Re: Preventive z/OS maintenance, was: EPSPT vs. FIXCAT

2012-05-18 Thread Tom Marchant
On Fri, 18 May 2012 00:52:38 -0700, Walter Marguccio wrote: >this is my understanding of the RSUmmyy. > >My memory could be rusty on this, but many moons ago customers were tired of >peeking through >too many PTFs delivered in SMCREC, SMCCOR, PUTmmyy "recipients", and >complained to IBM. >As a r

Re: Preventive z/OS maintenance, was: EPSPT vs. FIXCAT

2012-05-18 Thread Walter Marguccio
> From: Jürgen Kehr   > One major idea behind this project is "to apply as few PTFs as possible, > but as many PTFs as needed". Jürgen, this is my understanding of the RSUmmyy. My memory could be rusty on this, but many moons ago customers were tired of peeking through too many PTFs delivere

Re: Preventive z/OS maintenance, was: EPSPT vs. FIXCAT

2012-05-17 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 17 May 2012 19:33:17 +, Jousma, David wrote: > >Picking and choosing what maintenance to apply will typically get you into >trouble at some point especially if you have limited opportunities to >implement said maintenance. If you have a weekly window, then you may operate >on a diff

Re: Preventive z/OS maintenance, was: EPSPT vs. FIXCAT

2012-05-17 Thread Jerry Whitteridge
ugh. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Jousma, David Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:33 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Preventive z/OS maintenance, was: EPSPT vs. FIXCAT I agree with Radoslaw. Quite often, I am fo

Re: Preventive z/OS maintenance, was: EPSPT vs. FIXCAT

2012-05-17 Thread Jousma, David
1830 East Paris, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 MD RSCB2H p 616.653.8429 f 616.653.2717 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of R.S. Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 3:19 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Preventive z/OS maintenance, was

Re: Preventive z/OS maintenance, was: EPSPT vs. FIXCAT

2012-05-17 Thread R.S.
Jürgen In my humble opinion every piece of software installed should serviced, so I sustain the idea of aplying all PTFs. Disclaimers (exceptions): - One can have some software installed, but not used. - I'm not talking about PTFs in error, etc. - "Up to date" does not necessarily mean "from ye

Preventive z/OS maintenance, was: EPSPT vs. FIXCAT

2012-05-17 Thread Jürgen Kehr
Hi Radoslaw, in your note you mentioned the idea to apply all (installable) PTFs. This idea leads me to the reason for opening this topic. I'm involved in an IBM project for preventive maintenance packages named CPMz. One major idea behind this project is "to apply as few PTFs as possible, but