Maintenance recommendations

The recommendations outlined in the following topics can help you develop a maintenance strategy that works in your environment.

Assessing your readiness to install maintenance
Before you install any maintenance, or install a new IMS system, for that matter, you need to determine your readiness. This involves a careful risk assessment. This same principle applies to developing a maintenance strategy.
Updating the maintenance service level of a new or migrated IMS system
After installing an IMS system, whether it is a new system or a new release for an existing IMS system, you need to bring the service level of the new system to an acceptable level of currency by installing service levels and PTFs, resolving PE PTFs, and conducting a test cycle..
Maintaining service levels of existing IMS production systems
After your IMS system is installed, tested, and operational, maintain the service level of the IMS system by following the recommendations listed below.
Obtaining and installing maintenance
The following procedure is an example that you can use as a model for implementing a maintenance procedure that is specific to your IMS installation.

Parent topic: IMS service considerations