RE: Is IPL necessary?

The iSeries isn't like a PC, you don't have to reboot it regularly; if that's 
what you are asking.

Assuming your system is kept up to on PTFs, the IPLs required for PTF 
application should be plenty.  That might be monthly, quarterly, even yearly I 
suppose.

If you aren't keeping up to date on PTFs, I think IBM recommends at least a 
yearly IPL.  But you'll find plenty of stories on about 400s that haven't been 
IPL'd in many years.

HTH,

Charles Wilt
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
 

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> Hello,
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> I am an RPG programmer and we have an Iseries 825. I was told 
> by one of
> our operators that IPLs do not need to be routinely scheduled.
> 
> Is this true? Is there any documentation I can refer to?
> 
> TIA
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> Jose  
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