Re: PTF Save Files - Delete

On 27/08/2009, at 12:35 AM, Jeff Curtis wrote:

You should wait until the PTF is permanently applied.


Here is the url which verifies that..

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r3/index.jsp?topic=/rzam8/rzam8fixsavefile.htm

That document is misleading. The PTF save file is not required after a LODPTF has been performed so it can be deleted at that point. Whether you do so depends on whether you need to distribute the PTF to another system, whether to may need to reload after permanently removing the PTF, and whether you want to keep the cover letter.

If you follow the link on that page to "clearing up your save files and cover letters" you'll see it also says:

"After you have permanently installed a fix, you may want to delete the fix save file and cover letter if you do not need to distribute it to another system and if you are satisfied that the fix is not defective."

which is also misleading (and from a certain viewpoint simply wrong). If a PTF is defective then you shouldn't have permanently applied it. I'd also like to see how a defective permanently applied PTF can be removed easily.


Regards,
Simon Coulter.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
FlyByNight Software OS/400, i5/OS Technical Specialists

http://www.flybynight.com.au/
Phone: +61 2 6657 8251 Mobile: +61 0411 091 400 /"\
Fax: +61 2 6657 8251 \ /
X
ASCII Ribbon campaign against HTML E-Mail / \
--------------------------------------------------------------------