Re: 'On order only' PTFs

Is that the same as IXS (server)?   
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Guy Terry <guy.terry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 16:44:14 +0000
Subject: Re: 'On order only' PTFs


A couple of weeks ago something in our iSeries attached xSeries failed, 
causing the IXA to disappear. Then our 520 crashed and a 2844 was 
replaced. Both problems were fixed by replacing hardware, but WRKPRB had 
a few entries, especially about the missing xSeries, that I submitted. 
At about the same time the most recent CUME for v5r3 was released.

A couple of the problems showed ANSWERED instead of SENT (WRKPRB status 
column). WRKPRB had downloaded about six PTF's (that were also part of 
the new CUME) itself. I guessed that the 'intelligence' for doing that 
was done by whatever it is at IBM's end that answers WRKPRB submissions. 
And I don't think the PTF's were in any way responsible for fixing the 
problem we had.