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TCP/IP for VM RSU Information

The latest RSU (Recommended Service Upgrade) for a given level of TCP/IP for VM can be obtained via one of a group of PTFs (and APARs) that are set-up expressly for this purpose; the PTF and APAR numbers for available RSUs are listed here:

PTF and APAR Numbers for TCP/IP RSUs

Level/Release	RSU PTF	RSU APAR
TCP/IP Level 530 (*)	UM97530	VM64232
TCP/IP Level 520 (*)	UM97520	VM63863

* Available only as part of the z/VM stacked RSU

Content information for a specific TCP/IP RSU is available by selecting the level of interest within the previous table.
RSU Content Information for VM/ESA and other Related Products is also available.

Listed below are the Preventive Service Planning (PSP) "buckets" that correspond to available TCP/IP RSUs. These buckets contain service recommendations and other pertinent information for a specific RSU level.

TCP/IP Level 530

• 0801 RSU Bucket
  
• 0703 RSU Bucket
  
• 0702 RSU Bucket
  
• 0701 RSU Bucket
  

TCP/IP Level 520

• 0801 RSU Bucket
  
• 0702 RSU Bucket
  
• 0701 RSU Bucket
  
• 0602 RSU Bucket
  
• 0601 RSU Bucket
  
• 0501 RSU Bucket
  

The current RSU level can be obtained by using the NETSTAT LEVEL command.

netstat level

The resulting output for this command will be similar to the following (the output shown here spans multiple lines for readability):

  VM TCP/IP Netstat Level 520
 
  IBM 2084; z/VM Version 5 Release 2.0, service level 0801 (64-bit),
  VM TCP/IP Level 520; RSU 0801 running TCPIP MODULE E2 dated 04/16/08 at 10:24

The last part of the returned output identifies the TCP/IP RSU service level, as well as the TCPIP server module in use. In this example, the TCP/IP RSU level is: 0801.