SMPE’s missing fix report is your best friend On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 10:57 AM Feller, Paul < 000002fc94e14c43-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote:
> So here are a few questions for the group. First I'll say we run a weekly > receive process to pull all the needed stuff from IBM. My questions are > this. Do you apply only PE fixes and hipers monthly and RSU stuff > quarterly? How long do you wait between applies in terms of moving fixes > through your systems? These are just curiosity questions on my part. > > > > Thanks.. > > Paul Feller > GTS Mainframe Technical Support > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf > Of Seymour J Metz > Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 9:59 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: SMP/e maintenance methodologies [EXTERNAL] > > Examining the report is the better way. SMP and service distribution are > greatly improved from what they were, and a lot of the manual processing is > no longer necessary. In particular, the handling of service flagged PE is > automatic unless HOLDDATA is broken. > > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__mason.gmu.edu_-7Esmetz3&d=DwIFAw&c=9g4MJkl2VjLjS6R4ei18BA&r=eUhu3PeeWy6RTndlJVKembFjFsvwCa8eeU_gm45NyOc&m=9WrwtM3v2qJgVnc0vKBT8BxdN2h63_XGM6DMSrclpt4&s=PakqTr9IvSX7GBqs1iyFMvA8hgr3sSZ_Xcbz56oVa4Y&e= > > > ________________________________________ > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf > of Edgington, Jerry <jerry.edging...@westernsouthernlife.com> > Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 10:05 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: SMP/e maintenance methodologies > > That is exactly the information I was looking for. Thank you, very much. > I thought there had to be some "better" methodologies to apply SMP/e. :) > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf > Of Jousma, David > Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 10:03 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: SMP/e maintenance methodologies > > This message was sent from an external source outside of Western & > Southern's network. Do not click links or open attachments unless you > recognize the sender and know the contents are safe. > > ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > Yes. As Rex pointed out, the first part of the output in the SMPRPT DD > statement will be the listing of what PTF's did NOT go on, and why. > You'll want to review that, and make sure the only ones that did not go on > were the ones with Errorhold. If a PTF you wanted to go on didn't, it will > show here (MODID error for example if you have a usermod), or a space > problem on a target dataset, etc. > > Here is an example of a APPLY I ran today. One PTF didn't not go on, > because it is in error. > > CAUSER SYSMOD SUMMARY REPORT FOR APPLY PROCESSING > > CAUSER FMID MESSAGE ID PAGE ERROR DESCRIPTION AND POSSIBLE CAUSES > > UJ02757 HDZ2240 GIM35901I 1 ERROR HOLD CA59681 WAS NOT RESOLVED. > PAGE 0003 - NOW SET TO TARGET ZONE MVSTZN DATE 06/22/20 TIME 07:43:25 > SMP/E 37.05 SMPRPT OUTPUT > > UNRESOLVED HOLD REASON REPORT FOR APPLY PROCESSING > > NOTE: THE SYSMODS LISTED IN THIS REPORT ALSO APPEAR IN THE CAUSER SYSMOD > SUMMARY REPORT. > > HOLD MISSING HELD RESOLVING RESOLVER > TYPE FMID CLASS APAR SYSMOD SYSMOD STATUS > ------ ------- ------- ------- ------- --------- -------- > ERROR HDZ2240 PE CA59681 UJ02757 > PAGE 0004 - NOW SET TO TARGET ZONE MVSTZN DATE 06/22/20 TIME 07:43:25 > SMP/E 37.05 SMPRPT OUTPUT > > > _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ > Dave Jousma > AVP | Manager, Systems Engineering > > Fifth Third Bank | 1830 East Paris Ave, SE > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/1830+East+Paris+Ave,+SE?entry=gmail&source=g> > | MD RSCB2H | Grand Rapids, MI 49546 > 616.653.8429 | fax: 616.653.2717 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf > Of Edgington, Jerry > Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 9:48 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: SMP/e maintenance methodologies > > **CAUTION EXTERNAL EMAIL** > > **DO NOT open attachments or click on links from unknown senders or > unexpected emails** > > Dave, > > So, if you get RC=8, you run the Apply anyway, just letting SMP/e > determine what PTFs can be applied, correct? If that is the case, that > would simplify the SMP/e apply process. > > Thanks, > Jerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf > Of Jousma, David > Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 7:57 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: SMP/e maintenance methodologies > > This message was sent from an external source outside of Western & > Southern's network. Do not click links or open attachments unless you > recognize the sender and know the contents are safe. > > ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > I do not attempt to get a RC0 or RC4 apply. What goes on goes on. > Obviously review results to make sure that there wasn't an issue, but > coding up a bunch of excludes to not select those with holderror just to > get a RC0 is not necessary in my opinion. > > Here is one apply example > > APPLY CHECK > SOURCEID ( > SYSPLXDS > XSYSTEM > HIPER > IBM.* > RSU* > SECINT > ) > GROUPEXTEND > ( > NOAPARS > NOUSERMODS > ) > BYPASS ( HOLDSYSTEM) > NOJCLINREPORT > RETRY ( YES ) > . > > > _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ > Dave Jousma > AVP | Manager, Systems Engineering > > Fifth Third Bank | 1830 East Paris Ave, SE > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/1830+East+Paris+Ave,+SE?entry=gmail&source=g> > | MD RSCB2H | Grand Rapids, MI 49546 > 616.653.8429 | fax: 616.653.2717 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf > Of Edgington, Jerry > Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 7:42 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: SMP/e maintenance methodologies > > **CAUTION EXTERNAL EMAIL** > > **DO NOT open attachments or click on links from unknown senders or > unexpected emails** > > Hello everyone, > > I am looking for SMP/e methodologies about a couple of situations within > SMP/e. Just looking for how people do SMP/e maintenance in certain > situations. > > 1) What methodology is employed to get to a clean Apply Check, when > you outstanding Error Holds? APARs without PTFs, local fix or work arounds? > 2) For Apply check, what PARMs do you use? Select, FixCat, Bypass, > etc? > > I was taught a SMP/e methodology, many years ago, but just wondering if > there might be a better way. > > Thanks, > Jerry Edgington > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email > to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN **CAUTION > EXTERNAL EMAIL** > > **DO NOT open attachments or click on links from unknown senders or > unexpected emails** > > > This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may > be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above. 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