OK. So I can run both and be OK. Thing is we're going from RSU 0702 to 0901.
Someone told me the update can affect TCPIP and that sessions could be lost if doing 3270 via TCPIP. We're mostly a zLinux shop so I'm more concerned about the VSWITCH controllers getting knocked out by this. Am I safe from this? The IBM z/VM Operating System <[email protected]> wrote on 04/21/2009 12:46:15 PM: > Neither service or put2prod are disruptive to the guests. > It's the shutdown that will be :) > > > Marcy > > "This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If > you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the > addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action based on > this message or any information herein. If you have received this > message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail > and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation." > > > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Karl Kingston > Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 9:33 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [IBMVM] Question on SERVICE EXEC and PUT2PROD > > We're about to apply some RSU's to our current 5.3 system. System has > > been running great without issues. > > Right now, I'd like to minimize the downtime for our users. Since > we're > running z/Linux with production servers. > > Is running SERVICE EXEC distruptive to the running system? I would > think > PUT2PROD would be. > > Can I run SERVICE to apply the service and then at a later time when we > schedule an outage, I can run PUT2PROD and SHUTDOWN/re-IPL? > > Thanks
