But some vendors SMP/E usage is even worse than a non-SMP/E install. CA-1 may not be an offender, but I've spent a lot of time "fooling" SMP/E into applying vendor service that was poorly structured. If there is no trust in the SMP/E environment, it's not worth a 10 fold increase in time of installation.
CA used to promote CA-Activator (CA-Aggravator...) installs, may it rest in pieces. > > While SMP/E may be somewhat cumbersome to use, it is the best > repository for keeping information on what exactly is the current > maintenance level of a software product. Unloaded libraries may be > easier to use but aren't any help when there is a problem and you need > to know what level the code is at. I realize that the trend is to 'dumb > down' the systems programming requirements, but there are reasons why > z/OS is as stable as it is, and SMP/E plays a big part. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
