IBM i PTF Guide, Number 20, Volumes 34, 35, 36
September 12, 2018 Doug Bidwell
It’s been three weeks since our last PTF guide, but we have been keeping up with all the updates and have packaged it all together for you. In addition to the usual defective PTF rundowns each week, we have seen some OpenSSL fixes and new HIPER and Security groups. It is also interesting to note that as of September 8, it has been four months since a bug was found in a patch. We aren’t sure if this sets any sort of record, but it is definitely worth mentioning! All the latest PTFs are lined up below for you. Happy patching!
In Volume 34, we saw new HIPER and Security groups on V7R3, but just HIPERs on 7.2 and 7.1. An interesting side note on QMGTOOLS, when you’ve upgraded from V7R1 to V7R3 (for example), the option to upgrade your QMGTOOLS will also upgrade your tools version from V7R1 to V7R3. Kudos to the authors on that one!
Defective PTF rundown (The last defective for each release):
Defect Defective APAR Fixing Date PTF PTF -------- -------- ------- ------- 7.3 04/26/18 MF64774 MA47056 MF64938 7.2 04/26/18 MF64822 MA47056 MF64937 7.1 04/26/18 MF64827 MA47056 MF64936 -----------------------------------------
Volume 35 brought us V7R3 recommended PTFs for Electronic Services (ECS for all the ol’ timers). SI66579 issued on 8/24/18, so check JDK8 as the proper pre-activation instead of JDK6. Also, OpenSSL has vulnerabilities on IBM i, which is fixed with the following PTFs:
V7R3 & V7R2 SI68251 V7R1 SI68252
Check this link for further details:
The defective PTF rundown for Volume 35 — The last defective for each release — is as follows:
Defect Defective APAR Fixing Date PTF PTF -------- -------- ------- ------- 7.3 04/26/18 MF64774 MA47056 MF64938 7.2 04/26/18 MF64822 MA47056 MF64937 7.1 04/26/18 MF64827 MA47056 MF64936
Finally, in Volume 36 we saw some new HIPERs and Security groups for 7.3, 7.2, and 7.1, and MQ groups for both 7.3 and 7.2.
And here’s the Volume 35 defective PTF rundown:
Defect Defective APAR Fixing Date PTF PTF -------- -------- ------- ------- 7.3 04/26/18 MF64774 MA47056 MF64938 7.2 04/26/18 MF64822 MA47056 MF64937 7.1 04/26/18 MF64827 MA47056 MF64936
September 8, 2018: Volume 20, Number 36
September 1, 2018: Volume 20, Number 35
August 25, 2018: Volume 20, Number 34
August 18, 2018: Volume 20, Number 33
August 11, 2018: Volume 20, Number 32
August 4, 2018: Volume 20, Number 31
July 28, 2018: Volume 20, Number 30
July 21, 2018: Volume 20, Number 29
July 14, 2018: Volume 20, Number 28
July 7, 2018: Volume 20, Number 27
June 30, 2018: Volume 20, Number 26
June 23, 2018: Volume 20, Number 25
June 16, 2018: Volume 20, Number 24
June 9, 2018: Volume 20, Number 23
June 2, 2018: Volume 20, Number 22
May 19, 2018: Volume 20, Number 20
May 12, 2018: Volume 20, Number 19
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April 28, 2018: Volume 20, Number 17
April 21, 2018: Volume 20, Number 16
April 14, 2018: Volume 20, Number 15
April 7, 2018: Volume 20, Number 14
March 31, 2018: Volume 20, Number 13
March 24, 2018: Volume 20, Number 12
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February 24, 2018: Volume 20, Number 08
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February 3, 2018: Volume 20, Number 05
January 27, 2018: Volume 20, Number 04
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December 30, 2017: Volume 19, Number 52
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December 16, 2017: Volume 19, Number 50
December 9, 2017: Volume 19, Number 49
December 2, 2017: Volume 19, Number 48
November 18, 2017: Volume 19, Number 46
November 11, 2017: Volume 19, Number 45
November 4, 2017: Volume 19, Number 44
October 28, 2017: Volume 19, Number 43
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September 30, 2017: Volume 19, Number 39
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September 2, 2017: Volume 19, Number 35
August 26, 2017: Volume 19, Number 34
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April 1, 2017: Volume 19, Number 13
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January 28, 2017: Volume 19, Number 4
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December 24, 2016: Volume 18, Number 52
December 17, 2016: Volume 18, Number 51
December 10, 2016: Volume 18, Number 50
December 3, 2016: Volume 18, Number 49
November 26, 2016: Volume 18, Number 48
November 19, 2016: Volume 18, Number 47
November 12, 2016: Volume 18, Number 46
November 5, 2016: Volume 18, Number 45
October 29, 2016: Volume 18, Number 44
October 22, 2016: Volume 18, Number 43
October 15, 2016: Volume 18, Number 42
October 8, 2016: Volume 18, Number 41
October 1, 2016: Volume 18, Number 40
September 24, 2016: Volume 18, Number 39
September 17, 2016: Volume 18, Number 38
