RE: TCP/IP PTF Level

Thank you for guiding me Rob.
 
My system is at V5R4 and when I do WRKPTFGRP I get the following screen:
 
PTF Group             Text                          
SF99540               CUMULATIVE PTF PACKAGE C9104540
SF99539               GROUP HIPER                   
SF99504               DB2 FOR SYSTEM I              
SF99315               TCP/IP GROUP PTF              
SF99291               JAVA                          
SF99186               BACKUP RECOVERY SOLUTIONS     
SF99143               PERFORMANCE TOOLS             
SF99114               IBM HTTP SERVER FOR I         
 
When I go to the link suggested by you to check the current V5R4 Cum,it shows :
 
The latest cumulative package for i 5.4 and i 5.4.5 is: C0117540.
 
Also when I view the PSP for SF99315(TCP/IP Group PTF),I see a bunch of PTF Numbers
 

From here ,how do I make out how far behind the current level my system is on TCP/IP PTF?Also do I need to take option 5 against

SF99315               TCP/IP GROUP PTF              
on my system and compare each PTF Numbers with the ones which are in PSP for SF99315 and install the ones which are missing?
 
Pls advice
 
Thanks again for your guidance
 
Darell
 


--- On Thu, 21/10/10, rob@xxxxxxxxx <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


From: rob@xxxxxxxxx <rob@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: TCP/IP PTF Level
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, 21 October, 2010, 12:52 PM


Let's start with this question:  How do I tell what the recommended ptf's
for TCP/IP are?
First, make sure you are running the latest "cume" and appropriate "group"
ptfs.  You can view/order these via Fix Central for supported versions of
the operating system at:
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/main/System+i
If you just want to view them you can try:
http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/sline003.NSF/GroupPTFs?OpenView&view=GroupPTFs
See also the appropriate SF98vrm (example SF98710) at
http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/sline003.nsf/ALLPSPBYREL
This will tell you the current cume level.

Now, there may be additional recommended ptf's for various products.  You
can look for them at:
http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.nsf/recommendedfixes

You can also search ptf cover letters at
http://www-912.ibm.com/a_dir/as4ptf.nsf/as4ptfhome
For example, if I search for 5770TC1 in just the 7.1 ptfs I will get about
20 hits.

Does that help?

You can search your ptf's by starting out with WRKPTFGRP.  I am assuming
that you are on some supported version of the operating system.  This
command has changed over the years.  It's rather new and the first release
of the os that supported it did not show the cume.  After using this for
groups and the cume I would then suggest
DSPPTF OUTPUT(*PRINT)
I find this easier to scan for individual ptf numbers without having to
know if SI12345 is for TC1, SS1, etc.

Does this help?


Rob Berendt