Re: IBM i 7.1 Technology Refresh 5 offers performance, usability, and integration enhancements

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, that is my understanding.  If you were building a new system or a 
system from scratch that needed the new hardware support to get going, 
and you were doing that from IBM distributions, then you would need the 
respin.    If you used your own LIC, then all the PTF are already applied.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 10/10/2012 9:53 AM, Jack Kingsley wrote:
> Jim, so basically your 21 save after applying the TR5 is the equivalent of
> having ordered a new re-spin DVD I take.
>
> On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 10:50 AM, Jim Oberholtzer<
> midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>
> > >  No.  The TRs now take the place of the re-spin of the BASE DVD.  You can
> > >  certainly download one if you need it they still build them, but
> > >  applying the TR group is sufficient to keep the system up to date.
> > >
> > >  Jim Oberholtzer
> > >  Chief Technical Architect
> > >  Agile Technology Architects
> > >
> > >
> > >  On 10/10/2012 9:45 AM, Jack Kingsley wrote:
> > > >  >  When you put on this new TR5 like for TR4, don't you need a new RSE DVD??
> > > >  >
> > > >  >  On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Jim Oberholtzer<
> > > >  >  midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>   wrote:
> > > >  >
> > > > > >  >>  >    TR 5 has not gone to GA yet.  Expected date is out a week, maybe two.
> > > > > >  >>  >    One of the PTFs normally associated with TRs MF99005 is out but that
> > >  is
> > > > > >  >>  >    a prereq for other PTFs that are being built now.
> > > > > >  >>  >
> > > > > >  >>  >    Jim Oberholtzer
> > > > > >  >>  >    Chief Technical Architect
> > > > > >  >>  >    Agile Technology Architects
> > > > > >  >>  >
> > > > > >  >>  >
> > > > > >  >>  >    On 10/10/2012 9:34 AM,Tommy.Holden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx   wrote:
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >   Anyone been able to download TR5 yet?  TR4 is still the only
> > >  thing
> > > > > >  >>  >    showing
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >   on fix central so perhaps there's somewhere else on IBM's
> > >  monolithic
> > > > > >  >>  >    maze?
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >   Thanks,
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >   Tommy Holden
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >   From:rob@xxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >   To:midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx,
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >   Date:   10/04/2012 07:31 AM
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >   Subject:        IBM i 7.1 Technology Refresh 5 offers
> > >  performance,
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >   usability, and  integration enhancements
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >   Sentby:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >   IBM announcement
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >   IBM i 7.1 Technology Refresh 5 offers performance, usability, and
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >   integration enhancements
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >
> > > > > >  >>  >
> > >  http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS212-379#h2-availx
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >   Some stuff coming in TR5 (available October 9)
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >   Some stuff in a new HTTP group (available December 15)
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >   Some stuff in a new DB2 group PTF (planned November 9)
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >   Also announced was some new hardware.
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >   Rob Berendt
> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >   -- IBM Certified System Administrator - IBM i 6.1 Group Dekko
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> > > > > > >  >>>  >    >   --
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