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My suggestion.

Here is how we have AUTOPRSU set.
>table autoprsu
TABLE: AUTOPRSU
>lis all
TOP
KEY MTWTFSS
----------------
FILEAUD YYYYYYY
PREMON YYYYYYY
AUTOAPP NNNNNNN
POSTMON YYYYYYY
STATAUD YYYYYYY
BOTTOM


As you see, AUTOAPP (Auto Apply) is set to No. This gives us a chance to review the patches before they are blindly applied. Once reviewed, set AutoApp to Y for the day you want the patches applied. *Remember Table AUTOOPTS controls the time the above activities take place.


To make it easy to know what is downloaded and new use a volume to store newly downloaded patches. Once they are apllied you can copy to store file, then copy over to your SLM drives. Look at table PADNDEV. This table defines the location that patches downloaded via the turbolink are located. The first entry in the table is the first location patches will download to. We typically like to use a disk volume not on the SLM's. For example, our first entry in PADNDEV is D000PATCH.

Once patches are downloaded, list the volume (LIV D000PATCH ALL). Then go into PRSM and do a DISADM patchname. This way you will know what patches are being applied to your system and what they are for.

Next set the day you wish to have the patches applied to Y in AUTOAPP and you are good to go.

EricP

We have our auto apply turned off also, there was a patch applied that caused a issue in our system. I go through prsm once a month a apply patches. Here is how you find patches that need validation, and then the patches which are validated. If all your patches have been vailidated then you will need to manually apply them if you have the autoapply turned off.

CI:
>prsm
PRSM:
Welcome to PRSM - Post Release Software Manager.
Type Q PRSMCI for a list of available commands, or
Type HELP for a list of available help topics.
>select nvstat
PRSUID ST DESTID
-------------------- -- ----------------------
No entry found.
PRSUID ST DESTID
-------------------- -- ----------------------
No entry found.
PRSUID ST DESTID
-------------------- -- ----------------------
No entry found.
PRSUID ST DESTID
-------------------- -- ----------------------
No entry found.
>select vastat
PRSUID ST DESTID
-------------------- -- ----------------------
SRS49B9F VA CM
KZY52B9M VA CM
KZY22B9M VA CM
KZY05B9C VA CM
KZY56B9E VA CM
KZY46B9E VA CM
KZY36B9E VA CM
KZY51B9E VA CM
KZY45B9E VA CM
KZY21B9E VA CM
NFT86B9E VA CM
KZY18B9D VA CM
WBA64B9D VA CM
KZY16B9D VA CM
JLC99B9D VA CM
TUN44B9C VA CM
AHM53B9C VA CM
KZY69B9E VA CM
KZY68B9E VA CM
CFZ39B9E VA CM
NOV31B9E VA CM
CFZ37B9E VA CM
WBA63B9D VA CM
KZY14B9C VA CM
RTA02B9C VA CM
NBT25B9A VA CM
PRSUID ST DESTID
-------------------- -- ----------------------
NBT25I9A VA EIU 101
NBT25I9A VA EIU 102
PRSUID ST DESTID
-------------------- -- ----------------------
XXU56X7A VA RCC2 3 0
XXU56X7A VA RCC2 3 1
XXU56X7A VA RCC2 4 0
XXU56X7A VA RCC2 4 1
PRSUID ST DESTID
-------------------- -- ----------------------
No entry found.
>>apply XXU56X7A