"AI information" is text added to PTFs (not APARs). The AI text is visible if you go into IBMLink and call up the PTF. Or, search for a keyword which does not appear frequently in the IBMLink data base, such as "HDS".
The "AI information" notification mechanism is completely manual. You have to already know the information is there in order to find it. The "AI information" process reminds me a lot of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, in which the notice of impending doom is prominently posted in the always locked basement of City Hall, for all to read (NOT). In case I have been unclear, it is my opinion that the AI information process is completely useless. If a problem deserves publication of AI information because of the impact to customers, it absolutely deserves the automation provided by the PE process, so that IBM can re-issue the PTF with the appropriate ++HOLD text. After all, what is the goal? Making IBM PE counts go down, or to help the mainframe platform survive by helping customers to avoid rediscovering known problems? Brian On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 11:20:45 -0500, Bruce Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>Just wanted to pass on a heads up on some APARs that require HDS >>>microcode on DASD. And that microcode will not be available until the >>>2nd week in January. >> >> >> >>It was reported to IBM. I was the second person to report it. There is >>going to be an (AI) added to the APARs as soon as I get them the HDS >>code level required. We are waiting to see what the microcode level is >>that is required for this. >> >> >> >Neither of those APARs relates to HDS but apparently they made some >change that HDS requires. What is incredible to me is that IBM is >depending on you, a customer, to get the HDS microcode information. IBM >and HDS have a close relationship in the disk area, and I am surprised >that HDS does not have some mechanism to report this dependancy directly >to IBM. This would also make sure that there are no transmission errors >in getting the info from HDS to you to IBM. > >-- >Bruce A. Black ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
