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  • IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 19, Number 10

    March 15, 2017 Doug Bidwell

    Technical Refresh updates have been a boon for the IBM i base. They have allowed IBM to keep adding features and functions to the current IBM i operating system releases without in any way breaking compatibility with the hardware levels and application software that runs on them. But you have to be careful about falling behind with the Technology Refreshes.

    To be specific, as we explain in the TR tab in the IBM i PTF Guide, while the Technology Refresh updates do not happen that often, but when they do, this tab has all of the information that system admins help them figure out how to apply them. The left hand column has the PTFs listed and the links to the Wikis on the right tell you what is in the refresh.

    One important note: You have to be aware that if you are two or more Technology Refreshes back from where you want to go — so, for instance, if you are on TR8 and the cume will apply TR11 — you must consult with IBM Support first. You may need to order the Resave and “slip the LIC” before applying the cume, which means you have to install the update to the Licensed Internal Code (LIC), and then apply the PTFs. This usually results in a machine having to be taken down on a Sunday afternoon and brought back up again after the LIC is updated.

    Because of the complexity of doing that, if you are on a IBM i 7.1, you can accomplish the same thing by moving to IBM i 7.2 or 7.3. So if you are down level on the TRs, think of moving ahead to the latest release.

    Good luck applying your patches this week, and we will see you next week with whatever IBM does. Here is the archive of the IBM i PTF Guide:

