IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 27, Number 42
October 20, 2025 Doug Bidwell
Just a reminder that IBM’s System Planning Tool Version 6.25.287.0 is available for download. You can get the feeds and speeds of SPT 4, 6, and 6 at this link and the download for the latest version at this link. This one has features for adding the “Spyre” AI accelerator to Power Systems, among many other updates.
Other than that update to SPT, it has been a pretty quiet week here at the IBM i PTF Guide.
Here is the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level since we last published:
PTF Groups 7.6:
- HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
- IBM HTTP Server for i
- Defective PTFs
- PowerHA Tools for IBM i – Full System FlashCopy (FSFC)
- PowerHA Tools for IBM i – Full System Replication (FSR)
- Memo to Users
- What’s New!
PTF Groups 7.5:
- HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
- IBM HTTP Server for i
- Defective PTFs
- PowerHA Tools for IBM i – Full System FlashCopy (FSFC)
- PowerHA Tools for IBM i – Full System Replication (FSR)
- Memo to Users
- What’s New!
PTF Groups 7.4:
- HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
- PowerHA Tools for IBM i – Full System FlashCopy (FSFC)
- PowerHA Tools for IBM i – Full System Replication (FSR)
- Memo to Users
- What’s New!
PTF Groups 7.3:
- IBM HTTP Server for i
- PowerHA Tools for IBM i – Full System FlashCopy (FSFC)
- PowerHA Tools for IBM i – Full System Replication (FSR)
- Memo to Users
- What’s New!
Tip ‘O The Week: For those running PowerHA and/or using IASPS, please read the defective PTF’s below!!!
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘Links’ tab in The Guide this week:
- Tasks: IBM i System Tasks and Their Functions, 871326
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 10/18/25. 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 10/17/25 SJ06793 DT453552 SJ07607 (When available)(read the recommendations) Read the cover letter-prerequisites! 7.5 10/17/25 SJ06792 DT453552 SJ07608 (When available)(read the recommendations) Read the cover letter-prerequisites! 7.4 09/11/25 MJ06247 DT450137 MJ07181 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:
October 18, 2025: Volume 27, Number 42
October 11, 2025: Volume 27, Number 41
October 4, 2025: Volume 27, Number 40
September 27, 2025: Volume 27, Number 39
September 20, 2025: Volume 27, Number 38
September 13, 2025: Volume 27, Number 37
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
June 28, 2025: Volume 27, Number 26
June 21, 2025: Volume 27, Number 25
June 14, 2025: Volume 27, Number 24
June 7, 2025: Volume 27, Number 23
May 31, 2025: Volume 27, Number 22
May 24, 2025: Volume 27, Number 21
May 17, 2025: Volume 27, Number 20
May 10, 2025: Volume 27, Number 19
May 3, 2025: Volume 27, Number 18
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
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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
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August 31, 2024: Volume 26, Number 34
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July 6, 2024: Volume 26, Number 26
June 22, 2024: Volume 26, Number 24
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January 27, 2024: Volume 26, Number 4
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December 30, 2023: Volume 25, Number 53
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November 18, 2023: Volume 25, Number 47
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if running powerha with geomir, update the defective… my machine crashed suddenly for the defect in production…
remember on your partition to query the useful table
SELECT * FROM SYSTOOLS.DEFECTIVE_PTF_CURRENCY