IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 23, Number 5
February 3, 2021 Doug Bidwell
When you watch PTF patches as part of making your living, you notice patterns. This week, the IBM i PTF Guide is a bit strange, or rather, IBM’s pattern of PTF updates is. Normally, when a PTF group is updated on one release, that same group is updated on the other two releases. This week, it is different. IBM i 7.4 has more groups changed than IBM i 7.3, and weirdly IBM i 7.3 has more groups changed than IBM i 7.2. It’s . . . just a little odd.
Here is the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level:
PTF Groups 7.4:
- HIPERs
- DB2 for IBM i
- IBM Db2 Mirror for i
- Backup Recovery Solutions
- Performance Tools
- MGTOOLS
PTF Groups 7.3:
- DB2 for IBM i
- Backup Recovery Solutions
- Performance Tools
- MGTOOLS
PTF Groups 7.2:
- Backup Recovery Solutions
- Performance Tools
- MGTOOLS
PTF Groups 7.1:
- Nothing updated here
New (or Updated) Links for this week:
- MAC/TCPIP: How to find LAN Console MAC Address
Tips/Definitions: Please, be safe! Mask, distance, and wash your hands – can’t hurt, can only help. Thank You!
The Guide at a glance: There are new defectives this week (01/30/21). Here is the defective PTF rundown, which is the last defective for each release:
Defect Defective APAR Fixing Date PTF PTF -------- -------- ------- ------- 7.4 01/25/21 MF67843 MA48860 MF67843 (when available) 7.3 01/25/21 MF67844 MA48860 MF68319 (when available) MF67591 7.2 01/25/21 MF67845 MA48860 MF68320 (when available) MF67590 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 chronolo
January 31, 2021: Volume 23, Number 5
January 23, 2021: Volume 23, Number 4
January 16, 2021: Volume 23, Number 3
January 9, 2021: Volume 23, Number 2
January 2, 2021: Volume 23, Number 1
December 26, 2020: Volume 22, Number 52
December 19, 2020: Volume 22, Number 51
December 12, 2020: Volume 22, Number 50
December 5, 2020: Volume 22, Number 49
November 28, 2020: Volume 22, Number 48
November 20, 2020: Volume 22, Number 47
November 14, 2020: Volume 22, Number 46
November 7, 2020: Volume 22, Number 45
October 31, 2020: Volume 22, Number 44
October 24, 2020: Volume 22, Number 43
October 17, 2020: Volume 22, Number 42
October 10, 2020: Volume 22, Number 41
October 3, 2020: Volume 22, Number 40
September 26, 2020: Volume 22, Number 39
September 19, 2020: Volume 22, Number 38
September 12, 2020: Volume 22, Number 37
September 5, 2020: Volume 22, Number 36
August 29, 2020: Volume 22, Number 35
August 22, 2020: Volume 22, Number 34
August 15, 2020: Volume 22, Number 33
August 9, 2020: Volume 22, Number 32
August 1, 2020: Volume 22, Number 31
July 25, 2020: Volume 22, Number 30
July 18, 2020: Volume 22, Number 29
July 11, 2020: Volume 22, Number 28
July 4, 2020: Volume 22, Number 27
June 27, 2020: Volume 22, Number 26
June 20, 2020: Volume 22, Number 25
June 13, 2020: Volume 22, Number 24
June 6, 2020: Volume 22, Number 23
May 30, 2020: Volume 22, Number 22
May 23, 2020: Volume 22, Number 21
May 16, 2020: Volume 22, Number 20
May 9, 2020: Volume 22, Number 19
May 2, 2020: Volume 22, Number 18
April 25, 2020: Volume 22, Number 17
April 18, 2020: Volume 22, Number 16
April 11, 2020: Volume 22, Number 15
April 4, 2020: Volume 22, Number 14
March 30, 2020: Volume 22, Number 13
March 23, 2020: Volume 22, Number 12
March 14, 2020: Volume 22, Number 11
March 7, 2020: Volume 22, Number 10
February 29, 2020: Volume 22, Number 9
February 22, 2020: Volume 22, Number 8
February 15, 2020: Volume 22, Number 7
February 8, 2020: Volume 22, Number 6
February 2, 2020: Volume 22, Number 5
January 25, 2020: Volume 22, Number 4
January 18, 2020: Volume 22, Number 3
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
