Re: Defective PTF

[Jerry Adams <jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Neil,

Interesting.  All I know is what the tech in Rochester (I know that from 
the call back area code she gave me) told me.

I'm certainly no PTF expert.  I'm so bloody paranoid I even read the 
directions every time!  I am lucky in at least one regard: I have two 
systems, and the one I got the error on was our backup system, not 
production. 

What I do know is what I wrote.  And that, after marking the PTF as 
Apply at IPL = *No and removing it (after IPLing to the 'A' side, of 
course, since the 'B' side was dead by now), and then re-IPLing (from 
the 'B' side) everything worked like a champ. 

While writing this reply, I saw Jim's message come in.  Sounds like he's 
got a system similar to mine - no LPARs, no HMC or Ops Console.  I think 
the HIPER I installed was level 47, though.  Forgot to write it down 
(FTP download).

IMHO I think that Phil and others who haven't installed the PTF's yet 
but are planning to (I'm doing production this weekend) should contact 
IBM Support. 

Jerry C. Adams



phil Kestenbaum wrote:

> What to do if is loaded but IPL is schedueled for Monday AM, Should I remove it?
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> From: Neil Palmer/DPS [mailto:neilp@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 2:38 PM
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> Thanks for the heads up Jerry.  They haven't flagged it as defective yet:
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> I just finished applying the latest CUM (V5R3) and the HIPERs,
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> The IPL after the install froze with SRC B2003200 LP=001.
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> Anyway, with the help of a nice lady in Rochester I got over it.  To the 
> point MF34850 (which was on the HIPERs) is a defective PTF.  I subscribe 
> to the tech bulletin for defects, but never got anything on this one. 
> In fact, the accompanying list indicated several PTFs that were 
> superseded by this one.
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> This was the 3 May HIPER, btw.  Unless there's something really critical 
> for me, I usually delay a week just to avoid something like this.  I've 
> gotten several notices in the past (calls, even, in one case) after I 
> might normally have applied the PTFs.  This one must have slipped 
> through the cracks.
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> Just a heads up for everyone.
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