🚀 go-pugleaf

Hello

    We run VMCENTER + VMOPERATOR ox VM/XA 2.1

    We need to install IBM APAR 46169, which means we must create
a second level XA with that apar, install all 8 products on that
level ( plus AIM, AIC & Utilities, of course ) test the heck out
of them, then do a no-turning-back type of put-everything-into-production
-simultaneously migration.

Due to a shortage of DASD and limited test windows, I have been working
on this for 13 months.  I have been thru 3 product tapes, one IST tape,
many downloads from Direct Info, faxes and calls from tec-reps and STILL
do not have a clean install/test.

The top two questions in my list at the instant:

 1) I have installed VMTAPE 4.3C and applied all appropriate fixes
    from product tape cut 1/12/92.

      As soon as the total number of volumes in the SERIES statements
   exceeds approx 625, VMTAPE abends with PRG005 at 2DDF0 ( crash
   point drifts slightly higher if many small series are specified
   ( <15 each ) instead of 6 larger series ( ~100 each ) ) during
   initialization.  ( I left a call last friday morning but have no
   record of a callback yet. )  Does this symptom ring any bells
   out there ?

 2) Checking the records, I see that there was a different letter
   of VMBACKUP 5.3 on each product tape.  5.3E is on the tape cut
   1/12/93 and 5.3F was released on 1/22 or so.  Anyone have any info
   on the many versions ? ie should I attempt to bring up 5.3E or
   should I request a copy of 5.3F ( Oh no, not another tape ! ) ?

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    Most of my problems in 92 were VMSECURE 4.4B related - attempting
  to apply fixes on product tape resulted in zap/fixe errors. Faxes &
  downloads fixed some errors while creating new ones - ad nauseum

  Can ANYONE give me an encouraging word about a recent non-/E
  product installation ( preferably on XA 2.1 ) ?

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