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The VMPTFS command displays the status of Program Temporary Fixes (PTFs) for a deployment.

The VMPTFS command has the following syntax:

VMPTFS name [* | ptfid1 [ptfidn]...] [( FILE [filename]]

Definitions

  • name
    Specifies the user ID of the server machine for a server based product, or a unique name for a utility product.
  • *
    Specifies that all PTFs for a specific deployment are displayed in the report. This is the default value.
  • ptfid1 [ptfidn] ...
    Specifies that a specific PTF or a named set of PTFs are displayed in the report.
  • FILE [filename]
    Requests that the report be written to a file. If filename is specified, the report is written to filename PTFS A. If filename is omitted, the report is written to name PTFS A.

Description

This tool generates a report on the status of all PTFs or a specific set of PTFs for the named deployment. The report displays a timestamp for a PTF reception by VMFREC, the application by VMFAPPLY, and the deployment by VMDEPLOY.

Here is an example report for a VMTAPE deployment:

vmptfs vmtape
ZVMT020A: CA VM:Tape (TM) Version 02.0
PTF: RO32943
   RECEIVED  02/22/YY 15:30:55
   APPLIED   02/22/YY 15:30:56
   DEPLOYED  02/22/YY 15:33:03 TESTCP5.VMTAPE.PRIMARY
 
PTF: RO33186
   RECEIVED  02/22/YY 15:24:01
   APPLIED   02/22/YY 15:24:02
   DEPLOYED  02/22/YY 15:33:03 TESTCP5.VMTAPE.PRIMARY
   DEPLOYED  02/22/YY 15:25:35 TESTCP5.VMTAPE.ALTERNATE
 
Ready;

The DEPLOYED lines show each unique combination of node name, deployment name, and deployment area name.