IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 21, Number 11 - IT Jungle

IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 21, Number 11

March 20, 2019 Doug Bidwell

Enjoy the quiet while you can, there are no new cumes or groups for any release this week. However, regarding updating QMGTOOLS, here is the command that checks for and pulls down the update if necessary, then installs it:
```
QMGTOOLS/CMPVER NOPROMPT(Y)
```
You might want to think about putting this command into your scheduler for every Sunday morning.

There are no new defectives this week, but once again here is the most recent defective PTF rundown (The last defective for each release):
```
	Defect		Defective	APAR	Fixing
	Date		PTF			PTF
	--------	--------	-------	-------
7.3	03/05/19		MF65608	MA47478	MF65690 (Available!)
			MF65603
			MF65584
			MF65546
			MF65537
			MF65494
			MF65440
			MF65435
			MF65417
			MF65401
			MF65391

7.2	03/05/19	MF65651		MA47478	MF65692 (Available!)
			MF65639
			MF65607
			MF65536
			MF65524
			MF65492
			MF65439
			MF65423
			MF65392

7.1	04/26/18		MF64827	MA47056	MF64936 (Nothing changed here)
```
Be sure to access the link in the Guide for further details.

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

March 16, 2019: Volume 21, Number 11

March 9, 2019: Volume 21, Number 10

March 2, 2019: Volume 21, Number 9

February 23, 2019: Volume 21, Number 8

February 19, 2019: Volume 21, Number 7

February 11, 2019: Volume 21, Number 6

February 2, 2019: Volume 21, Number 5

January 26, 2019: Volume 21, Number 4

January 19, 2019: Volume 21, Number 3

January 12, 2019: Volume 21, Number 2

January 5, 2019: Volume 21, Number 1

December 22, 2018: Volume 20, Number 51

December 15, 2018: Volume 20, Number 50

December 8, 2018: Volume 20, Number 49

December 1, 2018: Volume 20, Number 48

November 24, 2018: Volume 20, Number 47

November 17, 2018: Volume 20, Number 46

November 10, 2018: Volume 20, Number 45

November 3, 2018: Volume 20, Number 44

October 27, 2018: Volume 20, Number 43

October 20, 2018: Volume 20, Number 42

October 13, 2018: Volume 20, Number 41

October 6, 2018: Volume 20, Number 40

September 29, 2018: Volume 20, Number 39

September 22, 2018: Volume 20, Number 38

September 15, 2018: Volume 20, Number 37

September 8, 2018: Volume 20, Number 36

September 1, 2018: Volume 20, Number 35

August 25, 2018: Volume 20, Number 34

August 18, 2018: Volume 20, Number 33

August 11, 2018: Volume 20, Number 32

August 4, 2018: Volume 20, Number 31

July 28, 2018: Volume 20, Number 30

July 21, 2018: Volume 20, Number 29

July 14, 2018: Volume 20, Number 28

July 7, 2018: Volume 20, Number 27

June 30, 2018: Volume 20, Number 26

June 23, 2018: Volume 20, Number 25

June 16, 2018: Volume 20, Number 24

June 9, 2018: Volume 20, Number 23

June 2, 2018: Volume 20, Number 22

May 19, 2018: Volume 20, Number 20

May 12, 2018: Volume 20, Number 19

May 5, 2018: Volume 20, Number 18

April 28, 2018: Volume 20, Number 17

April 21, 2018: Volume 20, Number 16

April 14, 2018: Volume 20, Number 15

April 7, 2018: Volume 20, Number 14

March 31, 2018: Volume 20, Number 13

March 24, 2018: Volume 20, Number 12

March 18, 2018: Volume 20, Number 11

March 10, 2018: Volume 20, Number 10

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
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2 thoughts on “IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 21, Number 11”
- JimD says:
  
  March 20, 2019 at 3:25 pm
  
  Doug–that auto-update of MGTOOLS is a beautiful thing! I have looked for that option several times. When I saw your article, I wondered how I had missed it. When I tried it, I realized that I had to upgrade to a newer version first–it might be helpful to include what version that option is included in. Thanks!
  
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- Douglas Bidwell says:
  
  March 21, 2019 at 10:51 am
  
  Will do JimD, thanks for catching that –
  
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