    March 11, 2017: Volume 19, Number 10

    March 4, 2017: Volume 19, Number 9

    February 25, 2017: Volume 19, Number 8

    February 18, 2017: Volume 19, Number 7

    February 11, 2017: Volume 19, Number 6

    February 4, 2017: Volume 19, Number 5

    January 28, 2017: Volume 19, Number 4

    January 21, 2017: Volume 19, Number 3

    January 14, 2017: Volume 19, Number 2

    January 7, 2017: Volume 19, Number 1

    December 24, 2016: Volume 18, Number 52

    December 17, 2016: Volume 18, Number 51

    December 10, 2016: Volume 18, Number 50

    December 3, 2016: Volume 18, Number 49

    November 26, 2016: Volume 18, Number 48

    November 19, 2016: Volume 18, Number 47

    November 12, 2016: Volume 18, Number 46

    November 5, 2016: Volume 18, Number 45

    October 29, 2016: Volume 18, Number 44

    October 22, 2016: Volume 18, Number 43

    October 15, 2016: Volume 18, Number 42

    October 8, 2016: Volume 18, Number 41

    October 1, 2016: Volume 18, Number 40

    September 24, 2016: Volume 18, Number 39

    September 17, 2016: Volume 18, Number 38

    September 10, 2016: Volume 18, Number 37

    September 3, 2016: Volume 18, Number 36

    August 27, 2016: Volume 18, Number 35

    August 20, 2016: Volume 18, Number 34

    August 13, 2016: Volume 18, Number 33

    August 6, 2016: Volume 18, Number 32

    July 30, 2016: Volume 18, Number 31

    July 23, 2016: Volume 18, Number 30

    July 16, 2016: Volume 18, Number 29

    July 9, 2016: Volume 18, Number 28

    July 2, 2016: Volume 18, Number 27

    June 25, 2016: Volume 18, Number 26

    June 18, 2016: Volume 18, Number 25

    June 11, 2016: Volume 18, Number 24

    June 4, 2016: Volume 18, Number 23

    May 28, 2016: Volume 18, Number 22

    May 21, 2016: Volume 18, Number 21

    May 14, 2016: Volume 18, Number 20

    May 7, 2016: Volume 18, Number 19

    April 30, 2016: Volume 18, Number 18

    April 23, 2016: Volume 18, Number 17

    April 16, 2016: Volume 18, Number 16

    April 9, 2016: Volume 18, Number 15

    April 2, 2016: Volume 18, Number 14

    March 26, 2016: Volume 18, Number 13

    March 19, 2016: Volume 18, Number 12

    March 12, 2016: Volume 18, Number 11

    March 5, 2016: Volume 18, Number 10

    February 27, 2016: Volume 18, Number 9

    February 22, 2016: Volume 18, Number 8

    February 13, 2016: Volume 18, Number 7

    February 6, 2016: Volume 18, Number 6

    January 30, 2016: Volume 18, Number 5

    January 23, 2016: Volume 18, Number 4

    January 16, 2016: Volume 18, Number 3

    January 9, 2016: Volume 18, Number 2

    January 2, 2016: Volume 18, Number 1

    December 26, 2015: Volume 17, Number 52

    December 19, 2015: Volume 17, Number 51

    December 12, 2015: Volume 17, Number 50

    December 5, 2015: Volume 17, Number 49

    November 28, 2015: Volume 17, Number 48

    November 21, 2015: Volume 17, Number 47

    November 14, 2015: Volume 17, Number 46

    November 7, 2015: Volume 17, Number 45

    October 31, 2015: Volume 17, Number 44

    October 24, 2015: Volume 17, Number 43

    October 17, 2015: Volume 17, Number 42

    October 10, 2015:olume 17, Number 41

    October 3, 2015: Volume 17, Number 40

    September 26, 2015: Volume 17, Number 39

    September 19, 2015: Volume 17, Number 38

    September 12, 2015: Volume 17, Number 37

    September 5, 2015: Volume 17, Number 36

    August 29, 2015: Volume 17, Number 35

    August 22, 2015: Volume 17, Number 34

    August 15, 2015: Volume 17, Number 33

    August 1, 2015: Volume 17, Number 31

    July 25, 2015: Volume 17, Number 30

    July 18, 2015: Volume 17, Number 29

    July 11, 2015: Volume 17, Number 28

    July 4, 2015: Volume 17, Number 27

    June 27, 2015: Volume 17, Number 26

    June 20, 2015: Volume 17, Number 25

    June 13, 2015: Volume 17, Number 24

    June 6, 2015: Volume 17, Number 23

    May 30, 2015: Volume 17, Number 22

    May 23, 2015: Volume 17, Number 21

    May 16, 2015: Volume 17, Number 20

    May 9, 2015: Volume 17, Number 19

    May 2, 2015: Volume 17, Number 18

    April 25, 2015: Volume 17, Number 17

    April 18, 2015: Volume 17, Number 16

    April 11, 2015: Volume 17, Number 15

    April 4, 2015: Volume 17, Number 14

    March 28, 2015: Volume 17, Number 13

    March 21, 2015: Volume 17, Number 12

    March 14, 2015: Volume 17, Number 11

    March 7, 2015: Volume 17, Number 10

    February 28, 2015: Volume 17, Number 09

    February 21, 2015: Volume 17, Number 08

    February 14, 2015: Volume 17, Number 07

    February 7, 2015: Volume 17, Number 06

    January 31, 2015: Volume 17, Number 05

    January 24, 2015: Volume 17, Number 04

    January 17, 2015: Volume 17, Number 03

    January 10, 2015: Volume 17, Number 02

    January 3, 2015: Volume 17, Number 01

    December 27, 2014: Volume 16, Number 52

    December 20, 2014: Volume 16, Number 51

    December 13, 2014: Volume 16, Number 50

    December 6, 2014: Volume 16, Number 49

    November 29, 2014: Volume 16, Number 48

    November 22, 2014: Volume 16, Number 47

    November 15, 2014: Volume 16, Number 46

    November 8, 2014: Volume 16, Number 45

    November 1, 2014: Volume 16, Number 44

    October 25, 2014: Volume 16, Number 43

    October 18, 2014: Volume 16, Number 42

    October 11, 2014: Volume 16, Number 41

    October 4, 2014: Volume 16, Number 40

    September 27, 2014: Volume 16, Number 39

    September 13, 2014: Volume 16, Number 37

    September 6, 2014: Volume 16, Number 36

    August 30, 2014: Volume 16, Number 35

    August 23, 2014: Volume 16, Number 34

    August 16, 2014: Volume 16, Number 33

    August 9, 2014: Volume 16, Number 32

    August 2, 2014: Volume 16, Number 31

    July 26, 2014: Volume 16, Number 30

    July 19, 2014: Volume 16, Number 29

    July 12, 2014: Volume 16, Number 28

    July 5, 2014: Volume 16, Number 27

    June 28, 2014: Volume 16, Number 26

    June 21, 2014: Volume 16, Number 25

    June 14, 2014: Volume 16, Number 24

    June 7, 2014: Volume 16, Number 23

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