Re: PTF not part of CUM and/or group - need to identity for V7R1 to V7R3 upgrade

My method of dealing with individual PTFs is the following:

1) Always use image catalogs to apply PTFs, no *SERVICE, and Fix Central
FTP to download them.
2) Directory structure:
/ibmi/v7rx/groups
/ibmi/v7rx/licpgm
/ibmi/v7rx/ptfs

Image catalog for each. (contents should be obvious)

Now I have a built in list of individual PTFs that have been applied for
whatever reason. Periodically I go through the PTFs directory and remove
PTFs that have been added to a group or cumulative, so in the end I have a
list of individual PTFs that are not in a group/Cumulative.

So for my systems where I keep all the files needed for each
Version/Release I'll have a series of V5R4, V6R1, V7R1, V7R2, and V7R3
directories under /ibmi with the appropriate contents.

Works for me and my customers, and for those of you who enjoy using
SNDPTFORD and *SERVICE to apply PTFs then you'll have to keep a manual
list. Of course you could accomplish almost the same thing by monthly
checking the individual PTFs you downloaded against any groups/Cumulative
and removing the save file from QGPL.



Jim Oberholtzer
CEO/Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects

On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 11:29 AM, Steinmetz, Paul <PSteinmetz@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Rob,

Here's a good example.
PTF not part of a group or cum.
Not included in

730 - V7R1M0 TO V7R3M0 FIX CROSS-REFERENCE SUMMARY
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas4SF97063

Ordered and applied on V7R1.
Would like to easily identify that this PTF should be on my V7R3 system.
I have other PTFs like this, I'm searching old emails from IBM for their
numbers.

They released some PTF's to fix the problem
V7.3:
SI66273 - OSP-MSGCPF1266 SBMJOB IS CAUSING AUTHORITY FAILURES WHEN THE
V7.2:
SI66272 - OSP-MSGCPF1266 SBMJOB IS CAUSING AUTHORITY FAILURES WHEN THE
V7.1:
SI66271 - OSP-MSGCPF1266 SBMJOB IS CAUSING AUTHORITY FAILURES WHEN THE

Any thoughts from the group?

Thank You
_____
Paul Steinmetz
IBM i Systems Administrator

Pencor Services, Inc.
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Palmerton Pa 18071

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