FYI, Update on our z/OS R4 to z/OS R7 migration. We believe we have encountered the problem that is described by IBM APAR: PK20133. We are having the corruption to the CICS EIBTIME area as described in the APAR. Our plan is to apply the PTF to our z/OS R7 system this weekend and re-test.
The issue I have with this problem is: Without this PTF installed, the z/OS R7 system behaves 'differently' than the previous releases ( R4, R5, R6 ). Therefore, shouldn't IBM take more effort to inform customers of this behavior 'difference' and STRONGLY RECOMMEND application of this PTF on z/OS R7? Note: This APAR/PTF is listed in the LANGENV SUBSET of the z/OS R7 PSP bucket ( Dated: 04/12/06 ) along with 12 others, including APAR: PK26860 which is dated: 08/16/06. So my question is: Do you apply ALL PTFs from the PSP bucket? Since there are PTFs that show up in the PSP buckets daily, how do you reasonably 'keep up' with these PTFs? Just from our current experience with z/OS R7, this is the 2nd problem we have encountered, however, the fix for our 1st problem was not originally documented in the z/OS R7 PSP bucket. After we had the 1st problem, I requested LE support to add APAR: PK17805 to the z/OS R7 PSP bucket. I recall the group has had discussion(s) in the recent past regarding maintenance philosophy, etc. however, I don't recall if any reference to IBM PSP buckets and when or how often to apply the PTFs that are listed in 'SECTION 4.' of the IBM PSP buckets. Thanks, Glenn Miller --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message (including any attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this message from your system. Any unauthorised use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Please note that e-mails are susceptible to change. ABN AMRO Bank N.V, which has its seat at Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and is registered in the Commercial Register under number 33002587, including its group companies, shall not be liable for the improper or incomplete transmission of the information contained in this communication nor for any delay in its receipt or damage to your system. ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (or its group companies) does not guarantee that the integrity of this communication has been maintained nor that this communication is free of viruses, interceptions or interference. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
