IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 20, Numbers 50 And 51
January 7, 2019 Doug Bidwell
The Four Hundred was on hiatus for the last two weeks of December, so this week we wrap up the final 2018 editions of the IBM i PTF Guide. We will be picking up with 2019 in next week’s issue of the newsletter.
In Volume 20, Number 50, of the IBM i PTF Guide, we learn about the new release of RDi – check the link in the guide for more and also check out this story that ran in The Four Hundred a few weeks ago. There were also new HIPER and Security group PTFs that week (December 15), as well as another release of MGTools. New links in the IBM i PTF Guide that week included:
- HMC – HMC 5250 Console Errors
- IMPF – CPYTOIMPF and CPYFRMIMPF examples
- USB – USB Attached Flash Drives Support at IBM i V7R1 and above for Save/Restore/Copy Operations
An here is this tip: for V7R3 5250 console, either Client Access or Access client can be used for HMCs, LAN Console only works with ACS.
In Volume 20, Number 51, we find that all the required Spectre-Meltdown PTFs are included in the Security Group PTF.
We also have a Security Bulletin, which outlines multiple vulnerabilities in Node.js that affect IBM i. This is outlined in SI68770, which is the same PTF for IBM i V7R3, V7R2, and V7R1, and which addresses:
- CVE-2018-12122
- CVE-2018-12121
- CVE-2018-12120
- CVE-2018-12123
- CVE-2018-12116
Additional information about this Node.js issue can be found at this link.
Now, one more thing: Between May 19 and 22 next year, the POWERUp19 conference, formerly known as the COMMON conference, is heading to the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. With over 300 sessions for Power Systems and IBM i education, you can keep your skills up-to-date by creating a custom schedule based on your specific needs. Find out more details at https://www.common.org/events/powerup/.
The Guide at a glance: There are no new defectives this week (12/22/18), and we are still going for a new record! Here is the defective PTF rundown, which is the last defective for each release:
Defect Defective APAR Fixing Date PTF PTF -------- -------- ------- ------- 7.3 09/20/18 MH01783 MB04197 MH01798 (New!) 7.2 09/20/18 MH01783 MB04197 MH01798 (New!) 7.1 04/26/18 MF64827 MA47056 MF64936 (Nothing changed here)
Be sure to access the link in the Guide for further details.
Below is the usual archive of the IBM i PTF Guide to help you work through the PTFs in chronological order:
December 22, 2018: Volume 20, Number 51
December 15, 2018: Volume 20, Number 50
December 8, 2018: Volume 20, Number 49
December 1, 2018: Volume 20, Number 48
November 24, 2018: Volume 20, Number 47
November 17, 2018: Volume 20, Number 46
November 10, 2018: Volume 20, Number 45
November 3, 2018: Volume 20, Number 44
October 27, 2018: Volume 20, Number 43
October 20, 2018: Volume 20, Number 42
October 13, 2018: Volume 20, Number 41
October 6, 2018: Volume 20, Number 40
September 29, 2018: Volume 20, Number 39
September 22, 2018: Volume 20, Number 38
September 15, 2018: Volume 20, Number 37
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
May 5, 2018: Volume 20, Number 18
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
March 18, 2018: Volume 20, Number 11
March 10, 2018: Volume 20, Number 10
March 3, 2018: Volume 20, Number 09
February 24, 2018: Volume 20, Number 08
February 18, 2018: Volume 20, Number 07
February 10, 2018: Volume 20, Number 06
February 3, 2018: Volume 20, Number 05
January 27, 2018: Volume 20, Number 04
January 20, 2018: Volume 20, Number 03
January 13, 2018: Volume 20, Number 02
January 3, 2018: Volume 20, Number 01
December 30, 2017: Volume 19, Number 52
December 23, 2017: Volume 19, Number 51
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
October 21, 2017: Volume 19, Number 42
October 14, 2017: Volume 19, Number 41
October 7, 2017: Volume 19, Number 40
September 30, 2017: Volume 19, Number 39
September 23, 2017: Volume 19, Number 38
September 16, 2017: Volume 19, Number 37
September 9, 2017: Volume 19, Number 36
September 2, 2017: Volume 19, Number 35
August 26, 2017: Volume 19, Number 34
August 19, 2017: Volume 19, Number 33
August 12, 2017: Volume 19, Number 32
August 5, 2017: Volume 19, Number 31
July 29, 2017: Volume 19, Number 30
July 22, 2017: Volume 19, Number 29
July 15, 2017: Volume 19, Number 28
July 1, 2017: Volume 19, Number 26
June 24, 2017: Volume 19, Number 25
June 17, 2017: Volume 19, Number 24
June 10, 2017: Volume 19, Number 23
June 3, 2017: Volume 19, Number 22
May 27, 2017: Volume 19, Number 21
May 20, 2017: Volume 19, Number 20
May 13, 2017: Volume 19, Number 19
May 6, 2017: Volume 19, Number 18
April 29, 2017: Volume 19, Number 17
April 22, 2017: Volume 19, Number 16
April 15, 2017: Volume 19, Number 15
April 8, 2017: Volume 19, Number 14
April 1, 2017: Volume 19, Number 13
March 25, 2017: Volume 19, Number 12
March 18, 2017: Volume 19, Number 11
March 11, 2017: Volume 19, Number 10
March 4, 2017: Volume 19, Number 9
February 25, 2017: Volume 19, Number 8
February 18, 2017: Volume 19, Number 7
February 11, 2017: Volume 19, Number 6
February 4, 2017: Volume 19, Number 5
January 28, 2017: Volume 19, Number 4
January 21, 2017: Volume 19, Number 3
