You should devise a process for keeping your Ironstream service level current. This is not just to prevent problems but also to access new functionality that is delivered as fixes. Refer to Preventive Service for a description of the types and names of Ironstream fixes.
Authorized users can download Ironstream fixes from the Knowledge Base, which is accessible from the Precisely Support portal: support.precisely.com.
You must have a user ID and password to access the Precisely Support portal. If you don’t have valid Ironstream credentials, you must contact your Precisely Account Executive (AE).
Every Ironstream fix has an associated KB article (KBA) describing the symptoms of the issue resolved by the fix, plus a link to download it.
Ironstream SDF PTF fixes are contained in a physical sequential dataset rather than a PDS and are cumulative. Pre-allocate the target physical sequential dataset with SPACE=(CYL,(800,100)) attributes.
Once a PTF is downloaded to your PC, unzip it and transfer it as a binary file (without ASCII/EBCDIC translation) to a mainframe data set with the following characteristics:
RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=any multiple of 80
Once uploaded, SMP/E RECEIVE the dataset, and then SMP/E APPLY to your Ironstream CSI.
The Kafka, Log4j, DCE, and ZEN fixes are cumulative, but they are binary files created by the TSO XMIT command and require a TSO RECEIVE to unpack the dataset. Sample SMP/E JCL and control statements are provided in <hlq>.SDFWORK in members SDFP*.
There are no special considerations for applying Ironstream fixes, but you must have a process to handle fixes that update files in ZFS.
The KBA includes fixes for other Precisely products and there is a search facility allowing you to view fixes for a specific product version or release.