I confess to not dogging these issues the way I should, but the correct
answer--if you have reason to be concerned--is to open your own PMR to get
advice from IBM. 'It depends' is not necessarily a dodge. It may be well a
best guess judgment call that cannot absolve the customer from the risk of
going either way.
Here is my last best refuge in such cases. I don't think it's a cop-out,
but you may feel otherwise. If a vendor (IBM or otherwise), recommends a
certain course of action, you can
1. Take the advice
2. Ignore the advice
If major fit hits the shan, you can expect to sit down in your boss's
office and explain what happened. I would so much rather explain course (1)
than course (2). Your mileage may vary.
Rick Fochtman
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>When checking the PSP bucket for recommended maintenance, is one supposed
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>skip a Hiper fix if there is an Error Hold on it?
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>Thanks.
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Much of the answer depends on the reason for the error hold. I tend to
wait until an ERROR hold is resolved, then apply the fixing PTF. Error
holds tend to be resolved rather quickly, especially when it's marked
HIPER.
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