I don't see how any sort of meaningful number could be assigned to an
entity to reflect COR service. Everyone will have their own. An RSU
OTOH, "floats everybody's boat" to the same level, at least for a
while. About the only thing you (IBM) could do is to add a flag that
some service had been applied beyond the RSU ("service level 801+" ?).
I suppose you could assign each PTF a sequential number and use that
to build a bit-string (1=applied, 0=not) and report a honkin' big hex
value. ;-) Then, not only could you tell that extra-RSU service had
been applied, but with a little effort you could tell exactly what.
Hey, with VMSES/E in Rexx, it's all just a SMOP isn't it? :-))
-Chip-
On 4/10/11 00:05 Alan Altmark said:
Following up on Nick Harris' expectation to see a change to QUERY CPLEVEL
after applying COR service to CP, I'd like to open a discussion on how
folks perceive service levels. That is, is there some way that you feel
IBM should express the concept of 'service level'?
For the sake of discussion, let us assert that:
- We are talking about the running entity, not the copy of the entity on
the build disk.
- Unless there are specific pre-reqs or co-reqs, PTFs can be applied in
any order or combination.
- Each component (CP, CMS, DIRMAINT, RACF, SES, etc.) has its own service
stream
Regards,
Alan
z/VM and Linux on System z Consultant
IBM System Lab Services and Training
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