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  • IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 26, Number 2

    January 17, 2024 Doug Bidwell

    As odd as it may seem, this week there are HIPER and security patches available for IBM i 7.2, which has long since been off standard and now extended maintenance.

    First, there is a defective PTF for IBM i 7.2, which was noted on January 10.

    • LICENSED PROGRAM = 5798FAX
    • APAR NUMBER: SE81023
    • RECOMMENDATION: Apply fixing PTF xxxxxxx when it becomes available, or remove PTF SI85576, or use the SNDFAX command instead of the SBMFAX command.

    There is also an IBM i 7.2 Group HIPER, level 240, which is SF99719 and which you can find out more about here, and an IBM i 7.2 Group Security, level 128, which is SF99718 and which you can find out more about there.

    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
    • Java
    • Defective PTFs
    • MustGather: How To Obtain and Install QMGTOOLS
    • Rational Developer for i

    PTF Groups 7.4:

    • HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
    • Security
    • Java
    • Defective PTFs
    • MustGather: How To Obtain and Install QMGTOOLS
    • Rational Developer for i

    PTF Groups 7.3:

    • HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
    • Security
    • Java
    • Defective PTFs
    • MustGather: How To Obtain and Install QMGTOOLS
    • Rational Developer for i

    Tip O’ The Week: Carry a mask, we are still dying at the rate of 1,500 per week. (CNN)

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

    • None

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

    • None

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

    • None

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

    • None

    New (or Updated) links Redbooks added this week:

    • None

    The Guide at a glance: There are new defectives this week (1/13/24). Here is the defective PTF rundown, which is the last defective for each release:

    	Defect		Defective	APAR	Fixing
    	Date		PTF			PTF
    	--------	--------	-------	------------------------	
    7.5	01/10/24	SI85576		SE81023	SI85663 (When available)
    7.4	10/06/23	SI84583		SE80598	SI84817 (When available)
    7.3	01/10/24	SI85576		SE81023	SI85663 (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:

    January 13, 2024: Volume 26, Number 2

    January 6, 2024: Volume 26, Number 1

    December 30, 2023: Volume 25, Number 53

    December 30, 2023: Volume 25, Number 53

    December 23, 2023: Volume 25, Number 52

    December 16, 2023: Volume 25, Number 51

    December 9, 2023: Volume 25, Number 50

    December 2, 2023: Volume 25, Number 49

    November 25, 2023: Volume 25, Number 48

    November 18, 2023: Volume 25, Number 47

    November 11, 2023: Volume 25, Number 46

    November 4, 2023: Volume 25, Number 45

    October 28, 2023: Volume 25, Number 44

    October 21, 2023: Volume 25, Number 43

    October 14, 2023: Volume 25, Number 42

    October 7, 2023: Volume 25, Number 41

    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

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