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- From: jpe@ee.egr.duke.edu (John P. Eisenmenger)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
- Subject: Determining Your Service Level -- an IBM response
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- Date: 17 Dec 92 14:28:13 GMT
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- In a problem report I submitted this week I asked how we were supposed to
- determine our service level with all these PTFs in 3.2. Here is the response
- I got from the person handling my request.
-
- >From: Cindy Miller Barrett <cindy@eureka.austin.ibm.com>
- >
- >Since AIX 3.2 uses a selective fix strategy, there is not a solid way
- >to determine the "Service Level". One can run AIX 3.2.0, AIX 3.2.0
- >with a bunch of PTFs installed, AIX 3.2.2 (which is AIX 3.2 with a
- >specific package of PTF's), or AIX 3.2.3, etc.
-
- How wonderful. It seems the mere concept of a system level has pretty much
- gone out the door at IBM. Any comments out there about this?
-
- -John
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