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New support tools available - Fix Level Recommendation Tool and Prerequisite Tool

  • 1.  New support tools available - Fix Level Recommendation Tool and Prerequisite Tool

    Posted Wed August 23, 2006 06:01 PM

    Originally posted by: phastjay


    Fix Level Recommendation Tool for AIX Administrators and
    the IBM Prerequisite Tool for AIX, i5/OS and Linux Administrators

    IBM Austin announces the immediate availability of two preventive maintenance tools available to customers. IBM Austin highly recommends that support engineers and customers use these tools to help prevent compatibility problems.

    Fix Level Recommendation Tool for AIX Administrators (FLRT for short)

    URL https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/flrt

    Who should use FLRT? Users wishing to know the IBM recommended minimum fix levels on System p servers with POWER5/POWER5+ processors. Products currently supported by FLRT include: system firmware; HMC; AIX 5L; and Virtual I/O Server. Future releases will include more products.

    FLRT is available today. Widespread customer notification to Subscription Services subscribers will go out in early September.

    IBM Prerequisite tool (PREREQ for short)

    URL http://www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eServerPrereq.nsf

    Who should use PREREQ? Users wishing to know what the base support level is for any hardware feature on System p servers with POWER5/POWER5+ processors. Products currently supported by PREREQ are: System firmware; AIX 5L; i5/OS; and Linux on Power.

    PREREQ has been available for some time. Widespread customer notification to Subscription Services subscribers will go out in early September.


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