Doug Bidwell
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 23, Number 42
October 20, 2021 Doug Bidwell
It’s a mixed bag for Program Temporary Fixes, or PTFs, for the supported releases of the IBM i operating system, with some tweaks here and there and some High Impact/Pervasive, or HIPER, patches coming out for IBM i 7.4 and IBM i 7.3.
A relatively quiet week is a good thing about this time of the year, with the fall season underway and everyone gathering up strength to do push through the final two months of the year once Halloween gets here. (That is a line of demarcation, isn’t it?) We are not expecting a lot in the way of …
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 23, Number 41
October 13, 2021 Doug Bidwell
Big Blue has been on a High Impact/Pervasive PTF kick lately with the IBM i platform, hasn’t it? Between that and the ongoing security patches, you are all probably hopping out there. Unless you are one of the shops that doesn’t keep you IBM i system up to date, in which case we are, first, wondering why are you reading this sentence and, second, very glad that you are so we can remind you of what you already know. Mainly:
That.
You.
Should.
Keep.
IBM i,
Patches.
Up.
To.
Date.
Full stop.
Having said that, here is the rundown of …
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 23, Number 40
October 6, 2021 Doug Bidwell
The security vulnerabilities have calmed down for a week, and maybe the world was just being kind so we could all attend POWERUp 2021, which runs from Monday to Thursday this week and is only available online. Visit the COMMON user group website to find out the particulars.
Here is the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level:
PTF Groups 7.4:
- IBM HTTP Server for i
- MQ for IBM i – v9.0.0/v9.1.0/V9.2.0
- Db2 Web Query for i V2.3.0
PTF Groups 7.3:
- IBM HTTP Server for i
- MQ for IBM i – v9.0.0/v9.1.0/V9.2.0
- Db2 Web Query for i V2.3.0
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 23, Number 39
September 29, 2021 Doug Bidwell
Yet another week, and yet another batch of security vulnerabilities that IBM i shops need to deal with. None of the patches in the table below are in the latest Security Group for the various operating system releases. So this table summarizes it all:
7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 OpenSSL for IBM i CVE-2021-3711 SI77181 SI77182 SI77182 SI77182 CVE-2021-3712 Apache HTTP Server CVE-2021-31618 SI77099 SI76820 SI76700 CVE-2020-13950 SI76831 SI76706 CVE-2019-17567 CVE-2021-30641 CVE-2021-33193 IAS & IWS for IBM i CVE-2021-35517 SI77226 SI77225 SI77224 CVE-2021-36090
One more reminder to everyone to participate in POWERUp 2021, and an update. POWERUp 2021 runs from October …
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 23, Number 38
September 22, 2021 Doug Bidwell
Another week, another security vulnerability in open source code. Check out Security Bulletin: ISC DHCP for IBM i is affected by CVE-2021-25217, which you can view at this link. Here are the patches by release that deal with the issue:
- IBM i 7.4: SI76506
- IBM i 7.3: SI76507
- IBM i 7.2: SI76509
- IBM i 7.1: SI76508
Another reminder to everyone to participate in POWERUp 2021, which runs virtually from October 4 through 7. Visit the COMMON user group web site to find out the particulars. And we will see you there – virtually, that is!
Let’s get started this …
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 23, Number 37
September 15, 2021 Doug Bidwell
Just a reminder to everyone to participate in POWERUp 2021, which runs from October 4 through 7. You can visit in person at Virginia Beach, or you can participate virtually. Visit the COMMON user group web site to find out the particulars. And we will see you there – virtually, at least!
Let’s get started this week with the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level:
PTF Groups 7.4:
- Latest Cumulative PTF Package 21238
- Technology Refresh 5
- HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
- Db2 for IBM i
- IBM Db2 Mirror for i
- Rational Developer for i
PTF Groups 7.3:
- Latest Cumulative
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 23, Number 36
September 8, 2021 Doug Bidwell
With the Labor Day holiday behind us, summer is officially over and it is now time for the world to get back to work and the kids and grandkids to get back to school. It is still quiet out there in PTF Land, but with Power10 machines due today, we suspect we will see some updates that enable the new big iron Power E1080 system. We will let you know as soon as we know.
In the meantime, here is the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level:
PTF Groups 7.4:
- Temporary Storage PTFs
PTF Groups 7.3:
- Temporary
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 23, Number 35
September 1, 2021 Doug Bidwell
The summer is coming to a meteorological and practical end as we approach Labor Day, and then we make the long run to the end of the year. With new Power10-based machines around the corner, we expect to see updates to the IBM i platform in the coming weeks. But for now, it is pretty quiet with some minor tweaks here and there.
Here is the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level:
PTF Groups 7.4:
- HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
- Backup Recovery Solutions
PTF Groups 7.3:
- HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
- Backup Recovery Solutions
PTF Groups 7.2:
- HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
- Backup
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 23, Number 34
August 23, 2021 Doug Bidwell
It is the middle of August and we expect for the software patches to slow down a bit, not so much because software is kind to our aspirations to have some vacation before the new season of school, harvest, and system upgrades begins anew but because frankly unless the system is on fire, no one cares about updating its operating system or related systems software in these weeks before Labor Day.
But, there are a few things you need to be aware of. There are some new HIPERs and some new defectives this week. Let’s go to the video tape. …
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 23, Number 33
August 16, 2021 Doug Bidwell
It is the middle of August and we expect for the software patches to slow down a bit, not so much because software is kind to our aspirations to have some vacation before the new season of school, harvest, and system upgrades begins anew, but because frankly unless the system is on fire, no one cares about updating its operating system or related systems software in these weeks before Labor Day.
But, there are a few things you need to be aware of. There are some new HIPERs and some new defectives this week. Let’s go to the video tape. …
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