<snip> backing out means regressing z/OS maint, and IPLing vs just changing the OSPROTECT setting, and IPLing....a huge difference.
You mean IPLing from the previous IPL volume? Why is that such a big deal? We do a consolidated maintenance cycle two times per year, both IBM software, and ISV. We only IPL prod systems two times per year. If I have to back off the OSPROTECT support, then the rest of the IBM maintenance goes with it, plus the additional outage we wouldn’t normally take. </snip> You cannot change the OSPROTECT setting without IPLing. So the "difference" is the "backout itself". If the backout is "huge" then there's a "huge difference". For something like this, perhaps it would be better to change process so that the consolidation is done without OA54807, and then install OA54807 (and all its co-reqs), so that the only thing that would need to be backed out if there were a need to do so is OA54807 (et al). Peter Relson z/OS Core Technology Design ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
