My shop did it once a quarter. Can you take the time to review each Hyper / RSU for PTFs that fix a problem your site is having and apply as soon as ready, or wait if you didn't find anything up to xx months?
On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 10:55 PM, ANIL KUMAR <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I needed expert suggestions on following the RSU maintenance strategy for > z/OS , associated ISV products , DB2 etc. Could you please let me know > > 1) How many times in a year do we need to apply the maintenance to z/os , > ISV products , DB2 etc. > 2) How to decide which ones to be applied. (latest RSU) > 3) Whether the HIPERs included also be applied , even though we have not > encountered the specific issues in out shop. > > So far in the account I was working for , it was not a strict rule to apply > maintenance be it z/OS or DB2 or associated ISV product. Infact I do not > remember any maintenance being applied to DB2 unless it was a major upgrade > for which the pre-req was needed. Even for ISV's if they are running fine, > then no action was taken. > > However for a different shop , we have been asked to come up with the best > approach on whats needs to be done. If we keep updating the maintenance > then 1 FTE job will be consumed for the work for a year. > > Hence needed some advise on what strategy is being used by different shops > and what is the best practice. Please advise. > > If any documents etc are available please point me to them and I shall > read. Sincerely hoping to get some advise. Thanks. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
