IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 23, Number 31

August 2, 2021 Doug Bidwell

In this edition of the IBM i PTF Guide, we want to remind you once again that when you go to Fix Central at IBM to download PTFs to patch your IBM i operating systems and related systems software, you must use an encrypted variant of FTP to do so – that’s FTPS or SFTP, depending – as of July 10. If you follow all of the links starting with the Fix Central homepage, you will eventually get to this link right here, which tells you how to configure SFTP on your machine. We interpret this to mean that secure FTP is necessary in order to download directly to your IBM i system.

That was the plan. As it turns out, IBM didn’t get SFTP running for IBM i PTFs until July 17, and all orders submitted before that date have been removed, and now we have come to find out that support for SFTP will be available before the end of July. If you want to find out more about what SFTP and FTPS are, you can go to this link to learn more.

Also, for IBM i shops in the United States and Canada, Big Blue has launched a new IBM Support site at https://ibm.com/mysupport and is deprecating the existing Service Request tool. Here are the key differences between the Service Request tool and the IBM Support site:

In each case, using the IBM Support site will require the following information:

Product
Product serial number
Machine type
Model number
Location of the asset

And finally, there are yet more recommended fixes, following up from those from last week, for IBM i 7.2 NetServer, which you can see at this link.

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

PTF Groups 7.4:

HIPERs
Java
WebSphere App Server V8.5
MQ for IBM i – v9.0.0/v9.1.0/V9.2.0

PTF Groups 7.3:

HIPERs
Java
WebSphere App Server V8.5
MQ for IBM i – v9.0.0/v9.1.0/V9.2.0

PTF Groups 7.2:

HIPERs
Java
WebSphere App Server V8.5

PTF Groups 7.1:

HIPERs
Java

New (or Updated) Links for this week:

NetServer: IBM i Netserver
NetServer: NetServer Disabled User ID List Clarified
NetServer: Manage IBM i NetServer without Navigator – GO NETS
SFTP: Secure FTP downloads for IBM i PTFs
System: V7R4 Memo to Users
System: V7R3 Memo to Users
System: V7R2 Memo to Users
System: V7R1 Memo to Users
ACS: Launching Files Fails After Windows 10 Updates
New TAB, MGtools: Moved all mgtools entries from links tab to this new tab
QMGTOOLS: Run AA Macros, 683515
QMGTOOLS: How To Obtain and Install QMGTOOLS, 684977
QMGTOOLS: Must Gather Data Collector User’s Guide, 683617
MustGather:Instructions for Sending Data to IBM i Support, 644037
QMGTOOLS: Communications Menu, 645363
QMGTOOLS: SFTP Command, 687803
QMGTOOLS: How to check and update QMGTOOLS, 645929

Tips/Definitions: We are turning a corner here with this pandemic, but we still need to be safe! Mask, distance, and wash your hands – can’t hurt, can only help. Thank You!

The Guide at a glance: There are no new defectives this week (07/31/21). Here is the defective PTF rundown, which is the last defective for each release:

IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 23, Number 31

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