RE: Y2K Group PTF Potential Problem

Pete,
Its about six weeks since i applied the (then) latest Y2k group ptf, also on
a V4R3 machine and i'm pretty sure that it also asked for the second CD.

Regards,
Stuart
                                     
Stuart Allen
European Systems Analyst
Fellowes

mailto:sallen@fellowes.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pete Massiello [SMTP:pmassiello@os-solutions.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 4:12 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: Y2K Group PTF Potential Problem
> 
> To muddy the waters even further.  Last week I put the Y2K group PTF on 2
> AS/400s running
> V4R3, and one asked for the second volume, and the other did not.  They
> were both at the
> same CUM level.  So, as I read all these stories I have one explanation
> "Go Figure?"
> 
> Soap-box *ON
>     The best things about an AS/400 is that we are carrying on a
> conversation about
> whether or not we are asked about a 2nd CD, when the rest of the computer
> industry has
> much bigger issues.
> 
>     I read a good quote last week, that said with the Advent of quicker
> and quicker PCs,
> all it means is that your machines running Windows will crash quicker.
> Soon, we will get
> to the point where they will crash before they IPL.  :)
> 
>     Pete Massiello
> 
> 
> Chuck Lewis wrote:
> 
> > That's the CUM package. The instructions say IT will ask for the second
> CD if needed
> > (like it has ALWAYS worked...)
> >
> > The Y2K PTF's Group PTF is the one that DOES NOT ask for the 2nd cd...
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> > Jim Langston wrote:
> >
> > > I just received the CUM package for V3R7M0 about 4
> > > days ago on 2 CDs.  The CUM package for V3R7M0 is
> > > not this way.
> > >
> > > I, also, had only had to put in the first CD.  Just now I tested
> > > by putting in the second CD and GO PTF and 8 Install Package,
> > > and a message on QSYSOPR told me to stick in the first CD.
> > >
> > > So the last CUM for V3R7M0 is a "normal" PTF type.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Jim Langston
> > >
> > > Chuck Lewis wrote:
> > >
> > > > Yep, I was told this by support when I talked with them Monday. They
> SPECIFICALLY
> > > > mentioned this (I was getting a cum tape, hiper and the Y2K stuff
> for V4R1...)
> > > > and I started to ask WHY they did that with this one but got
> sidetracked. I do
> > > > seem to remember someone else posting that to Midrange-L earlier
> this month or I
> > > > got an alert from SOMEWHERE else.
> > > >
> > > > Chuck
> > > >
> > > > franz99@attglobal.net wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > IBM has been updating the Group PTF for Y2K recently, and recently
> > > > > the shipment has been 2 cd's. Weeks ago I loaded the ptfs on 10
> AS/400s.
> > > > >
> > > > > Each machine, some at V3R7, some V4R2 only asked for the 1st cd.
> Assumed
> > > > >
> > > > > no ptfs on the 2nd cd related to my machines. Today I checked the
> IBM
> > > > > site for
> > > > > new changes, and found the following text in the PSP "Both media
> volumes
> > > > > included
> > > > > in this order should be treated as separate single PTF orders.
> There is
> > > > > not a prompt
> > > > > to load the second volume." I must have missed that in the PSP
> several
> > > > > weeks ago
> > > > > (I did lose my glasses a while ago), or it just wasn't there.
> > > > > Today I updated several machines with the 2nd cd, and indeed, more
> ptfs
> > > > > were loaded.
> > > > > I would recommend that anyone who has not loaded the Y2K Group
> PTFs
> > > > > recently
> > > > > do so. There seems to be a number of recent additions. The label
> on the
> > > > > 2nd cd,
> > > > > labelled "2 of 2" will not automatically load after the 1st cd
> (like
> > > > > every other ptf
> > > > > process I have ever seen from IBM). See the site
> AS400service.ibm.com
> > > > > for
> > > > > Info Apars & PSP. The Group PTF SF99200 is for V3R7, V4R1,2,3,4.
> SF99201
> > > > > is
> > > > > for V3R2.
> > > > > Jim Franz
> > > > > Systematic Control, Inc
> > > > > jfranz@sysctl.com
> > > > >
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