IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 27, Numbers 34, 35, And 36

September 8, 2025 Doug Bidwell

We are determined to get back in synch with the publication schedule of The Four Hundred and the IBM i PTF Guide, so this week you get three issues of the latter inside of one issue of the former, a necessity because PTFs never rest even if publications do take a breather every once in a while.

In Number 34, this was the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level we did on August 23:

PTF Groups 7.6:

HIPERs – High Impact Pervasive
Group Security

PTF Groups 7.5:

HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
Group Security

PTF Groups 7.4:

HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
Group Security

PTF Groups 7.3:

HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
Group Security

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

SMTP/Seiden Group: When Your IBM i Email Delivery Fails with Office 365 or Gmail, N/A
JRN/Hertvik: Admin Alert: When Journaling Slows Down Your System, And What To Do About It, N/A
BRMS: Using BRMS 5770-BR2 with PowerHA Tools for IBM i – Full System FlashCopy, 7242957
VTL-Dynamic Solutions: Sizing and ordering Dynamic Solutions International Virtual Tape Library (DSI VTL), 6382404

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:

Admin: How To Disable TLS for the ADMIN HTTP Server and ADMIN1, ADMIN2, and ADMIN3 Application Servers, 687457

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

New (or Updated) stuff added to REF tab in The Guide this week:

None

New (or Updated) links in the TAPE tab in The Guide this week:

None

New (or Updated) links in the WAS tab in The Guide this week:

WAS: Which IBM WAS Editions on IBM i Software Application Are Chargeable Items, 641867

The Guide at a glance: There were new defectives the week of 08/23/25. Defective PTF rundown – the latest defective for each release. 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	07/17/25	SJ05893	        DT444556	SJ06457 (When available)(read the recommendations) Read the cover letter-prerequisites!                   	
7.4	07/17/25	SJ05892	        DT444556	SJ06452	Same as above, Please read the Cover letter - (When available)(read the recommendations) Read the cover letter-prerequisites!
7.3	01/27/25	SJ03169	        DT422375	SJ03786 (When available)(read the recommendations)

The August 30 issue, Number 35, was pretty dull. The first new defectives for each release were essentially the same as the ones in the August 23 issue. Stands to reason given the Labor Day holiday in America.

Moving on to Number 36. IBM is telling everyone that the Known Issues and Fix information process has some issues itself and is updating its processes, which you can read all about at this page. “This page is a work in progress and we understand enhancements are needed to improve your search experience. Return or subscribe to this page to be notified of enhancements.”

IBM also put out a flash alert about the Status of IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Repository, which you can read about here. Big Blue says: “This flash contains status information regarding issues (downtime or expected service windows) for the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Repository accessed by WebSphere Liberty’s installUtility command during installation and upgrade of Liberty features.”

In Number 36, this was the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level we did on September 6:

PTF Groups 7.6:

HIPERs – High Impact Pervasive
QMGTOOLS

PTF Groups 7.5:

HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
QMGTOOLS

PTF Groups 7.4:

QMGTOOLS

PTF Groups 7.3:

QMGTOOLS

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

JRN/Hertvik: The IBM i Journal Cache Sweeper Knob, N/A
WAS: How To Download The IBM Web Enablement Package for IBM i OS, 684327
PCAP/WireShark: TRCCNN instructions to generate a .pcap communication trace, 6324297
SMTP/MAIL: How To Customize The FROM E-Mail Address When Sending E-Mail From Your IBM i Server, 666699
Security: Commands that Limited Capabilities Users can use, 7244030
PTF Fix Information: Known issues and Fix information, N/A

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

New (or Updated) stuff added to REF tab in The Guide this week:

None

New (or Updated) links in the TAPE tab in The Guide this week:

None

New (or Updated) links in the WAS tab in The Guide this week:

None

The Guide at a glance: There were new defectives the week of 09/06/25. Defective PTF rundown – the latest defective for each release. 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	07/17/25	SJ05893	        DT444556	SJ06457 (When available)(read the recommendations) Read the cover letter-prerequisites!                   	
7.4	07/17/25	SJ05892	        DT444556	SJ06452	Same as above, Please read the Cover letter - (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:

September 6, 2025: Volume 27, Number 36

August 30, 2025: Volume 27, Number 35

August 23, 2025: Volume 27, Number 34

August 16, 2025: Volume 27, Number 33

August 9, 2025: Volume 27, Number 32

August 2, 2025: Volume 27, Number 31

July 26, 2025: Volume 27, Number 30

July 19, 2025: Volume 27, Number 29

July 12, 2025: Volume 27, Number 28

July 5, 2025: Volume 27, Number 27