Thanks, Dana, for mentioning the test Portable Software Instance you can use now.
I wanted to add, for those "advanced" z/OSMF users (who are really those that want a simplified GUI for an SMP/E APPLY of PTFs), this test Portable Software Instance *also* includes some sample test PTFs in the GLOBAL zone. Why would we do that? So that you can try out z/OSMF Software Update to install them! Check out the overview of this associated function to z/OSMF Software Management: https://www.ibm.com/support/z-content-solutions/software-update-zosmf/ I might suggest that those users who have successfully installed the test Portable Software Instance, they continue on in trying to install PTFs onto that test Portable Software Instance with z/OSMF Software Update. As Kurt mentioned at his SHARE session on z/OSMF Software Update yesterday, please recognize that this is our first iteration of this new function, and we have plenty of great requirements in our backlog for this function. We do welcome more requirements or votes on existing ones, in either z/OSMF Software Management or z/OSMF Software Update. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
