IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 21, Number 25
June 24, 2019 Doug Bidwell
First of all, Happy 31st Birthday to the AS/400, which had its anniversary on June 21 when, absolutely not coincidentally, Big Blue shipped the latest and greatest IBM i 7.4 release of its operating system for the Power Systems platform. We have all been eagerly awaiting this new release because of the many new features it has, and we are just beginning to sink our teeth into it.
For your reference, I upgraded a system running IBM i 7.3 to IBM i 7.4 as soon as the new release was available, and just so you know, all the Java licensed programs and all the Websphere Development Server programs went into error. I had to remove them and reload them in order to get them to work. So IBM i 7.4 may be here, but maybe it is not quite ready for prime time yet. . . .
And now, let’s talk about the wave of security bulletins.
Security Bulletin: IBM i is affected by networking BIND vulnerability CVE-2018-5743. The IBM i PTF numbers are:
- Release 7.1 – SI69882
- Release 7.2 – SI69883
- Release 7.3 – SI69885
- Release 7.4 – SI69886
For further information, check this link.
Security Bulletin: Vulnerability CVE-2019-3880 in Samba affects IBM i. The IBM i PTF numbers are:
- Release 7.2 – SI69591
- Release 7.3 – SI69592
- Release 7.4 – SI69593
Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities CVE-2019-0196, CVE-2019-0197, and CVE-2019-0220 in the IBM i HTTP Server affect IBM i. The IBM i PTF numbers are:
- Release 7.2 – SI69901
- Release 7.3 – SI69900 and SI69828
- Release 7.4 – SI69187 and SI69189
For further information, check the link.
Security Bulletin: IBM i is affected by networking BIND vulnerabilities CVE-2018-5744 CVE-2019-6465 and CVE-2018-5745. The IBM i PTF numbers are:
- Release 7.1 – SI69120
- Release 7.2 – SI69118
- Release 7.3 – SI69119
- Release 7.4 – SI69622
For further information, check the link.
There are also HIPER and Security groups for all three of the older releases (that’s IBM i 7.3, 7.2, and 7.1). For further information, check this link. There are new Backup and Recovery Groups for IBM i 7.3 and 7.2. And of course, there is new everything for IBM i 7.4!
New (Updated) Links this week:
- System — Primer on Message Analysis
- System — Master Document for Server Firmware and HMC Code Wizard
- Ports — Ports That Must Be Open to Make an ODBC, Data Transfer, OLE DB, ADO.Net, or JDBC Connection through a Firewall
And now some tips. First, the OCEAN TechCon19 IBM i Technical Conference (check out CODE LEARN20) runs from July 25 through 27! Go to this link. And also a tip: IBM i 7.4 is only supported on Power8 and Power9 processors, and can only by upgraded directly from IBM i 7.2 or IBM i 7.3. Be sure you are using ACS for your console before upgrading.
The Guide at a glance: There are no new defectives this week (6/22/19). Here is the defective PTF rundown, which is the last defective for each release:
Defect Defective APAR Fixing Date PTF PTF -------- -------- ------- ------- 7.3 05/30/19 MH01815 MB04215 MH01816 (Not yet Available!) Check the Defective PTF link in the guide for further details! 7.2 05/30/19 MH01815 MB04215 MH01816 (Not yet Available!) Check the Defective PTF link in the guide for further details! 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:
June 22, 2019: Volume 21, Number 25
June 15, 2019: Volume 21, Number 24
June 8, 2019: Volume 21, Number 23
June 1, 2019: Volume 21, Number 22
May 25, 2019: Volume 21, Number 21
May 18, 2019: Volume 21, Number 20
May 11, 2019: Volume 21, Number 19
May 4, 2019: Volume 21, Number 18
April 27, 2019: Volume 21, Number 17
April 20, 2019: Volume 21, Number 16
April 13, 2019: Volume 21, Number 15
April 6, 2019: Volume 21, Number 14
March 30, 2019: Volume 21, Number 13
March 23, 2019: Volume 21, Number 12
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
