PTFs Questions


PTF Load question
If we are loading/applying the following PTF’s C8386177_01 – 4 C8305540_01 – 9 My index is 1 – 13 (Total number of CD’s) When I do the option 8 to install program Temporary fix, Do I want to set the “Prompt for media” to 1 or 3? Automatic IPL is set to “No”.

Answer Question   |  April 3, 2009  5:22 PM
PTF Load, PTFs
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335 pts.

AS/400 – 2 questions
Hi All, 1) Cumulative PTF – C8305540 – Has anyone applied this on a 525 series? I hear that some recent CUME packages have caused systems to hang during IPLs(??) also is your opinion, If things are working correctly, should we load this cume package? Our current level is: CUMULATIVE PTF PACKAGE C8183540. 2) Is [...]

Answer Question   |  March 30, 2009  1:02 PM
AS/400, Cumulative PTF Package, Cumulative PTFs, iSeries 525, PTF packages, PTFs
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335 pts.

Cleaning up CSI – Commands
The following question was recently submitted by a user via e-mail: As per normal processing, I have a CSI with PTFs that have been RECEIVED, APPLIED and ACCEPTED. There have been PTFs that have been RECEIVED a second time, after the ACCEPT has been processed. I want to get a listing of these ‘duplicates’ and [...]

Answer Question   |  March 6, 2009  8:59 PM
CSI, PTFs
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4,265 pts.

How to check the required/latest PTFs to be installed on iSeries?
How to check the required/latest ptf’s to be installed on i series(v5)?

Answer Question   |  February 27, 2009  9:02 AM
iSeries, iSeries administration, PTF Upgrade, PTFs
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180 pts.

how to check for the latest ptf installed in v5r4?
command to check latest ptf installed

Answer Question   |  February 4, 2009  2:07 PM
PTF Upgrade, PTFs, V5R4
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50 pts.

PTF – AS400
Hi, we have a V5R3 720 box and we were applying CUM and HIPER ptf’s, as you are aware there are 7 CUM and the rest for DB2 and HIPER, the system did not ask for the 7TH CD and the ops by mistake instead of loading the 1st set of the HIPER cd, loaded [...]

Answer Question   |  February 4, 2009  1:52 PM
CUM PTFs, HIPER PTFs, PTFs, V5R3
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995 pts.

MCH3601 error is thrown after PTF upgrade
After PTF upgrade, Program is failing with Pointer not set for referenced location when is attempting to write to any file that is being used by the program. Program is re-compiled still problem is not resolved. Can someone throw light on this?

Answer Question   |  March 13, 2009  1:18 PM
MCH3601, PTF Upgrade, PTFs
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5 pts.

applying program Temp Fisxed
I want to Permanetly apply some temporary PTF’s. I want to use APYPTF and set it to happen at the next IPL. My question is do I have to be in dedicated mode when I use the APYPTF command ? Thanks

Answer Question   |  January 29, 2009  3:00 PM
APYPTF, IPL, PTFs
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55 pts.

Cannot get PTF group SF99540 to status Installed
Hi Gyus. Been searching all over for the answer to this including Assist but with no joy. PTF group SF99540 remains at ‘Not installed’ because there is a special handling PTF MF41210 for product 5722999 V5R4M0 Type ‘Pre-apply permanently’. Now this is for a product which is not installed on our system. There is no [...]

Answer Question   |  October 24, 2008  3:25 PM
Administration and maintenance, iSeries, PTF Group Installation, PTFs
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40 pts.

HTTP Server i5 V5R4
I have the same or similar symptoms as a previous post, but the solution does not solve the problem: We’ve i5 515 Machine with V5R4M0. After applying the HTTP Latese (cumulative) PTF’s, I’m able to have the Main “i5/OS Tasks” page. But when I click on “IBM Web Administration for i5/OS”, “Internal Server Error ” [...]

