RE: PTF Management

[Jeff Bull <Jeff.Bull@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There is a school of thought that says "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".

While I have never had problems with IBMs PTFs, I do try to minimise the
number of changes I make to my system.

I accept that it is a good thing to be up to date with the Cum PTF packages,
it's like having your car serviced.  However, fiddling about with PTFs every
day/week whatever when you don't have a problem seems to be a bit over
zealous.

Kind regards,

Jeffrey E. Bull
OS400 Software Support Consultant

IBM Certifiied iSeries System Implementation Expert
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-----Original Message-----
From: shannonjano@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:shannonjano@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 08 October 2003 17:32
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: PTF Management


This page has been out there for quite a while now.



Shannon O'Donnell


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <rob@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 11:18 AM
Subject: PTF Management


> This PTF management is one fluid situation, isn't it?
>
> Just when you think you got it down IBM comes out with a new site:
>
> http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.nsf/recommendedfixes
>
> Now I order:
> - the cume (which includes a couple of groups)
> - the ptf's recommended for a few products of interest (being careful to
> read all footnotes)
> - then I order the other group ptf's listed in the PSP information that
> may be followed from that chain.
>
> Not a bad site.  Just wondering why some of those areas of interest aren't
> just on the group ptf's.
>
> Rob Berendt
> -- 
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
> Benjamin Franklin
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