I would generate an order through ShopZseries using your existing SMPE CSI's. Ask for all outstanding fixes.
On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:44:14 -0400, Robert Pelletier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >How can I get all the fixes for V2R10 until it went eol? Thanks all. > > >Have a Nice Day ! > >Bob Pelletier >Connecticut Student Loan Foundation >Rocky Hill, Ct. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dean Montevago >> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 1:30 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: S/W End of Life >> >> >> Hi, >> >> I was asked to look into this. What happens when a product reaches EOL > >> ? >> are you cut off completely from support ? or will IBM review a dump >> and provide a fix if it already exists. What about maintenance for the > >> product ? >> >> TIA >> Dean > >Once support has been dropped, you can still try to find existing fixes, >request them, and install them. You cannot expect a fix to a "new" >problem. Also, although I don't know how long it is, eventually the >existing fixes will not be available because IBM will not have saved the >information in a way that is easy for them to give to you. I.e. don't >anybody expect to be able to download any fixes for MVS/ESA! > >What I do when I am forced to support a product past EOL is to make sure >that I request ALL existing PTFs be sent to me. I then hang on to that >tape for dear life, just in case. > >Despite no support, you are still responsible for paying for the license >fee. And I've not noticed that it goes down. But that's not my area of >responsibility. We still have OS/VS COBOL and are still paying for it. ><don't ask>. > >-- > >John McKown >Senior Systems Programmer >HealthMarkets >Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group >Information Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
