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  • IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 23, Number 30

    July 28, 2021 Doug Bidwell

    Back on May 8, we told you that Access Client Services 1.1.8.7 was being replaced by ACS 1.1.8.8 because of a bug in its code. On May 15, in the following week’s issue, we apologized because what we heard through our channels turned out to not be true. Today, we found the following document, which we are adding to the IBM i PTF Guide, which is dated May 4 and provides three different workarounds for the issue that we thought was going to compel IBM to upgrade to ACS 1.1.8.8.

    Anyway, of the three workarounds recommended for the issue “MSGSSL002 on new LAN Console session for ACS 1.1.8.7 only,” option 2 is the one we find most workable. This is the one:

    There are also a bunch of other recommended fixes this week you need to be aware of:

    • IBM i 7.2 NetServer Recommended Fixes
    • IBM i 7.3 Recommended Fixes – Cryptographic Services/DCM/Cryptographic Co-processor
    • IBM i 7.3 NetServer Recommended Fixes
    • IBM i 7.4 NetServer Recommended Fixes

    Here is the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level:

    PTF Groups 7.4:

    • Backup Recovery Solutions

    PTF Groups 7.3:

    • Backup Recovery Solutions

    PTF Groups 7.2:

    • Backup Recovery Solutions

    PTF Groups 7.1:

    • Nothing going on

    New (or Updated) Links for this week:

    • ACS: MSGSSL002 on new LAN Console session for ACS 1.1.8.7 only

    The Guide at a glance: There are no new defectives this week (07/25/21). Here is the defective PTF rundown, which is the last defective for each release:

    	Defect		Defective	APAR	Fixing
    	Date		PTF			PTF
    	--------	--------	-------	-------
    7.4	07/08/21	SI76699		SE75877	SI76774	(Read the defect cover letter!)
    			SI76691
    			SI76672
    			SI76564
    7.3	05/17/21	SI75148		SE75638	SI76297	(Read the defect cover letter!)
    7.2	05/05/21	MF68556		MA49031	MFxxxxx	(when 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:

    July 24, 2021: Volume 23, Number 30

    July 17, 2021: Volume 23, Number 29

    July 10, 2021: Volume 23, Number 28

    July 3, 2021: Volume 23, Number 27

    June 26, 2021: Volume 23, Number 26

    June 19, 2021: Volume 23, Number 25

    June 12, 2021: Volume 23, Number 24

    June 5, 2021: Volume 23, Number 23

    June 5, 2021: Volume 23, Number 22

    May 22, 2021: Volume 23, Number 21

    May 15, 2021: Volume 23, Number 20

    May 8, 2021: Volume 23, Number 19

    May 1, 2021: Volume 23, Number 18

    April 24, 2021: Volume 23, Number 17

    April 17, 2021: Volume 23, Number 16

    April 10, 2021: Volume 23, Number 15

    April 3, 2021: Volume 23, Number 14

    March 27, 2021: Volume 23, Number 13

    March 20, 2021: Volume 23, Number 12

    March 13, 2021: Volume 23, Number 11

    March 6, 2021: Volume 23, Number 10

    February 27, 2021: Volume 23, Number 9

    February 20, 2021: Volume 23, Number 8

    February 13, 2021: Volume 23, Number 7

    February 6, 2021: Volume 23, Number 6

    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

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