The message indicates that the PTF would change the SMP/e zone such that it is no longer compatible with some older level of SMP/e. In other words, applying this PTF would cause older SMP/e versions to fail.
Each SMP/e zone has an UPGLEVEL to identify the minimum SMP/e level required for this zone. You would run this command against each target, dist and global zone where you need that specific version. Since IBM doesn't have an UPGRADE for a specific level, you will need to run the UPGRADE from the system with the lowest level of SMP/e you will use against this SMP/e zone. My guess is that the SMP/e makes sure it's UPGLEVEL is >= to the UPGLEVEL in the CSI otherwise SMP/e is incompatible with that zone. If you UPGRADE an SMP/e CSI, then SMP/e will display a compatibility error message and terminates. E.g. you issue UPGRADE on z/OS 2.1 then you might not be able to apply PTF's from your z/OS 1.13 system. Jon Perryman On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 12:09 PM, Mainframe Mainframe < [email protected]> wrote: > >> While running receive hold data having FIXCAT entries Job, I am getting >> GIM58903W SMP/E COULD NOT PROCESS A ++HOLD FIXCAT MCS BECAUSE IT WOULD >> HAVE MADE A CHANGE TO THE GLOBAL ZONE THAT >> CANNOT BE PROCESSED COMPLETELY BY PRIOR LEVELS OF SMP/E. USE >> THE UPGRADE COMMAND TO ALLOW SMP/E TO MAKE >> SUCH CHANGES. >> ---------- CATEGORY(IBM.ProductInstall-RequiredService) >> GIM25201E ** THE INDICATED COMMAND IS INCOMPLETE. IT MAY BE MISSING DATA >> OR A DELIMITER, OR A PREVIOUS COMMAND MAY BE >> MISSING A PARENTHESIS. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
