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Re: Netview 5.1 vs 5.1.1

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Subject: Re: Netview 5.1 vs 5.1.1
From: lizel frazer <lizelf@FOSCHINI.CO.ZA>
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 14:43:58 -0700
The CD reads as follows:

TME10
NetView Patch for UNIX
Version 5.1.1

At the bottom is:

LK3T-3670-01

The CD does not mention, Revision B  March 19, 1999

James Shanks wrote:

> The CD that I have, is labeled " TME 10 NetView Version 5.1.1 Patch for UNIX
> Revision B  March 19, 1999." and has the number LK3T-3670-01.    I was told 
> that
> the only difference between this one and the earlier one was the "Revision B
> March 19, 1999"  date.   If you are unsure of what you have, I would re-order 
> it
> and get a new one.
>
> What does yours say EXACTLY?
>
> James Shanks
> Tivoli (NetView for UNIX) L3 Support
>
> lizel frazer <lizelf@foschini.co.za> on 07/27/99 05:12:24 PM
>
> To:   Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on NetView
>       <NV-L@UCSBVM.ucsb.edu>, James Shanks/Tivoli Systems
> cc:
> Subject:  Re: Netview 5.1 vs 5.1.1
>
> Hi All,
>
> We would like to install the NV 5.1.1 Patch.  Unfortunately (to our dismay), 
> we
> found that their is a problem with the NV for UNIX 5.1.1 patch dated Feb 12,
> 1999
> (LKT3T-3670 -00).
>
> According to Tivoli FAQ's there is another CD for this patch, dated 
> March,1999.
> We've definitely got the Release Notes for Feb,1999, however the CD's 'LKT'
> number
> or whatever it is called is, LK3T-3670-01.
>
> Can anybody tell me wether this is the CD-ROM dated March 1999 and is it safe 
> to
> assume that this CD contains the correct patch?  Any help in this matter will 
> be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> TIA
>
> Kind regards,
> Lailaa
>
> James Shanks wrote:
>
> > 5.1.1 is a maintenance release.  That means that what it has are bug fixes.
> > There is occasionally new function "slipped in" because development has
> promised
> > something to a customer and there is no other way to ship it, but for the 
> > most
> > part (99%) it is all fixes.
> >
> > The third digit in IBM/Tivoli products always denotes this.   The 
> > nomenclature
> > is "version.release.mod_level".
> > Different mod levels are achieved through some kind of patch mechanism, new
> > releases may require migration, and new versions always do.  New mod levels
> are
> > available at no cost, as they are just a way to package fixes.    Soft copy
> doc
> > amy be changed at the mod level or release level, but hard copy doc never 
> > is.
> > It is published only once per version.  If soft copy is updated at the 
> > release
> > or mod level, then it is shipped as part of the package.
> >
> > So the requirements and the doc for 5.1.1 are the same as for 5.1
> >
> > If a customer has a problem on 5.1, he will be asked to put on 5.1.1 before
> > Support pursues it.
> >
> > James Shanks
> > Tivoli (NetView for UNIX) L3 Support
>
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