RE: PTF V7R2 -- MIDRANGE-L

Image catalogs are the way to go. Every so often a PTF will be designated as available via SAVF only.
I ran into that last week on a few PTF's for 5733ARE - Appl Runtime Expert install. Usually, I use Download Director and place the PTF directly into the IFS. Obviously mount it, load up the OPTVRT device, Go PTF - Opt 8, 2nd screen, opt 3 to apply only immed PTF's and that's it.

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2. RE: PTF V7R2 (Rob Berendt)

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date: Thu, 27 May 2021 11:14:17 +0000
from: Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx>
subject: RE: PTF V7R2

I too prefer image catalogs. I reserve the save files for the single ptf orders, like the test ptf I downloaded this week.

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Clearly it depends on their status. Since I always tell my customers to download the groups/cumulative, 90% of the time PTFs in save files were applied that way.

I don?t like large downloads of save file PTFs since it?s to easy to forget them. It?s also way easier to use an image catalog. Also deals with co/pre requisite issues.

Time to start lots of load/apply steps.

Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects

On May 26, 2021, at 12:34 PM, Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

?Jim,
If they are showing as "Available" on a DSPPTF OUTPUT(*OUTFILE) then it is unlikely they are applied.

If they are "Available" but "Unattended IPL action" says they'll get applied then maybe another IPL may be in order as the first IPL may have been an "abnormal" ipl. Quite common if you ran any ENDJOBABN's recently.
DSPSYSVAL SYSVAL(QABNORMSW)

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It's highly likely those ptfs have been applied. You'll have to spot
check them.

It's showing up that way because the save files are in QGPL, and it
does not know if they are installed or not.

WRKOBJPDM QGPL OBJATR(*SAVF) OBJ(Q*) will let you get right to those
save files.
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We just loaded the latest cumes and groups on a V7R2 system. Ran
through the whole process including and IPL. Recollected the
inventory for fixes and it is showing many (452) fixes as available.
All groups show installed and current.

I ran the cleanup and these are still showing as available. They all
have save files. Do I have to apply them all individually?

I selected them all and said to install but they all get skipped. How
do I get rid of them all and clean up the PTF database?

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