So, am I wrong thinking that I often saw a single PTF for GCS on the RSU, a
PTF that brings the service level of GCS to the RSU level.  After which I
normally decide not to rebuild GCS...

-- 
Sir Kris The Guide,
IBM Belgium, VM customer support

2007/8/18, Dale R. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Phillip, you are getting confused between the individual VM component RSU
>
> service levels and the overall "tape" RSU level.  The VM tape RSU contain
> s
> service for all of the components of VM and the RSU level is defined in
>
> the format:  "yynn".  Where "yy" is the last two digits of the year
> and "nn" is the number of the tape for that year.  In your case,
> RSU "0601" is/was the first RSU tape created in 2006.  The VM components
>
> RSU service levels are in the format:  "rrnn".  Where "rr" is the VM
> release number and "nn" is the service level number for that component.
>
> In your case, you are running z/VM 4.4.0, so your release number is "04"
>
> and your service level for CP is "03", the third RSU for CP that had any
>
> maintenance.  An important thing to remember is that not all components
>
> have new service on a new RSU tape.  For example, the GCS component rarel
> y
> has RSU maintenance, so while you might order a newer VM RSU tape, GCS
>
> might stay at the same internal service level.  For example, lets say GCS
>
> is at service level "0401" on RSU tape 0601.  There is a very good chance
>
> that on RSU tape 0701, GCS will still be at service level "0401", since i
> t
> probably will not have any maintenance applied.  IIRC, the VMFPSU command
>
> will tell you what service level each of the components on the RSU tape i
> s
> at and if you need to apply maintenence for that component.
>
> Hope this information is helpful to you.
>
> --
> Dale R. Smith
>
> On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:09:51 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> >Q CPLEVEL still reports 403   ... ?
> >
> >Also, I am still puzzled about whether this service is really on or not
> >because
> >NETSTAT LEVEL
> >reports this:
> >
> >VM TCP/IP Netstat Level 440
> >
> >IBM 2086; z/VM Version 4 Release 4.0, service level 0403 (64-bit), VM
> >TCP/IP Lev
> >el 440; RSU 0401 running TCPIP MODULE E1 dated 01/12/06 at 14:51
> >
> >but the documentation that came with the RSU tapes says it should be LVL
>
> >0601
> >
> >is there another step that i am missing?
> >
> >prg
> >
> >Phillip Gramly
> >Systems Programmer
> >Communications Data Group
> >Champaign, IL
>

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