IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 25, Number 5
January 30, 2023
Doug Bidwell
Here’s a question for you: Are you using encryption to download software fixes from IBM? You may not know, and worse yet, you may not know how to figure that out. This is important because as we warned you last fall, IBM’s Electronic Fix Distribution and Fix Central systems will end support for unencrypted fix downloads starting on February 15 of this year.
That gives you two weeks and a day to figure it out. And this document from IBM helps you figure it out and tells you what to do.
Aside from this, it has been pretty quiet in PTF Land this week – looks like someone is wanting to watch some football at IBM tech support. . . .
Now, here is the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level since we last published:
PTF Groups 7.5:
PTF Groups 7.4:
PTF Groups 7.3:
PTF Groups 7.2:
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘Links’ tab in the guide this week:
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘QMGtools’ tab in the guide this week:
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘ACS_NAV’ tab in the guide this week:
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘Prtr Links’ tab in the guide this week:
Tips/Definitions: How long has it been since you did a SAVE 21?
The Guide at a glance: There are new defectives this week (01/28/23). Here is the defective PTF rundown, which is the last defective for each release:
Defect Defective APAR Fixing
Date PTF PTF
——– ——– ——- ——-
7.5 01/13/23 MH01946 MB04386 MH01947 (5733-910, When available)
MH01945
(this is not a typo, same on all three release levels)
7.4 01/13/23 SI81413 SE79143 SI82487 (Read the link in the guide!)
SI80771
SI80445
7.3 01/13/23 MH01946 MB04386 MH01947 (5733-910, When available)
MH01945
7.2 12/08/21 SI77634 SE73420 SI78039 (Read the link in the guide!)
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:
January 28, 2023: Volume 25, Number 5
January 21, 2023: Volume 25, Number 4
January 14, 2023: Volume 25, Number 3
January 7, 2023: Volume 25, Number 2
January 1, 2023: Volume 25, Number 1
December 10, 2022: Volume 24, Number 50
December 3, 2022: Volume 24, Number 49
November 26, 2022: Volume 24, Number 48
November 19, 2022: Volume 24, Number 47
November 12, 2022: Volume 24, Number 46
November 5, 2022: Volume 24, Number 45
October 29, 2022: Volume 24, Number 44
October 22, 2022: Volume 24, Number 43
October 15, 2022: Volume 24, Number 42
October 8, 2022: Volume 24, Number 41
October 1, 2022: Volume 24, Number 40
September 24, 2022: Volume 24, Number 39
September 17, 2022: Volume 24, Number 38
September 10, 2022: Volume 24, Number 37
September 3, 2022: Volume 24, Number 36
August 27, 2022: Volume 24, Number 35
August 20, 2022: Volume 24, Number 34
August 13, 2022: Volume 24, Number 33
August 6, 2022: Volume 24, Number 32
July 30, 2022: Volume 24, Number 31
July 23, 2022: Volume 24, Number 30
July 16, 2022: Volume 24, Number 29
July 9, 2022: Volume 24, Number 28
June 25, 2022: Volume 24, Number 26
June 18, 2022: Volume 24, Number 25
June 11, 2022: Volume 24, Number 24
June 4, 2022: Volume 24, Number 23
May 28, 2022: Volume 24, Number 22
May 25, 2022: Volume 24, Number 21
May 14, 2022: Volume 24, Number 20
May 7, 2022: Volume 24, Number 19
April 30, 2022: Volume 24, Number 18
April 23, 2022: Volume 24, Number 17
April 16, 2022: Volume 24, Number 16
April 2, 2022: Volume 24, Number 14
March 26, 2022: Volume 24, Number 13
March 19, 2022: Volume 24, Number 12
March 12, 2022: Volume 24, Number 11
March 5, 2022: Volume 24, Number 10
February 26, 2022: Volume 24, Number 9
February 19, 2022: Volume 24, Number 8
February 12, 2022: Volume 24, Number 7
February 5, 2022: Volume 24, Number 6
January 29, 2022: Volume 24, Number 5
January 22, 2022: Volume 24, Number 4
January 15, 2022: Volume 24, Number 3
January 8, 2022: Volume 24, Number 2
January 1, 2022: Volume 24, Number 1
December 6, 2021: Volume 23, Number 48
November 20, 2021: Volume 23, Number 47
November 13, 2021: Volume 23, Number 46
November 6, 2021: Volume 23, Number 45
October 30, 2021: Volume 23, Number 44
October 23, 2021: Volume 23, Number 43
October 16, 2021: Volume 23, Number 42
October 9, 2021: Volume 23, Number 41
October 2, 2021: Volume 23, Number 40
September 25, 2021: Volume 23, Number 39
September 18, 2021: Volume 23, Number 38
September 11, 2021: Volume 23, Number 37
September 4, 2021: Volume 23, Number 36
August 28, 2021: Volume 23, Number 35
August 21, 2021: Volume 23, Number 34
August 14, 2021: Volume 23, Number 33
August 7, 2021: Volume 23, Number 32
July 31, 2021: Volume 23, Number 31
July 24, 2021: Volume 23, Number 30
July 17, 2021: Volume 23, Number 29
July 10, 2021: Volume 23, Number 28
July 3, 2021: Volume 23, Number 27
June 26, 2021: Volume 23, Number 26
June 19, 2021: Volume 23, Number 25
June 12, 2021: Volume 23, Number 24
June 5, 2021: Volume 23, Number 23
June 5, 2021: Volume 23, Number 22
May 22, 2021: Volume 23, Number 21
May 15, 2021: Volume 23, Number 20
May 8, 2021: Volume 23, Number 19
May 1, 2021: Volume 23, Number 18
April 24, 2021: Volume 23, Number 17
April 17, 2021: Volume 23, Number 16
April 10, 2021: Volume 23, Number 15
April 3, 2021: Volume 23, Number 14
March 27, 2021: Volume 23, Number 13
March 20, 2021: Volume 23, Number 12
March 13, 2021: Volume 23, Number 11
March 6, 2021: Volume 23, Number 10
February 27, 2021: Volume 23, Number 9
February 20, 2021: Volume 23, Number 8
February 13, 2021: Volume 23, Number 7
February 6, 2021: Volume 23, Number 6
January 31, 2021: Volume 23, Number 5
January 23, 2021: Volume 23, Number 4
January 16, 2021: Volume 23, Number 3
