RE: Perm vs Temp PTF applies

If you keep within about 6 months of current PTFs and apply perm once a year
you will:

a) keep your system current with new enhancements
b) save quite a bit of space
c) make recoveries easier and faster (if you ever need one, then again test
at least once a year. Without a recovery test, you don't have backups, just
lots of magnetized tape!)
d) avoid IBM telling you on the current PMR: "call us again when you have
current PTFs on, then we will work the problem". They have a point.

We could go on but that would be too easy. I'm going to a customer today
to discuss getting the last 3 years of PTFs onto the V7R1 system (they are
not upgrading "just yet"). Looks like a LIC slip install and full weekend.



--
Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects


-----Original Message-----
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Nelson
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Subject: RE: Perm vs Temp PTF applies

Been there, done that.

:-)

Paul Nelson
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-----Original Message-----
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DrFranken
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2018 10:49 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Perm vs Temp PTF applies

When you have too many temp applied PTFs and blow up the link loader on the
"B" side. :-)

- Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

www.Frankeni.com
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On 3/5/2018 9:16 AM, Rob Berendt wrote:

When does one have to IPL from the A side, except to bypass a bad PTF
which is only temp applied?


Rob Berendt

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