RE: OS/400 V6R1 Cumulative PTFs

Yes, I know. I don't have an internet connection that will allow me to
download the big ones like the Cumulative PTFs.

Someone is sending me a set.

Thanks!

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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vernon Hamberg
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 10:40 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: OS/400 V6R1 Cumulative PTFs

Shannon

These are all available at Fix Central for download - I don't think you need
to be on support, unless that has changed. I just tried it - I was able to
set up an FTP download.

The main selection goes back to V5R4 or even V5R3, I think - there's also a
dropdown on the right that goes back to V4Rx - this was discussed in a
recent thread started by Jim Oberholtzer, as I recall.

HTH
Vern

On 11/13/2013 10:33 PM, Shannon O'Donnell wrote:

Hi,



I have a used 520 that I was able to migrate to V6R1 before the
support on it ran out, but we did not think to order the cumulative
PTFs or the HIPERS, and all the Group PTFs while we still could under
maintenance. We had ordered V6R1 and then let it sit around for more
than a year, well after maintenance was up, before we loaded it on that

system.

We do not use this system very much anymore so there did not seem to be

any

sense in paying $3K a year in maintenance for it at the time. Recently,
however, we wanted to test some software on it and realized that we need

to

apply all the PTFs, HIPERS and all the Group PTFs to do so. I checked
with our BP and it would cost us just under $5K to put the system back
on maintenance with IBM and that includes the penalty fee IBM forces
on you (big blue jerks). That's an outrageous fee for something we
will only use sporadically.



So before I give up entirely on using this box, I wanted to ask if
there is anyone out here who has all the latest (wouldn't even
necessarily need to be the LATEST! As no ptfs were applied for V6R1)
Cumulative PTFs, all the Group PTFs and all the HIPERS laying around
on DVD/CD somewhere and could loan them to us.



I would be glad to pay a reasonable fee and of course pay for shipping
both ways so I could get them back to you when we are done loading them.



Can anyone help me with this or is this just too far out there of a

request?

If you want, please feel free to contact me off-list.



Thanks!


Shannon O'Donnell

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