Hi Paul, The buzzword you are hinting at is called "Toleration Maintenance".
Regards, David On 2019-08-30 12:39, Feller, Paul wrote: > Sorry if my wording was off a little. But yes the idea is to apply any z/OS > 2.1 fixes needed related to support of z/OS 2.3. That would get you nearer > to a system that might allow for fall back from z/OS 2.4. I'm sure IBM would > suggest a two step approach. Install z/OS 2.3 as soon as possible and then > go to z/OS 2.4 later. > > Thanks.. > > Paul Feller > AGT Mainframe Technical Support > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Pommier, Rex > Sent: Friday, August 30, 2019 10:42 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: z/OS 2.1 to 2.4 [EXTERNAL] > > Tom, > > The idea is to apply 2.1 maintenance that would make 2.1 compatible with 2.3. > Since IBM won't release 2.4 compatibility maintenance for 2.1, if there's > some that would make 2.1 co-exist with 2.3, that might make it easier for the > OP to make the jump from 2.1 to 2.4. > > Rex > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Tom Marchant > Sent: Friday, August 30, 2019 10:31 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: z/OS 2.1 to 2.4 [EXTERNAL] > > On Fri, 30 Aug 2019 10:48:03 +0000, Feller, Paul wrote: > > Would it be a good thing to at least try to get any z/OS 2.3 compatibility > maintenance applied? > > What does that mean to someone who is running z/OS 2.1? > You can't apply a z/OS 2.3 PTF to a z/OS 2.1 system. > > -- > Tom Marchant > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to > [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from > disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is > not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering > this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in > reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have > received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by > replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in > electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to > [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
