Author: Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU <zforray AT VCU DOT EDU>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 11:48:53 -0500
I went out looking for client patches and stumbled upon 2-updates for the Windows platform. While both the x32 and x64 now have a 5.5.1.16 release (what ever happened to 5.5.2.x?), there is also an x
Author: Andrew Raibeck <storman AT US.IBM DOT COM>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:18:28 -0500
These are fix levels that are given only to one (or a small handful of) customers who need an urgent fix for an APAR, and cannot wait for an interim fix or fix pack. The packages receive no regressio
Author: "Lynch, Matthew@DTS" <Matthew.Lynch AT DTS.CA DOT GOV>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 10:35:12 -0800
Andy, Can I safely assure my customers that 5.5.2.0 will fix the SystemState backup problem identified in IC58727? See below: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC58727 Matt Lynch Stat
Author: Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU <zforray AT VCU DOT EDU>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 13:57:16 -0500
The readme/fix-list for 5.5.1.16 seems to address a similar problem, if not this one specifically: Interim Fix 5.5.1.16 5.5.1-TIV-TSMBAC-IF0016 (available February 27, 2009) APAR Platforms Affected A
Author: "Lynch, Matthew@DTS" <Matthew.Lynch AT DTS.CA DOT GOV>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 11:21:05 -0800
It's not a fix. It's only a workaround that is not acceptable to my clients. However, we did reduce the number of versions to three. Do you have any idea what is considered a large number of inactive
Author: Andrew Raibeck <storman AT US.IBM DOT COM>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 15:59:13 -0500
Actually the fix for IC59312, contained in 5.5.1.16, is exactly what you are looking for. I think the workaround you refer to is exactly that: a possible circumvention, until the fix is available (wh