On 1/4/2013 1:35 PM, Peter Relson wrote:
It is somewhat alarming that several posted that they are not signed up
for the security portal. Someone also posted that they are signed up for
red alerts and asked why it was not sent that way.
As I understand it, a red alert was sent out (perhaps this past July)
stating that the method for sending and alerting about security and
integrity PTFs is via the security portal. Simply, the security portal is
the red alert process for security and integrity PTFs.
Perhaps I am oversimplifying, but it seems that every customer should make
sure that they
-- are signed up for red alerts
-- pay attention to those red alerts
-- sign up for the security portal.
This should not be new news.
To many, the security portal is news.
It should be well understood that z/OS provides few if any details on
integrity APARs.
No problem with few to no details. Problem with signing up to security
portal which is unknown to many. Still think IBM should mark these HIPER.
The PTFs were available via the security portal on December 20. I have no
information about why they were not found the day after Christmas when
someone looked at www.ibm.com/support.
But I'm glad to hear they are there now.
Peter,
I'm working for one of the largest banks in the world right now, and
they were unaware of the security portal. We ran headlong into an
integrity APAR recently with no notice. To say I disagree with IBM's
handling of integrity APARs would be an understatement.
Regards,
Tom Conley
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