware of the "group" PTFs (database, Y2K,
others?)  Is there a reason why these aren't on the cume PTF?  (Maybe that was
a bad assumption - Are the group PTFs on the cume?)

Can the cume and group PTFs all be applied in one shot?  Can it be done in one
weekend?

Since V3R2 is a dead-end, does it make any sense at this point to even apply
the cume for that?  Eventually, that CISC box will be traded in for (o.k.,
replaced by) a V4R5 or higher RISC box.  Given that, aren't we just saving
*ALLUSR from the V3R2 box and restoring to the new box.  Or is there a minimum
cume level we need to be at to be able to do that?

Other advice on applying cume & group PTFs are welcome.

Dan Bale
IT - AS/400
Handleman Company
248-362-4400  Ext. 4952
D.Bale@Handleman.com
  Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur.
  (Whatever is said in Latin seems profound.)
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