Re: Death to Fix Central!

[Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>]

There are "ideas" hitting IBM's idea site about this.  Although it would
help if the person submitting the idea could spell.  Trying to search ideas
for Fixentral...  Like are they talking about Fix Central or fixing their
entrails?
IBM Power Ideas Portal <https://ibm-power-systems.ideas.ibm.com/ideas>
https://ibm-power-systems.ideas.ibm.com/ideas

On Thu, Dec 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Some draconian changes have been made at Fix Central.  Apparently if you
> have an LPAR at 7.5 and an LPAR at 7.6 and you try to order cume/group/etc
> downloads for both within 30 days you are considered quite the nefarious
> individual.  You cannot download more  than once within that period.
> If you do a SNDPTFORD SF98750 on one lpar to test connection after
> applying PTFs it will work that once.  If you try it on another LPAR on the
> same S/N it will fail.  If you try the original LPAR again it will fail.
> Again, because you are obviously a cheater.
> You will have to email fixexp@xxxxxxxxxx to explain why you, as a
> disreputable individual, feel you are worthy of downloading more than
> once.  They will email you a form to fill out.  I have been in contact with
> one individual who emails "on behalf of FC Exceptions Handling...".  So, if
> an IBMer sees this and cannot believe this I can give them more details.
> If you've downloaded the cume/groups/etc and then get notified that a new
> hiper and security group just came out and you try to download that too,
> again you are unworthy of ordering them on a timely basis, you cheater you.
> This vexes me to no end.