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  • IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 20, Number 9

    March 7, 2018 Doug Bidwell

    More Breaking News! Yes, it is Spectre and Meltdown update time once again. The firmware issued for certain systems causes V6R1M1 to have an IPL failure. Check the worksheet in the IBM i PTF Guide and see this link.

    The V7R2 recommended fixes for Temporary Disk Space have something worth looking at, which is MF64483 and which was released on March 1. Apparently, this has to do with tracking and curbing temporary disk space growth.

    One last thing. the Spectre and Meltdown speculative execution security vulnerabilities have been classified by IBM’s Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) as having a “High Severity” level. We have been monitoring this issue, and we are looking forward to IBM putting our relative performance figures for the Power8 and Power9 machines that show the performance impact of these patches. We will keep you posted.

    Below is the usual archive of the IBM i PTF Guide to help you work through the PTFs in chronological order:

    March 3, 2018: Volume 20, Number 09

    February 24, 2018: Volume 20, Number 08

    February 18, 2018: Volume 20, Number 07

    February 10, 2018: Volume 20, Number 06

    February 3, 2018: Volume 20, Number 05

    January 27, 2018: Volume 20, Number 04

    January 20, 2018: Volume 20, Number 03

    January 13, 2018: Volume 20, Number 02

    January 3, 2018: Volume 20, Number 01

    December 30, 2017: Volume 19, Number 52

    December 23, 2017: Volume 19, Number 51

    December 16, 2017: Volume 19, Number 50

    December 9, 2017: Volume 19, Number 49

    December 2, 2017: Volume 19, Number 48

    November 18, 2017: Volume 19, Number 46

    November 11, 2017: Volume 19, Number 45

    November 4, 2017: Volume 19, Number 44

    October 28, 2017: Volume 19, Number 43

    October 21, 2017: Volume 19, Number 42

    October 14, 2017: Volume 19, Number 41

    October 7, 2017: Volume 19, Number 40

    September 30, 2017: Volume 19, Number 39

    September 23, 2017: Volume 19, Number 38

    September 16, 2017: Volume 19, Number 37

    September 9, 2017: Volume 19, Number 36

    September 2, 2017: Volume 19, Number 35

    August 26, 2017: Volume 19, Number 34

    August 19, 2017: Volume 19, Number 33

    August 12, 2017: Volume 19, Number 32

    August 5, 2017: Volume 19, Number 31

    July 29, 2017: Volume 19, Number 30

    July 22, 2017: Volume 19, Number 29

    July 15, 2017: Volume 19, Number 28

    July 1, 2017: Volume 19, Number 26

    June 24, 2017: Volume 19, Number 25

    June 17, 2017: Volume 19, Number 24

    June 10, 2017: Volume 19, Number 23

    June 3, 2017: Volume 19, Number 22

    May 27, 2017: Volume 19, Number 21

    May 20, 2017: Volume 19, Number 20

    May 13, 2017: Volume 19, Number 19

    May 6, 2017: Volume 19, Number 18

    April 29, 2017: Volume 19, Number 17

    April 22, 2017: Volume 19, Number 16

    April 15, 2017: Volume 19, Number 15

    April 8, 2017: Volume 19, Number 14

    April 1, 2017: Volume 19, Number 13

    March 25, 2017: Volume 19, Number 12

    March 18, 2017: Volume 19, Number 11

    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

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