Hi, Can we get a little help from a VMSES/E expert with some trivia questions we have about working with PSP buckets?
1) A PSP bucket can have a "PTF EXCLUDE LIST". (I am working with 0901RSU, which in this case the list is empty.) When we order a PSP bucket for a particular RSU, if there are any PTFs in the EXCLUDE list, is there somewhere we have to manually enter those PTFs so VMSES/E will exclude them? Or is there a file, or files, automagically included in the SERVLINK envelope that has that list? I recall having to manually do something with an EXCLUDE list in years past, however, that may have been in the days before VMSES/E. 2) If we should have to manually build an exclude list, do we simply use VMFSIM SRVDEP and the procedure in "4.3.8.2 Building an EXCLUDE List Containing All Dependents of a PTF" of the VMSES book? 3) When we order a PSP bucket on IBMLINK using Preventive Service Planning, it gives you the choice of "order PTFs in the subset include list" and "order all PTFs (including PTFs for closed APARs) referenced in the subset". Is there a particular advantage to using either of these? What is recommended? I used "order all" for 0901RSU. Thanks. Hal Schmitigal VM Systems Management, Nortel Account h...@nortel.com
