Cumulative PTF package

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Cumulative PTF package is the term used by IBM for its periodic release of a bundle of PTFs for a given version of OS/400. It is also known as a "cume" (pronounced "kyoom") or "cume tape" (be careful not to omit the "e" when emailing someone about a cume ptf ... many spam filters will trigger on the word).

Notations

Information about the current cumulative PTF package for a given version is always listed under SF99VRM, where VRM is the Version, Release, and Modification level. When a new Cumulative PTF package is released, its information is placed under SF99VRM.

Example

Cumulative PTF package for OS/400 V5R2 will always be found under SF99520.

Contents

Ordering SF99530 automatically includes the following:

• SF99530 - Current Cumulative PTF package
• SF99529 - Group Hiper
• SF99503 - DB2 UDB for iSeries

Example

As of October 2006, the contents of SF99530:

• 6 CDs for Current Cumulative PTF package
• 2 CDs for Group Hiper and DB2

Media

Volume labels for Cumulative PTF package media use the following format.

CyjjjVRM_##

• C - hardcoded leading "C" denotes a Cumulative PTF package
• y - last digit of the four digit year when released
• jjj - three digit julian date of the day when released, counting the first of that year as day 001
• VRM - single digits of Version, Release, and Modification level
• _ - separator character
• ## - two digit number of the loading sequence of a multivolume media set

Example

C6045530_02 is the second volume of the cumulative PTF package for OS/400 V5R3M0 which was released on the 45th day of 2006, which is February 15, 2006.

V5

V5R4

Release date	IBM Julian date	Media label
November 6, 2006	6297	C6297540
July 12, 2006	6192	C6192540
April 26, 2006	6115	C6115540
March 8, 2006	6066	C6066540
January 25, 2006	6024	C6024540

V5R3

Release date	IBM Julian date	Media label
September 13, 2006	6255	C6255530
June 28, 2006	6178	C6178530
May 23, 2006	6142	C6142530
March 12, 2006	6101	C6101530
February 15, 2006	6045	C6045530
October 26, 2005	5298	C5298530
July 27, 2005	5207	C5207530
April 13, 2005	5102	C5102530
February 2, 2005	5032	C5032530

V5R2

Release date	IBM Julian date
March 22, 2006	6080
September 21, 2005	5263
May 4, 2005	5123
September 1, 2004	4244

V5R1

Release date	IBM Julian date
October 27, 2004	4300
December 10, 2003	3343
June 25, 2003	3175

V4

V4R5

Release date	IBM Julian date
June 19, 2002	2169
February 20, 2002	2050
October 24, 2001	1296

V4R4

Release date	IBM Julian date
March 14, 2001	1072
December 16, 2000	0350
September 9, 2000	0252

V4R3

Release date	IBM Julian date
October 7, 2000	0280
June 24, 2000	0175
March 18, 2000	0077

V4R2

Release date	IBM Julian date
February 5, 2000	0035
October 20, 1999	9292
June 30, 1999	9180

V4R1

Release date	IBM Julian date
September 29, 1999	9271
June 2, 1999	9152
January 27, 1999	9026

V3

V3R6

Release date	IBM Julian date	Media label
January 3, 1996	6002	C6002360
November 22, 1995	5325	C5325360

V3R1

Release date	IBM Julian date	Media label
February 28, 1996	6058	C6058310
January 17, 1996	6016	C6016310
October 4, 1995	5276	C5276310
September 7, 1995	5249	C5249310
August 16, 1995	5227	C5227310

References

• Cumulative PTF Packages for IBM® OS/400® and IBM® i5/OS™ - Current as of 11/06/2006
• V5Rx Cumulative PTF Packages for IBM OS/400 and IBM i5/OS™ - Current as of 11/06/2006
• Julian Date calculator
• V4Rx Cumulative PTF Packages for IBM® OS/400® - Current as of 06/11/2004 Knowledge Base article 8203740
• Google cache of APAR II08642 CLIENT ACCESS/400 OPTIMIZED FOR OS/2 PTF LIST (V3R1M0) containing V3R1 and V3R6 history