Answer Question   |  April 16, 2010  7:50 PM
i5, i5/OS, iSeries, iSeries applications, PTFs, V5R4
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105 pts.

SAVSECDTA & SAVCFG
If only user profiles and devices configuration were changed after an Entire System Backup, can I just do a SAVSECDTA & SAVCFG as a fall back backup before I load in PTFs ?

Answer Question   |  September 3, 2008  2:08 AM
Backup, PTFs, SAVCFG, SAVSECDTA
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5 pts.

PTF exit program
I am about to write a PTF exit program in CL. I have gone through the infocenter docuementation but some questions: 1. If I have 10 PTFs and that is already been loaded using LODPTF, how many times PTF exit programs will be called if I issue APYPTF? If it is 10 times then in [...]

Answer Question   |  August 22, 2008  5:32 AM
APYPTF, CL, CPF3638, Exit programs, LODPTF, PTF exit program, PTFs
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60 pts.

Error after V5R2 CUM load failure
I loaded a CUM PTF onto a clean install of V5R2 (reason – replaced all disks) I can’t get the PTFs to install as I goofed and installed the Group befor the CUM. I need to restore my OS and start again without reinstalling the Licensed Internal Code. I have a tape backup – how [...]

Answer Question   |  September 8, 2008  8:12 PM
CUM PTFs, IBM, IPL, iSeries, PTFs, V5R2
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120 pts.

BRMS, AS400, WRKMEDBRM
Using WRKMEDBRM in BRMS, when a tape has been used, BRMS doesn’t change the Expired Column, it remains with a *YES. I use a v5.4 upgrade. What can I do to retain accurate representation in BRMS. Could their be a PTF that could fix this?

Answer Question   |  August 6, 2008  3:12 PM
BRMS, PTFs, WRKMEDBRM
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10 pts.

Can’t find ANZOBJCVN after PTF
We’ve downloaded and applied SI28412 and prereqs SI25504, & SI27473. The system says that they have all been applied successfully (no errors), and that an the IPL required option is NONE. When I try the anzobjcvn option the system says command not found. In addition if I try the wrkobj command and search (using *all, [...]

Answer Question   |  July 31, 2008  2:29 PM
ANZOBJCVN, PTFs, SI25504, SI27473, SI28412
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250 pts.

Backing out PTF
How to backout Cume PTF?

Answer Question   |  May 4, 2010  10:13 AM
Cumulative PTFs, PTFs
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5 pts.

iSeries V5R1 Hyper PTF Install
Hello, I read that is better to install cumes ptf first and then hyper ptf. My question is: Is it possible to install only the hyper ptf? Another issue that i have is that i cant find the ptf cover letters for SF99097 hyper ptf. Thanks in advance and Best Regards, Koco Papagjoni

Answer Question   |  June 18, 2008  9:46 AM
CUM PTFs, Hyper PTFs, iSeries, PTF packages, PTFs, V5R1
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65 pts.

Error after V5R2 Cum PTF load….
On Friday evening I loaded the latest Cum PTF’s for V5R2. The box IPL’d without any problems and all the PTF’s were “Temporarily applied”. However, after a second IPL yesterday (scheduled weekly IPL) it failed and the screen SRC read B0006 1406. Has anyone any idea what this could be? The IBM reference manual states [...]

Answer Question   |  April 27, 2010  7:32 AM
AS/400, IBM, IPL, iSeries, PTFs, V5R2
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65 pts.

Diferent types of PTF’s
Diference between Cumulative and Hyper PTF, How to install these PTF’s? Can any one provide step to Step Procedures..

Answer Question   |  April 27, 2010  4:11 AM
AS/400, Cumulative PTFs, Hyper PTFs, PTFs
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5 pts.

About PTF
How to insatll PTF in server.How to make image and how to oerder for that What are the steps please advice……

Answer Question   |  April 22, 2010  2:30 PM
PTF packages, PTFs
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35 pts.