Re: Defective PTF ALERT!!!!

[Neil Palmer <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

MF15336 and it's supersede MF15750 are both defective.  Fix PTF MF16194 is
now available.


On Thu, 17 Jul 1997, Charlie Massoglia wrote:

> This is why we use a Cum-1 stategy.  We order cum tapes/CD Roms as they
> become available.  We wait until the next one is available and order it.  We
> then order the PSP (SF98vrm) for the previous cum to check for defective
> PTFs.  If there are any, we omit them when we load the previous cum.
> 
> We adopted this stategy after a defective PTF under V1R2 which prevented a
> SAVSYS done after applying the cum tape from being restored after a disk
> crash.  Sounds like a similar problem to what you have described here.
> >
> >For those concerned about the subject of this message, I am still awaiting
> >a fix for this
> >problem from IBM.
> >
> >IBM has declared MF15336 defective. This PTF is on cum c7126320 and
> >permanently
> >applies, so it must be omitted at install time.
> >
> >This PTF makes a System Save tape unable to be used for License Restores.
> >If anyone knows about this problem and has a fix please send me some
> >infomation,
> >anything would be usefull.
> >
> >Thanks.. 
> >Rich Garcia
> >Systems Programmer
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> 
> 
> Charlie Massoglia, Massoglia Technical Consulting, Inc.
> PO Box 1065, Okemos, MI 48854, USA
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