Re: applying VM RSU maint - CPLEVEL

[Kris Buelens]

So, am I wrong thinking that I often saw a single PTF for GCS on the RSU, a
PTF that brings the service level of GCS to the RSU level.  After which I
normally decide not to rebuild GCS...

-- 
Sir Kris The Guide,
IBM Belgium, VM customer support

2007/8/18, Dale R. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

 Phillip, you are getting confused between the individual VM component RSU

 service levels and the overall tape RSU level.  The VM tape RSU contain
 s
 service for all of the components of VM and the RSU level is defined in

 the format:  yynn.  Where yy is the last two digits of the year
 and nn is the number of the tape for that year.  In your case,
 RSU 0601 is/was the first RSU tape created in 2006.  The VM components

 RSU service levels are in the format:  rrnn.  Where rr is the VM
 release number and nn is the service level number for that component.

 In your case, you are running z/VM 4.4.0, so your release number is 04

 and your service level for CP is 03, the third RSU for CP that had any

 maintenance.  An important thing to remember is that not all components

 have new service on a new RSU tape.  For example, the GCS component rarel
 y
 has RSU maintenance, so while you might order a newer VM RSU tape, GCS

 might stay at the same internal service level.  For example, lets say GCS

 is at service level 0401 on RSU tape 0601.  There is a very good chance

 that on RSU tape 0701, GCS will still be at service level 0401, since i
 t
 probably will not have any maintenance applied.  IIRC, the VMFPSU command

 will tell you what service level each of the components on the RSU tape i
 s
 at and if you need to apply maintenence for that component.

 Hope this information is helpful to you.

 --
 Dale R. Smith

 On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:09:51 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Q CPLEVEL still reports 403   ... ?
 
 Also, I am still puzzled about whether this service is really on or not
 because
 NETSTAT LEVEL
 reports this:
 
 VM TCP/IP Netstat Level 440
 
 IBM 2086; z/VM Version 4 Release 4.0, service level 0403 (64-bit), VM
 TCP/IP Lev
 el 440; RSU 0401 running TCPIP MODULE E1 dated 01/12/06 at 14:51
 
 but the documentation that came with the RSU tapes says it should be LVL

 0601
 
 is there another step that i am missing?
 
 prg
 
 Phillip Gramly
 Systems Programmer
 Communications Data Group
 Champaign, IL

Re: applying VM RSU maint - CPLEVEL

[Dale R. Smith]

It's possible that it may have changed, I don't have access to a VM syste
m 
right now and it's been a while since I've processed a RSU tape.  :-) 
 
Certainly for VM components like AVS and TSAF that almost never have any 

new maintenance on RSU tapes, I believe that it applies.  Since you can 

QUERY GCSLEVEL, IBM may have decided to include a PTF on every RSU tape 

that upgraded the GCS service level so that it would match CP's level on 

the RSU.  It seems to me, (maybe it was VM/ESA), that I remember skipping
 
several components, (including GCS), because there was no new maintenance
 
for that component on the RSU tape.  Of course, I could be losing what 

little mind I have left!  :-)

-- 
Dale R. Smith

On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:59:58 +0200, Kris Buelens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
wrote:

So, am I wrong thinking that I often saw a single PTF for GCS on the RSU
, 
a
PTF that brings the service level of GCS to the RSU level.  After which 
I
normally decide not to rebuild GCS...

--
Sir Kris The Guide,
IBM Belgium, VM customer support