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  • 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

    June 10, 2017: Volume 19, Number 23

    June 3, 2017: Volume 19, Number 22

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