Hello,
I wanted to point out an entry that I recently added to the z/OS releases'
ZOSGEN PSP buckets (for z/OS R5 through z/OS R8). I'm not sure folks review
that PSP bucket, which is why I'm posting it here...
(I'll be talking about this at SHARE in Tampa, and welcome any comments on
if this has been helpful or suggestions for improvement. You can post to
IBM-MAIN, email me directly, or catch me at SHARE. Whatever's easiest for
you!)
-Marna WALLE
z/OS System Build and Install
IBM Poughkeepsie
Here's the actual ZOSGEN PSP entry:
Hint: You may use the Enhanced PSP Tool (EPSPT) to assist
in programmatically determining which coexistence PTFs you
must install on your current system in preparation for
migration to a later z/OS release. When you retrieve the
extract file from the ZOSGEN PSP bucket subset that is used
as input to EPSPT, the file will contain the current list
of coexistence PTFs for migrating to a later z/OS release.
Coexistence PTFs are identified in the "Cross Product
Dependencies" section of the ZOSGEN PSP bucket subset. The
steps to take to programmatically determine whether your
current system has the complete list of required
Coexistence PTFs for migration are:
1) Download and install the EPSPT, available from
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/psp/download.html
2) Download the extract file from your current release's
ZOSGEN PSP bucket subset. The list of "to" release
coexistence PTFs is found in the "from" release ZOSGEN
PSP bucket subset.
3) Using the extract file from your current release's
ZOSGEN PSP bucket subset, run the EPSPT.
4) Resolve any outstanding discrepancies that the EPSPT
has identified.
Periodically, you may want to download
the extract file from your current release's ZOSGEN
PSP bucket subset, and rerun EPSPT to ensure that any
newly added coexistence PTFs are verified.
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