Re: RSU, PSP - which do I choose?
At some point, you may want to consider creating a 2nd level VM just for maintenance like this. Once your VM system is deployed, you never want to apply maintenance to it directly, not even a PTF, without doing a "smoke test" first at level 2. David Boyes Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System 03/10/2011 05:43 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: RSU, PSP - which do I choose? Order PTF UV97540 and you will got lastest RSU for z/VM 5.4. (1008) This is good advice and gets you most of the way. Since RSUs are collections of recommended service made at a specific point in time, make sure you also order the PSP bucket for that RSU to catch anything after the RSU date that wasn’t included on the RSU. Background: What you’re doing is three things: installing the base code, using the RSU to jump forward in time and apply all the service from the base up to the RSU date in one operation, and then layer any fixes that have been made after the RSU was closed. You’ve gotten the base code installed, and (if you want) you can use the RSU that you have to practice installing the RSU (when you get the new stacked RSU and PSP tapes, the SERVICE tool will figure out what you have already applied and just add the new stuff. Mother’s Rules of Thumb: 1) Never mix IBM stuff and your stuff. 2) Always take a backup of your entire MAINT id BEFORE you THINK about applying service 3) Cupcakes get you faster responses to your service problems. 8-) I’d strongly encourage you to just do a SERVICE ALL with the RSU and let the automated stuff process the service. If you aren’t using CMS for anything except maintaining the system, it does a pretty good job, and anything it can’t handle, you’re going to need to call IBM for help anyway. The VM service tools are heap big magic even for us oldtimers.
Re: RSU, PSP - which do I choose?
Order PTF UV97540 and you will got lastest RSU for z/VM 5.4. (1008) This is good advice and gets you most of the way. Since RSUs are collections of recommended service made at a specific point in time, make sure you also order the PSP bucket for that RSU to catch anything after the RSU date that wasn't included on the RSU. Background: What you're doing is three things: installing the base code, using the RSU to jump forward in time and apply all the service from the base up to the RSU date in one operation, and then layer any fixes that have been made after the RSU was closed. You've gotten the base code installed, and (if you want) you can use the RSU that you have to practice installing the RSU (when you get the new stacked RSU and PSP tapes, the SERVICE tool will figure out what you have already applied and just add the new stuff. Mother's Rules of Thumb: 1) Never mix IBM stuff and your stuff. 2) Always take a backup of your entire MAINT id BEFORE you THINK about applying service 3) Cupcakes get you faster responses to your service problems. 8-) I'd strongly encourage you to just do a SERVICE ALL with the RSU and let the automated stuff process the service. If you aren't using CMS for anything except maintaining the system, it does a pretty good job, and anything it can't handle, you're going to need to call IBM for help anyway. The VM service tools are heap big magic even for us oldtimers.
Re: RSU, PSP - which do I choose?
Sherry Order PTF UV97540 and you will got lastest RSU for z/VM 5.4. (1008) I did it eletronically and applied it a couple of days ago and a lot of PSP reported ptfs was installed. You can use Auomated Installation and Service (I never tried!) or Service Guide (I used this, since I working with VM since 1980!) Defenitly if you have a z10 machine you should apply RSU. Good luck and enjoy. Carlos Bodra IBM zSeries Certified Specialist Sao Paulo - Brazil Em 10/03/2011 12:12, Dave Jones escreveu: Hi, Sherry. Congratulations on getting z/VM 5.4 installed! What you should do next is order the latest z/VM 5.4 RSU (it's 5408RSU dated October 29, 2010) from the z/VM web site and install that "on top of" 5.4. How to do that is described in Chapter 14 of the z/VM: Guide for Automated Installation and Service publication. Have a good one. DJ On 3/10/2011 9:02 AM, Sherry Everhart wrote: I have installed our z/VM 5.4 system (YAY!). It came with RSU 5404 from June 2009, so that’s what I installed. It has not yet been migrated. Now I read the part in the z/VM Program Directory that says, “…you should see if you received the most current Stacked RSU available. If there is a higher RSU available, or if you did not receive an RSU with your order and there is now one available, you should order it and apply it when you install z/VM.” Well, since this is my first solo z/VM installation, I’m not quite sure what I should do at this point to bring it completely up-to-date prior to the migration steps. Should I: 1. Order the latest stacked RSU (and then what… start over with the installation?) 2. Order the PSP “buckets” for the three products we use whose SERVLVL is higher, and apply just that service? Suggestions? Be gentle... the expert at anything was once a beginner. :) Thanks. Sherry E.
Re: RSU, PSP - which do I choose?
I've placed the order. Thanks, Dave, for your help. Sincerely, Sherry E.
Re: RSU, PSP - which do I choose?
Hi, Sherry. Congratulations on getting z/VM 5.4 installed! What you should do next is order the latest z/VM 5.4 RSU (it's 5408RSU dated October 29, 2010) from the z/VM web site and install that "on top of" 5.4. How to do that is described in Chapter 14 of the z/VM: Guide for Automated Installation and Service publication. Have a good one. DJ On 3/10/2011 9:02 AM, Sherry Everhart wrote: I have installed our z/VM 5.4 system (YAY!). It came with RSU 5404 from June 2009, so that’s what I installed. It has not yet been migrated. Now I read the part in the z/VM Program Directory that says, “…you should see if you received the most current Stacked RSU available. If there is a higher RSU available, or if you did not receive an RSU with your order and there is now one available, you should order it and apply it when you install z/VM.” Well, since this is my first solo z/VM installation, I’m not quite sure what I should do at this point to bring it completely up-to-date prior to the migration steps. Should I: 1. Order the latest stacked RSU (and then what… start over with the installation?) 2. Order the PSP “buckets” for the three products we use whose SERVLVL is higher, and apply just that service? Suggestions? Be gentle... the expert at anything was once a beginner. :) Thanks. Sherry E.
RSU, PSP - which do I choose?
I have installed our z/VM 5.4 system (YAY!). It came with RSU 5404 from June 2009, so that’s what I installed. It has not yet been migrated. Now I read the part in the z/VM Program Directory that says, “…you sh ould see if you received the most current Stacked RSU available. If there is a higher RSU available, or if you did not receive an RSU with your order an d there is now one available, you should order it and apply it when you install z/VM.” Well, since this is my first solo z/VM installation, I’m not quite sure what I should do at this point to bring it completely up-to-date prior to the migration steps. Should I: 1. Order the latest stacked RSU (and then what… start over with the installation?) 2. Order the PSP “buckets” for the three products we use whose SERVLV L is higher, and apply just that service? Suggestions? Be gentle... the expert at anything was once a beginner. :) Thanks. Sherry E.
