Srikanth

I complained about the very same thing last month:
https://adsm.org/lists/html/ADSM-L/2016-03/msg00008.html

I've since discovered that IBM have indeed made the decision to no longer 
supply exported packages for interim fixes. If you're using auto-deployment 
then you need to find another mechanism for pushing out interim fixes because 
it now only works for fix packs. (But then if you've got such a mechanism, why 
bother with TSM auto-deployment in the first place?)

I've not given up hope that IBM will see how perverse this approach is and 
reverse its decision. The current client fix pack (7.1.4) was released in 
November and was followed by a flash in February which described how data loss 
could occur and recommended 7.1.4.1 be installed on vulnerable systems. How 
exactly did they think large shops were supposed to push that update out to 
affected systems? Maybe customers should wait for the 7.1.5 client? No, hang on 
- they skipped that one so we're currently waiting on 7.1.6 with its associated 
.EXP files.

I agree that there are good reasons why customers should think carefully before 
auto-deploying interim fixes. For what it's worth I think IBM should tell them 
the reasons, publish the exported packages anyway and give them the *choice* of 
being able to perform tightly targeted deployments where there is a requirement 
to do so.

Regards
Neil



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