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<h1 class="topictitle1">Use software fixes</h1>
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<div><p><span><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />Keep your operating system and other software current
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with fixes (or program temporary fixes, PTFs). Fixes play an important part
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in your system's maintenance strategy. Your maintenance strategy can reduce
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system downtime, add functionality, and provide optimal availability.<img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></span></p>
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<div class="section"><p>Periodically, problems are discovered in iSeries™ programs. IBM issues a fix (also
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known as a PTF, or program temporary fix) to correct the problem. Multiple
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fixes are bundled together to form a cumulative PTF package, which contains
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certain recommended fixes. Cumulative PTF packages should be installed quarterly
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in dynamic environments, and less frequently in stable ones. Cumulative PTF
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packages should also be considered when you make major hardware or software
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changes to your environment.</p>
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<p>Fixes, fix groups, cumulative packages,
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and high-impact pervasive (HIPER) fixes play an important part in your system's
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maintenance strategy. Your maintenance strategy can reduce system downtime,
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add functionality, or provide optimal availability.</p>
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<p><span class="keyword">iSeries Navigator</span> includes
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Management Central, a technology for doing system management tasks across
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one or more servers at the same time. Management Central provides wizards
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that simplify fix management. The wizards allow you to easily send, install,
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and uninstall fixes on multiple systems. You can also use the compare and
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update wizard to compare a model system to multiple target systems to find
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missing or extra fixes.</p>
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<p>The following figure shows the life cycle of
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a fix and includes the following tasks:</p>
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<ol><li><span><span class="uicontrol">Report a problem or perform maintenance</span>.
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You may have occasion to report a hardware or software problem, which can
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result in a PTF being created to fix your problem. Typically, as part of your
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preventive maintenance strategy, you will identify fixes that are needed to
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keep your business running smoothly.</span></li>
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<li><span><span class="uicontrol">Order</span>. As part of your normal fix strategy,
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you will order fixes to keep your software current. Once you have identified
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which fixes you need, the next task is to order them.</span></li>
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<li><span><span class="uicontrol">Receive fixes</span>. After you order them, you
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receive the fixes either electronically or on media.</span></li>
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<li><span><span class="uicontrol">Install</span>. When you receive the fixes, you
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can install them.</span></li>
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<li><span><span class="uicontrol">Redistribute (optional)</span>. If you received
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them on media and you want to distribute the fixes, you need to copy your
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save files from media before you can send and install the fixes to target
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systems.</span></li>
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</ol>
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<div class="section"><br /><img src="rzam8503.gif" alt="Life Cycle of a Fix" /><br /></div>
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<ul class="ullinks">
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzam8fixconcepts1.htm">Fixes concepts and terms</a></strong><br />
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Use this information to learn more about iSeries software fixes including the
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fixes available to you, how to find out about current fixes, what a fix status
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means, and more.</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzam8fixstrategy.htm">Plan your fix management strategy</a></strong><br />
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<span><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />Use this information to establish a maintenance
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strategy to reduce the impact to <span class="keyword">i5/OS™</span> operations
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that result from unplanned outages or program failures.<img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></span></li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzam8fixinterfacecompare.htm">Determine which interface to use</a></strong><br />
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<span><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />The iSeries server offers you many ways to
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connect to and communicate with the servers in your iSeries environment, and different methods
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exist to perform the tasks related to managing your fixes. To perform these
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tasks, you need to know whether it is best to use the character-based interface
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or <span class="keyword">iSeries Navigator</span>.<img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></span></li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzam8fixobtain1.htm">Order fixes</a></strong><br />
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There are a variety of methods you can use to order fixes: traditional <span class="keyword">i5/OS™</span> commands, electronic support,
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Web downloads, and more. Use this topic to determine the best way for you
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to order fixes in your individual business environment.</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzam8fixinstall1.htm">Install fixes</a></strong><br />
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Use this topic to find scenario information about installing fixes, then follow the tasks required for installing fixes successfully.</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzam8fixdisplayinfo1.htm">Display fixes information on your server</a></strong><br />
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<span><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />Use this topic to find out more about what each
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fix status and inventory means in your environment. <img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></span></li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzam8fixworkcoverletter1.htm">Work with fix cover letters</a></strong><br />
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<span><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />Cover letters provide information about
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the fixes that they accompany. <img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></span></li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzam8fixcleanup1.htm">Clean up fixes</a></strong><br />
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If you are running out of storage space on your system, it might be time to delete your save files and cover letters.</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzam8fixremove1.htm">Remove software fixes</a></strong><br />
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Learn about when you can remove fixes from your system and why you want to remove them.</li>
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</ul>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzam81.htm" title="This topic indicates how you can manage and maintain licensed programs and fixes in your network.">Maintain and manage i5/OS and related software</a></div>
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<div class="reltasks"><strong>Related tasks</strong><br />
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<div><a href="../rzal2/rzal2help.htm">Analyze and report system problems</a></div>
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