If the SYSMOD you are installing is a PTF (obtained from a CBPDO,
an ESO, or directly from the IBM® Support
Center), SMP/E might have some HOLDDATA stored applying to that PTF.
If so, the reports will indicate all the reason IDs preventing PTF
installation. Use these reason IDs to determine what the errors are.
For example:
- List the SYSMOD and MCS entries for the PTF.
- Look at the ++HOLD statements that are listed.
- Use the COMMENT field in the ++HOLD statement to determine the
cause of the error. If the COMMENT field is not present or does not
describe the problem adequately, ask the IBM Support
Center for further information.
- Determine whether the error in the PTF is critical enough to stop
it from being installed. Remember that you are trying to fix an existing
problem; you may decide to install the PTF to fix that problem because
the exposure is minimal.
- If necessary, contact the IBM Support
Center to obtain a corrective fix for the PTF. If, in the preceding
step, you decided that the PTF should be installed immediately to
fix your problem, you should perform this step at some later date.