One thing we've learned very recently is to check for patches for your products more than once. Several products we use (not aix or tsm) that vendors had indicated did not need patching have recently been changed to require patches. Most of these have to do with Java apps.
Rick Here is a comment from HP's web site The new daylight savings time changes for 2007 not only affects the OS which can easily be patched with patches that modify the tzdata file but has also an impact on java as it maintains it's own internal tables. This is a more serious problem since many java applications use older java versions that do not support the new DST rules and will not work using a more recent java version that do. IBM has issued a tool called the java time zone updater: JTZU, which searches for all installed versions of java and updates the EXISTING versions with the new DST rules; thus relieving the need to install a more recent java version that may break installed apps. http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/dst/index.html Although you can download versions of that tool for most OS including Windoze and HP-UX it is stated that the tool will only work with java versions issued by IBM :-( Does anybody know if such a tool will be made available for HP java versions too ? What is the point of providing a HP-UX version if no IBM java is installed on HP-UX ? Lawrence Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAY.STATE.NY.US> To Sent by: "ADSM: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Dist Stor cc Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject .EDU> Re: Daylight Savings patch? 01/18/2007 04:06 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] .EDU> must have seen different docs. One I saw said applied to 5 and 4.3 >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/18/07 3:34 PM >>> This patch mentioned below is just a "workaround" and is for old AIX 4.3 systems, as 4.3 is no longer supported by IBM. (I guess may work on other older flavors of UNIX also, not sure.) If you are on AIX 5L, there is a specific APAR fix or just upgrade to current Maint Level/Technical level will include it. David Longo >>> Lawrence Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/18/07 2:54 PM >>> I don't have the doc , but the 'patch' is an entry into /etc/environment: TZ=EST5EDT,M3.2.0,M11.1.0 then reboot >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/18/07 2:40 PM >>> We are running TSM server 5.3.4.1 on AIX. Will a patch to that release be needed due to the change in Daylight Savings Time start date? We also have various levels of the TSM client software on AIX and Windows servers. This may be too general a question, but... will a DST patch be needed for any of the client versions? thank you, Keith Arbogast Bloomington, Indiana The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain information that is confidential, privileged, and/or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If this electronic message is from an attorney or someone in the Legal Department, it may also contain confidential attorney-client communications which may be privileged and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this message in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying is strictly prohibited. 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