IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 22, Number 2

IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 22, Number 2

January 15, 2020 Doug Bidwell

As you well know, there is an issue with LPARs that are hanging on machines that have the latest Technology Refreshes applied to IBM i 7.3 and IBM i 7.4 in cases where the Hardware Management Console (HMC) is not managing the partitions. The details of the issue with the Technology Refreshes are outlined in APAR MA48101, and what it means is that a guest partition created with Virtual Partition Manager (VPM) inside SST or Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM) will hang on IPL after the apply of the TRs. This gets real elaborate, so we strongly suggest you review the document at this link before proceeding.

As expected, IBM has issued a new resave for 7.3, I-base-J. The only solution to prevent the hang condition for VPM managed guest partitions is to first slip the LIC (licensed internal code) with J, then restore from backup, then load and apply latest Cume and groups. If none of this makes sense, contact me at tuner@dlbassoc.com and we can go over it.

In other PTF news, there is a new HTTP Server Group for IBM i 7.2 and 7.3. And MCH1001 Received using some BRMS commands after BRMS PTF Installation; see this link for the info relating to IBM i 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2 and to get the fixing PTF. Also, there is updated microcode (also known as firmware) for Machine-Type Model: 9008-22L; 9009-22A; 9009-41A; 9009-42A; 9223-22H; 9223-42H. System Firmware Level: VL940_034. See the link on “Links” worksheet for more on that.

New (or Updated) links this week:
- WAS: Requirements for IBM WAS When Upgrading to a New IBM i Version/Release
As for your weekly tip, here’s an easy one: Stay current on fixes!

The Guide at a glance: There are new defectives this week (01/11/20). Here is the defective PTF rundown, which is the last defective for each release:
```
	Defect		Defective	APAR	Fixing
	Date		PTF			PTF
	--------	--------	-------	-------
7.4	12/09/19	SI70924		SE72609	SI71719 (available!)
```
Note that PTF SI71719 is a distribution requisite of the latest Technology Refresh (TR) PTF. If you have applied the latest TR PTF to your system, you should apply the fixing PTF SI71719 for i 7.4.
```
7.3	12/09/19	SI70923		SE72609	SI71718 (available!)
```
Note that PTF SI71718 is a distribution requisite of the latest Technology Refresh (TR) PTF. If you have applied the latest TR PTF to your system, you should apply the fixing PTF SI71718 for i 7.3.
```
7.2	07/29/19	SI69654		SE71792	SI70596 (5733SC1, OpenSSH, available!)
7.1	07/29/19	SI69653		SE71807	SI70603 (5733SC1, OpenSSH, available!)
```
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:

January 11, 2020: Volume 22, Number 2

January 4, 2020: Volume 22, Number 1

December 28, 2019: Volume 21, Number 52

December 21, 2019: Volume 21, Number 51

December 14, 2019: Volume 21, Number 50

December 7, 2019: Volume 21, Number 49

November 30, 2019: Volume 21, Number 48

November 23, 2019: Volume 21, Number 47

November 16, 2019: Volume 21, Number 46

November 10, 2019: Volume 21, Number 45

November 2, 2019: Volume 21, Number 44

October 26, 2019: Volume 21, Number 43

October 19, 2019: Volume 21, Number 42

October 12, 2019: Volume 21, Number 41

October 5, 2019: Volume 21, Number 40

September 28, 2019: Volume 21, Number 39

September 21, 2019: Volume 21, Number 38

September 14, 2019: Volume 21, Number 37

September 7, 2019: Volume 21, Number 36

August 31, 2019: Volume 21, Number 35

August 24, 2019: Volume 21, Number 34

August 19, 2019: Volume 21, Number 33

August 10, 2019: Volume 21, Number 32

August 3, 2019: Volume 21, Number 31

July 27, 2019: Volume 21, Number 30

July 20, 2019: Volume 21, Number 29

July 13, 2019: Volume 21, Number 28

June 29, 2019: Volume 21, Number 26

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
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There’s Always A New Last Laugh With Legacy Four Hundred Monitor, January 15
One thought on “IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 22, Number 2”
- Jozsef Torok says:
  
  January 15, 2020 at 3:45 pm
  
  Hi Doug,
  You may already be aware of this, but the link doesn’t work for MCH0001 received when using some BRMS commands after applying a new BRMS PTF. All I get is a 400 Bad Request.
  
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1168402?myns=ibmi&mynp=OCSSTS2D&mynp=OCSS9QQS&mync=E&cm_sp=ibmi-_-OCSSTS2D-OCSS9QQS-_-E
  
  I had the same issue with a recent IBM My Notifications:
  Users may receive MCH1001 “Attempt to use permanent system object (Q1A*) without authority”,
  after installing one of the following PTFs:
  V7R2. 5770BR1 – SI71132
  V7R3. 5770BR1 – SI71133
  V7R4. 5770BR1 – SI71134
  
  That same link was provided, with the same 400 Bad Request result.
  
  Regards,
  Jozsef
  
  Reply
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