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  • IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 25, Number 40

    October 2, 2023 Doug Bidwell

    In case you have been sleeping under a rock, or under an apple tree, or under a bridge, the IBM i 7.3 operating system release reached its end of standard support this Saturday on September 30. So now if you plan to keep IBM i 7.3 in production, you have to pay for an extended support Software Maintenance contract with Big Blue. You also have to do the math on whether it is worth it to hang back or to move to IBM i 7.5, which has been generally available since May 2022.

    Here is the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level since we last published:

    PTF Groups 7.5:

    • HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
    • Security
    • MustGather: How To Obtain and Install QMGTOOLS

    PTF Groups 7.4:

    • HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
    • Security
    • MustGather: How To Obtain and Install QMGTOOLS

    PTF Groups 7.3:

    • HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
    • Security
    • MustGather: How To Obtain and Install QMGTOOLS

    Tip O’ The Week: Go pick some apples. If you don’t like apples, well, who doesn’t like apples?

    New (or Updated) links added to the ‘Links’ tab in the guide this week:

    • Content Manager: AVAILABLE PTFS FOR CONTENT MANAGER ONDEMAND FOR i V7.5, 6555380
    • Content Manager: AVAILABLE PTFS FOR CONTENT MANAGER ONDEMAND FOR V7.4, 731827
    • Content Manager: AVAILABLE PTFS FOR CONTENT MANAGER ONDEMAND FOR V7.3, 737891
    • AJS: Advanced Job Scheduler (AJS) plugin to IBM Navigator for i, 6845165

    New (or Updated) links added to the ‘QMGtools’ tab in the guide this week:

    • Nothing

    New (or Updated) links added to the ‘ACS_NAV’ tab in the guide this week:

    • ACS_NAV: IBM Navigator for i – PTF Information, 6486565
    • ACS_NAV: IBM Navigator for i – PTF Update Details, 6520030
    • ACS_NAV: Audit Journal, 6570755

    New (or Updated) links added to the ‘Prtr Links’ tab in the guide this week:

    • Nothing here as well

    New (or Updated) links Redbooks added this week:

    • Nothing here

    The Guide at a glance: There are new defectives this week (09/30/23). Here is the defective PTF rundown, which is the last defective for each release:

    	Defect		Defective	APAR	Fixing
    	Date		PTF			PTF
    	--------	--------	-------	------------------------	
    7.5	08/25/23	SI84098		SE80391	SI84411 (When available)
    7.4	08/25/23	SI84153		SE80391	SI84419 (When available)
    7.3	08/25/23	SI84157		SE80391	SI84438 (When 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:

    September 30, 2023: Volume 25, Number 40

    September 23, 2023: Volume 25, Number 39

    September 16, 2023: Volume 25, Number 38

    September 9, 2023: Volume 25, Number 37

    September 2, 2023: Volume 25, Number 36

    August 26, 2023: Volume 25, Number 35

    August 19, 2023: Volume 25, Number 34

    August 12, 2023: Volume 25, Number 33

    August 5, 2023: Volume 25, Number 32

    July 29, 2023: Volume 25, Number 31

    July 22, 2023: Volume 25, Number 30

    July 15, 2023: Volume 25, Number 29

    July 8, 2023: Volume 25, Number 28

    July 1, 2023: Volume 25, Number 27

    June 24, 2023: Volume 25, Number 26

    June 17, 2023: Volume 25, Number 25

    June 10, 2023: Volume 25, Number 24

    June 3, 2023: Volume 25, Number 23

    May 27, 2023: Volume 25, Number 22

    May 20, 2023: Volume 25, Number 21

    May 13, 2023: Volume 25, Number 20

    May 6, 2023: Volume 25, Number 19

    April 29, 2023: Volume 25, Number 18

    April 22, 2023: Volume 25, Number 17

    April 15, 2023: Volume 25, Number 16

    April 8, 2023: Volume 25, Number 15

    April 1, 2023: Volume 25, Number 14

    March 25, 2023: Volume 25, Number 13

    March 18, 2023: Volume 25, Number 12

    March 11, 2023: Volume 25, Number 11

    March 4, 2023: Volume 25, Number 10

    February 25, 2023: Volume 25, Number 9

    February 18, 2023: Volume 25, Number 8

    February 13, 2023: Volume 25, Number 7

    February 4, 2023: Volume 25, Number 6

    January 28, 2023: Volume 25, Number 5

    January 21, 2023: Volume 25, Number 4

    January 14, 2023: Volume 25, Number 3

    January 7, 2023: Volume 25, Number 2

    January 1, 2023: Volume 25, Number 1

    December 10, 2022: Volume 24, Number 50

    December 3, 2022: Volume 24, Number 49

    November 26, 2022: Volume 24, Number 48

    November 19, 2022: Volume 24, Number 47

    November 12, 2022: Volume 24, Number 46

    November 5, 2022: Volume 24, Number 45

    October 29, 2022: Volume 24, Number 44

    October 22, 2022: Volume 24, Number 43

    October 15, 2022: Volume 24, Number 42

    October 8, 2022: Volume 24, Number 41

    October 1, 2022: Volume 24, Number 40

    September 24, 2022: Volume 24, Number 39

    September 17, 2022: Volume 24, Number 38

    September 10, 2022: Volume 24, Number 37

    September 3, 2022: Volume 24, Number 36

    August 27, 2022: Volume 24, Number 35

    August 20, 2022: Volume 24, Number 34

    August 13, 2022: Volume 24, Number 33

    August 6, 2022: Volume 24, Number 32

    July 30, 2022: Volume 24, Number 31

    July 23, 2022: Volume 24, Number 30

    July 16, 2022: Volume 24, Number 29

    July 9, 2022: Volume 24, Number 28

    June 25, 2022: Volume 24, Number 26

    June 18, 2022: Volume 24, Number 25

    June 11, 2022: Volume 24, Number 24

    June 4, 2022: Volume 24, Number 23

    May 28, 2022: Volume 24, Number 22

    May 25, 2022: Volume 24, Number 21

    May 14, 2022: Volume 24, Number 20

    May 7, 2022: Volume 24, Number 19

    April 30, 2022: Volume 24, Number 18

    April 23, 2022: Volume 24, Number 17

    April 16, 2022: Volume 24, Number 16

    April 2, 2022: Volume 24, Number 14

    March 26, 2022: Volume 24, Number 13

    March 19, 2022: Volume 24, Number 12

    March 12, 2022: Volume 24, Number 11

    March 5, 2022: Volume 24, Number 10

    February 26, 2022: Volume 24, Number 9

    February 19, 2022: Volume 24, Number 8

    February 12, 2022: Volume 24, Number 7

    February 5, 2022: Volume 24, Number 6

    January 29, 2022: Volume 24, Number 5

    January 22, 2022: Volume 24, Number 4

    January 15, 2022: Volume 24, Number 3

    January 8, 2022: Volume 24, Number 2

    January 1, 2022: Volume 24, Number 1

    December 6, 2021: Volume 23, Number 48

    November 20, 2021: Volume 23, Number 47

    November 13, 2021: Volume 23, Number 46

    November 6, 2021: Volume 23, Number 45

    October 30, 2021: Volume 23, Number 44

    October 23, 2021: Volume 23, Number 43

    October 16, 2021: Volume 23, Number 42

    October 9, 2021: Volume 23, Number 41

    October 2, 2021: Volume 23, Number 40

    September 25, 2021: Volume 23, Number 39

    September 18, 2021: Volume 23, Number 38

    September 11, 2021: Volume 23, Number 37

    September 4, 2021: Volume 23, Number 36

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