Re: Question about PTF's V5R4

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah there could be an issue here with just what you suspect, firmware.

Note that all the older TCs and the TLs show 'Superseded', none show 
Permanently applied or Temporarily applied.  This tells me that it has 
been 'some time' since PTFs were applied to this system.  The firmware 
isn't super old but not current for sure. See if you can order MH01184 
for 5722999 and load and apply just that PTF.  It will take an IPL and 
it should bring the firmware up to SF240_403 which is one step from the 
very latest. This will certainly be current enough for the PTFs you've 
downloaded.

Hopefully this gets that error out of there.

    - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

On 1/10/2012 7:46 PM, Jack Tucky wrote:
> Thanks for the quick reply Dr!
>
> They don't have an HMC.  Just one partition and a green screen console.  I
> couldn't get the image catalogs to pass the verify step even after
> downloading the 15 parts several times.
>
> DSPFMWSTS
>
>                              Display Firmware Status
>
>
>
>   Service partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   Yes
>
>   Firmware update policy  . . . . . . . . . . :   *OPSYS
>
>   Server IPL source . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   Temporary
>
>   Firmware product ID/release . . . . . . . . :   5722999  V5R4M0
>
>   Server IPL required . . . . . . . . . . . . :   Yes
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>             --Server firmware--  -Operating system--
>
>             Fix        PTF       Fix        PTF       Update
>
>   Copy      pack       ID        pack       ID        Status
>
>   *ACTIVE   SF240_332  MH01010
>
>   *TEMP     SF240_332  MH01010   SF240_320  MH01001   None
>
>   *PERM     SF240_332  MH01010   SF240_320  MH01001   None
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Bottom
>
>
> DSPPTF
>
>                                 Display PTF Status
>
>                                                               System:   PDSI4
>
>   Product ID  . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   5722999
>
>   IPL source  . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   ##MACH#B  ##SERV#T
>
>   Release of base option  . . . . . . . :   V5R4M0 L00
>
>
>
>
>
>   Type options, press Enter.
>
>     5=Display PTF details   6=Print cover letter   8=Display cover letter
>
>
>
>        PTF                                                   IPL
>
>   Opt  ID       Status                                       Action
>
>        TL11137  Temporarily applied                          None
>
>        TL10292  Superseded                                   None
>
>        TL10117  Superseded                                   None
>
>        TL09321  Superseded                                   None
>
>        TL09104  Superseded                                   None
>
>        TL08305  Superseded                                   None
>
>        TL08183  Superseded                                   None
>
>        TL08057  Superseded                                   None
>
>
> More...
>   F3=Exit   F11=Display alternate view   F17=Position to   F12=Cancel
>
>   F20=Display firmware status
>
>   Server firmware level mismatch.
>
>
> Press enter:
>
>                                 Display PTF Status
>
>                                                               System:   PDSI4
>
>   Product ID  . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   5722SS1
>
>   IPL source  . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   ##MACH#B  ##SERV#T
>
>   Release of base option  . . . . . . . :   V5R4M0 L00
>
>
>
>
>
>   Type options, press Enter.
>
>     5=Display PTF details   6=Print cover letter   8=Display cover letter
>
>
>
>        PTF                                                   IPL
>
>   Opt  ID       Status                                       Action
>
>        TC11137  Not applied                                  None
>
>        TC10292  Superseded                                   None
>
>        TC10117  Superseded                                   None
>
>        TC09321  Superseded                                   None
>
>        TC09104  Superseded                                   None
>
>        TC08305  Superseded                                   None
>
>        TC08183  Superseded                                   None
>
>        TC08057  Superseded                                   None
>
>
> More...
>   F3=Exit   F11=Display alternate view   F17=Position to   F12=Cancel
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DrFranken [mailto:midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 7:41 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Cc: Jack Tucky
> Subject: Re: Question about PTF's V5R4
>
> Oooh, *SERVICE, not my favorite way to do a CUME. Part of what I like
> about image catalogs is the verification step. It's always been possible
> for there to be PTF *SAVFs in QGPL that are not known to the system, yes
> they can be found with UPDPTFINF but who remembers to do that?
>
> How is your firmware managed? HMC or by PTF?
>
> What do you see in DSPFMWSTS?
>
> Is the screen below the entire output of WRKPTFGRP? If so you may be
> 'somewhat behind' on PTFs.  Can you send the first screen from DSPPTF
> (999) and then press Enter and also send the first screen of SS1?
>
>    - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis
>
>
> On 1/10/2012 7:12 PM, Jack Tucky wrote:
> > I ordered the latest CUM from fix central, SF99540.  I tried creating the
> > image catalogs but the verify PTF always told me I had a volume missing
> even
> > though I had _1 thru _15.
> >
> >
> >
> > I then tried the download direct to system.  It died with about 20%
> download
> > remaining, I started it back up and it resumed, and finished.
> >
> >
> >
> > I did option #8 to install the cum from *SERVICE.  It created a 480 page
> job
> > log, with many messages that PTF's were temporarily applied, but the final
> > message is Errors occurred while applying PTF's.
> >
> >
> >
> > DSPPTF *ACTRQD shows a message that server firmware level mismatch.  Is
> that
> > my problem?
> >
> >
> >
> > WRKPTFGRP shows this.
> >
> >
> >
> > Opt  PTF Group             Level  Status
> >
> >        SF99540               11137  Not installed
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > It's been awhile since I've been in charge of applying group PTF's and I
> > never had these kind of problems before.  How can I find out what I need
> to
> > do?  Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks, Jack