Comments on: Cum and Group PTF’s

By: wpoulin

wpoulin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:11:33 +0000

Mani1017,

Have you solved your problem ?

Bill Poulin

By: woodengineer

woodengineer — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:00:18 +0000

I ran into a similar problem when trying to install a few select PTFs on a 6.1 iSeries. Finally, I just orderd the cum DVDs, loaded them and marked all the PTFs to be installed at next IPL. That fix the problem.

By: wpoulin

wpoulin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:31:06 +0000

Mani1017,

I’ve applied numerous CUM and Group PTF’s and have never seen so many prerequisite PTF’s needing to be applied permanently.
With that being said, I usually schedule my temporarily applied PTF’s to be permanently applied at an unattended IPL prior to my applying the CUM and Group PTF’s which may be why I do not run into this.
Are all of the PTF’s that are identified as required already on the system but in a temporarily applied status ?

If Yes then take Option 2 from the PTF Menu,
Product = *ALL
Extent of change = *PERM
Delayed PTFs = *YES
Apply at unattended IPL = *YES
Prerequisite lic int code = *APYPERM

Then do a pwrdwnsys *immed with restart *YES or schedule an IPL to then apply your temporary PTFs permanently.

If you have IBM support you may want to open a Service Request with them also.

Hope this helps,
Bill Poulin

By: wpoulin

wpoulin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:51:51 +0000

Mani1017, My confusion, I identified the wrong PTF, but I noticed that you have DELAYED(*YES) on the APYPTF. Has an unattended IPL happened ? *YES The PTFs identified, regardless of whether they are defined as delayed or immediate, are applied during the next unattended IPL. Hope this helped, Bill Poulin

By: mani1017

mani1017 — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:56:22 +0000

When I ran this APYPTF LICPGM(*ALL) APY(*PERM) DELAYED(*YES) IPLAPY(*YES)

I am getting the below messagesm but all requited PTFs have been loaded in the system and they are not getting applied, hence status remain as Not applied.
PTF SI31223 not applied permanently. PTF SI42838 required.
PTF SI34983 not applied permanently. PTF SI41323 required.
PTF SI39489 not applied permanently. PTF SI44857 required.
PTF SI41631 not applied permanently. PTF SI41323 required.
PTF SI42018 not applied permanently. PTF SI44774 required.
PTF SI42388 not applied permanently. PTF SI44774 required.
PTF SI42388 not applied permanently. PTF SI44771 required.
PTF SI42485 not applied permanently. PTF SI41323 required.
PTF SI42485 not applied permanently. PTF SI38286 required.

By: mani1017

mani1017 — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:45:55 +0000

I tried that, but got the below message. Additional Message Information Message ID . . . . . . : CPF3674 Severity . . . . . . . : 30 Message type . . . . . : Diagnostic Date sent . . . . . . : 03/02/12 Time sent . . . . . . : 18:37:23 Message . . . . : PTF SI31223 not applied permanently. PTF SI42838 required. Cause . . . . . : Program temporary fix (PTF) 5761SS1-SI31223 V6R1M0 requires that PTF 5761SS1-SI42838 V6R1M0 must be permanently applied and active. Recovery . . . : Permanently apply PTF 5761SS1-SI42838 V6R1M0 and then try the request again. When again I am trying to apply the 5761SS1-SI42838 APYPTF LICPGM(5761SS1) SELECT(SI42838) APY(*PERM) DELAYED(*YES) IPLAPY(*y es) it gave me a message Message ID . . . . . . : CPF35AF Severity . . . . . . . : 20 Message type . . . . . : Diagnostic Date sent . . . . . . : 03/02/12 Time sent . . . . . . : 18:38:16 Message . . . . : Incorrect status for PTF 5761SS1-SI42838. Cause . . . . . : The program temporary fix (PTF) requested must be in a temporarily applied status to permanently apply it. Recovery . . . : Display the PTF (DSPPTF command) to determine the status of the PTF. DSPPTF Details: PTF IPL ID Status Action SI42838 Not applied None