Re: How to tell when an OS was installed?

["Carel Teijgeler" <coteijgeler@xxxxxxxxx>]

John,

In late 1995 Midrange Computing had a small utility, Display Save Information 
(DSPSAVINF). See 
http://www.mcpressonline.com/mc?printarticle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@.5bfa48a5 (this 
is a direct link to the printer friendly page), otherwise: 
http://www.mcpressonline.com/mc/.5bfa48a5 9for the archived article). the code 
is in the article.

It lists some info from data areas in QSYS, that are saved when certain SAVE- 
commands are used. It also displays restore times.

I use it occasionally, but for one entry it gives a date, that may be the date 
we upgraded our OS. (do not remeber which data area).

Finding those data areas is not that difficult.

Perhaps usefull.

Regards,
Carel Teijgeler

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On 8-9-05 at 15:34 Jones, John \(US\) wrote:

>What would be an IBM-official, or at least an this-works-for-auditors
>method of verifying the date of the last OS install/upgrade?  Not
>restore, but install/upgrade.  'Upgrade' means V4R5 to V5R1 type of
>stuff and not applying a PTF.  GO LICPGM/50 doesn't go back far enough.
> 
>The best I've been able to do so far is the WRKLICINF display screen for
>5722SS1, but the auditors don't really feel it's representative.