IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 27, Number 17
April 28, 2025 Doug Bidwell
Just a reminder that as part of the April 8 announcements, IBM Software Support content is changing to require entitlement check for software patches. See more at this link, but the gist of it is that IBM Software Support Troubleshooting, Question & Answer, and How To documents are changing to require entitlement. This means that you will be required to log on with an IBMid that has proper entitlement before viewing the entire document.
Also this week, there is Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to server-side request forgery (CVE-2025-27907), which you can find out more about here. The affected products are IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0.
Here is the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level since we last published:
PTF Groups 7.6:
- All PTF Groups except Cumulative PTF Package & MQ
- Fix list for IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
- HTTP Server
- QMGTOOLS
- Redbook
- Visual Studio Code for IBM i
PTF Groups 7.5:
- IBM i Technology Refresh
- Performance Tools
- IBM HTTP Server for i
- High Availability for IBM i
- Fix list for IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
- QMGTOOLS
PTF Groups 7.4:
- All PTF Groups except Cumulative PTF Package
- Fix list for IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
- High Availability for IBM i
- Performance Tools
- IBM HTTP Server for i
- Fix list for IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
- QMGTOOLS
PTF Groups 7.3:
- Fix list for IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
- Performance Tools
- IBM HTTP Server for i
- QMGTOOLS
Tip O’ The Week: On April 18, Java 21 became generally available and is required by some licensed program products in the IBM i 7.6 stack. See more at this link. IBM Technology for Java 21 is released on IBM i 7.6 as option 21 (Java 21 64-bit) of product 5770-JV1. Here are the instructions on how to use Java 21 on IBM i:
- Download Java 21 from the Entitled Software Support(ESS)
- Install option 21 of 5770JV1 from the OS install image (i7.6). Refer to Download, Installation, and Usage of Java 21 on the IBM i OS for detailed information.
- PTF Group SF99965 level 1 or higher is required for i 7.6.
- Set JAVA_HOME to /QOpenSys/QIBM/ProdData/JavaVM/jdk21/64bit before invoking the Java.
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘Links’ tab in The Guide this week:
- JAVA: Download, Installation, and Usage of Java 21 on the IBM i OS, 7231371
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘QMGtools’ tab in The Guide this week:
- QMGTOOLS: DSPAUTPATH, 667081
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘ACS_NAV’ tab in The Guide this week:
- DCM: Certificate Stores table in Navigator for i, 7231513
- TLS: Enabling TLS for HTTP Admin server, 7231413
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘Prtr Links’ tab in The Guide this week:
- Getting a List of All TCP/IP Addresses Used in RMTOUTQs or *LAN Printer Device Descriptions, 640063
New (or Updated) links Redbooks added this week:
- Redbook: IBM i 7.6 Features and Functions, SG24-8588-00
New (or Updated) “Stuff” added to REF tab in The Guide this week:
- None
The Guide at a glance:
There were new defectives the week of 04/25/25. Click on the Defective PTF link for your release in the Guide:
Defect Defective APAR Fixing Date PTF PTF -------- -------- --------- ----------------------- 7.6 No Entries 7.5 02/14/25 SJ03360 DT422644 SJ03833 (When available)(read the recommendations) SJ03138 Read the cover letter-prerequisites! SJ02952 SJ02797 SJ02479 SJ02450 SJ01867 SJ01802 7.4 01/27/25 SJ03166 DT422373 SJ03785 (When available)(read the recommendations) Read the cover letter-prerequisites! 7.3 01/27/25 SJ03169 DT422375 SJ03786 (When available)(read the recommendations)
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:
April 26, 2025: Volume 27, Number 17
April 21, 2025: Volume 27, Number 16
April 12, 2025: Volume 27, Number 15
April 5, 2025: Volume 27, Number 14
March 29, 2025: Volume 27, Number 13
March 22, 2025: Volume 27, Number 12
March 15, 2025: Volume 27, Number 11
March 8, 2025: Volume 27, Number 10
March 1, 2025: Volume 27, Number 09
February 22, 2025: Volume 27, Number 08
February 15, 2025: Volume 27, Number 07
February 8, 2025: Volume 27, Number 06
February 1, 2025: Volume 27, Number 05
January 25, 2025: Volume 27, Number 04
January 18, 2025: Volume 27, Number 03
January 11, 2025: Volume 27, Number 02
January 04, 2025: Volume 27, Number 01
December 21, 2024: Volume 26, Number 50
December 14, 2024: Volume 26, Number 49
December 7, 2024: Volume 26, Number 48
November 30, 2024: Volume 26, Number 47
November 23, 2024: Volume 26, Number 46
November 16, 2024: Volume 26, Number 45
November 9, 2024: Volume 26, Number 44
November 2, 2024: Volume 26, Number 43
October 26, 2024: Volume 26, Number 42
October 19, 2024: Volume 26, Number 41
October 12, 2024: Volume 26, Number 40
October 9, 2024: Volume 26, Number 39
September 28, 2024: Volume 26, Number 38
September 21, 2024: Volume 26, Number 37
September 14, 2024: Volume 26, Number 36
September 7, 2024: Volume 26, Number 35
August 31, 2024: Volume 26, Number 34
August 24, 2024: Volume 26, Number 33
August 17, 2024: Volume 26, Number 32
August 11, 2024: Volume 26, Number 31
August 3, 2024: Volume 26, Number 30
July 27, 2024: Volume 26, Number 29
July 20, 2024: Volume 26, Number 28
July 13, 2024: Volume 26, Number 27
July 6, 2024: Volume 26, Number 26
June 22, 2024: Volume 26, Number 24
June 15, 2024: Volume 26, Number 23
June 8, 2024: Volume 26, Number 22
June 1, 2024: Volume 26, Number 21
May 25, 2024: Volume 26, Number 20
May 18, 2024: Volume 26, Number 19
May 11, 2024: Volume 26, Number 18
May 4, 2024: Volume 26, Number 17
April 20, 2024: Volume 26, Number 16
April 13, 2024: Volume 26, Number 15
April 6, 2024: Volume 26, Number 14
March 30, 2024: Volume 26, Number 13
March 24, 2024: Volume 26, Number 12
March 16, 2024: Volume 26, Number 11
March 9, 2024: Volume 26, Number 10
March 2, 2024: Volume 26, Number 9
February 24, 2024: Volume 26, Number 8
February 17, 2024: Volume 26, Number 7
February 10, 2024: Volume 26, Number 6
February 3, 2024: Volume 26, Number 5
January 27, 2024: Volume 26, Number 4
January 20, 2024: Volume 26, Number 3
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
