Contents of PSP information
Preventive service planning information is available for these aspects of Licensed Internal Code and IBM® i maintenance.
- Licensed program installation
- Licensed Internal Code
- System equipment
- Cumulative PTF packages
- PTFs (fixes) in error (PE)
- High impact or pervasive (HIPER) problems
- General information
- Pre-HIPER text
PSP documents are categorized by topic as shown below. Review at least the software installation document and the general document for the release of the operating system that applies to you. The general document lists topics that are covered in other preventive service planning information documents that you may want to order if they apply to your system. PSP topics include the following:
- Installation information
- Information concerning upgrade and new installation, including information about cumulative PTF package installation. For more information, see Cumulative PTF packages.
- General information
- Hints or tips for working with fix packages or products. Typically, this information is not documented in other places. The information provided here was discovered after the release became available.
- PTFs in error
- Information about all fixes found to have a problem, the users that will be affected by the problem, and recommendations on how to avoid the problem. This section contains a list of fixes that are included on this cumulative package that, since shipment, have been found to be defective. You have two options: install the cumulative package without applying the fixes in error, or you can install the corrective fixes for the PTFs in error, if available. This section lists the defective fix, the users affected, the reason the fix is defective, and the recommended action to take.
- Service recommendations
- Detailed information about critical fixes you need to install. This section lists those High Impact PERvasive (HIPER) problems that have been discovered in the base code since shipment and not included in this cumulative package. As before, these recommendations should be reviewed based on your system's setup and configuration. For more information, see the information on HIPER PTFs in the topic Single fixes.
The PSP information also contains a list of fix identifiers to order PSP information for Licensed Internal Code and system equipment, licensed programs installation, and PSP documents for older cumulative packages.