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Status Future consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories System Management
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 13, 2025

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IBM ARE - Problem with PTF comparison

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We have a central system for the PTF comparison on which all licensed programs and PTFs including save files are installed.

If we now start a PTF comparison with IBM ARE from this central system to an LPAR on which NOT all licensed programs are installed, such as 5761CM1 or 5770JV1 Opt.20 (JAVA 17), we receive the following messages after the comparison:

Product 5761CM1 PTF SI66908 status is DOES NOT EXIST ON SYSTEM, expect value is INSTALLED

Product 5770JV1 PTF SI82501 status is NOT LOADED, expect value is INSTALLED

Product 5770JV1 PTF SI84048 status is DOES NOT EXIST ON SYSTEM, expect value is INSTALLED

Product 5770JV1 PTF SI84050 status is DOES NOT EXIST ON SYSTEM, expect value is INSTALLED

Product 5770JV1 PTF SI86006 status is DOES NOT EXIST ON SYSTEM, expect value is INSTALLED

Product 5770JV1 PTF SI86015 status is DOES NOT EXIST ON SYSTEM, expect value is INSTALLED

The aim is to only display those PTFs that are actually missing. If a licensed program is not installed on the target system, there should be NO message regarding PTFs.

Idea priority Medium
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    |     Mar 18, 2025
    Thanks for your input. We agree that this idea has merit. IBM will use this Idea as input to planning, but no commitment is made or implied. This Idea will be updated in the future if IBM implements it. IBM will use votes and comments from others in the community to help prioritize this Idea.
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