What story are you expecting?
An efix is a new executable which, on the developer's box at least, fixed
the reported problem. But it has not been through formal test or system
integration, and it is never going to be regression tested against the
level of code you actually have -- it will be incorporated into a new level
and that will be tested. So of course the response is "don't apply unless
we tell you". Level 2 Support does not want to get a frantic call from
someone who blindly downloaded incompatible efixes and installed them and
now cannot get the system to run at all. They'd like to help verify that
the problem you have is likely to be solved by the efix you want and then
to track whether or not it really did. They want to make certain that you
understand that efixes are experimental, and may not work, and that you
need to have a backup in place.
James Shanks
Tivoli (NetView for UNIX) L3 Support
Simon Long <simon@nettrack.com.au> on 01/26/99 09:00:15 PM
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Subject: e:fixes
Hi,
I have to support clients running Netview on AIX, Solaris, and
Netview platforms. I constantly hear about e:fixes and have applied
the
IX81622 for security on Solaris - BUT - I have yet to receive advice
from Tivoli that doesn't say "Don't apply any e:fixes until we tell you
to".
This is OK but I can't help thinking this is not the full story. Can
anyone
help me?
Thanks heaps,
Simon Long
Nettrack Techynical Solutions Pty Ltd
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