--GLOBAL TEXT-- HIGH IMPACT/PERVASIVE (HIPER) APAR INSTRUCTIONS Included in this Upgrade may be one or more APARs that describe problems that are of a High Impact or extremely pervasive nature. The following fields provide an outline of those APARs in section 4: "PROBLEM:" Brief description of the APAR "USERS AFFECTED:" If you have this Product/device/situation, you are exposed to the problem. The APAR or PTF fix should be applied in those cases. "RECOMMENDATION:" Take action that is described, most often that will be the application of an APAR or PTF fix. VOLID'S VOLID 1000 - Reflects corrective service (not on a PUT tape) VOLID 9XXX - Reflects a PUT tape that the PTF can be located on. VOLID FXXX - Reflects a PUT tape. The 'F' represents the first digit of the decade and XXX represents a PUT number. ******* ATTENTION: MVS SMP/E USERS (CBPDO NO CHARGE OFFERING): ***** Customers ordering the Custom Built Product Delivery Offering (CBPDO) also receive PSP information in softcopy. In addition, CBPDO "VOLIDs" will appear in the PSP subset sections 3, 4 and 5. A VOLID of "1YWW", where Y is the year and WW is the week within that year, indicates that the PTF was included on that CBPDO and successive CBPDOs. Customers wishing more information should contact their IBM Marketing Branch Office. --INFORMATIVE TEXT-- ********************************************************************* * * * PSFPRINTERS GENERAL INFORMATION * * * ********************************************************************* ****** NOTE ****** THIS UPGRADE IS MAINTAINED BY THE IBM PRINTING SYSTEMS COMPANY LEVEL 2 SOFTWARE SUPPORT GROUP. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT LEVEL 2 SOFTWARE SUPPORT IF YOU FIND ANY ITEMS WHICH YOU FEEL WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THE INSTALL PROCESS. THE INFORMATION IN THIS UPGRADE SHOULD BE USED TO PREPARE A SYSTEM FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THIS PARTICULAR HARDWARE DEVICE. THIS UPGRADE CONTAINS SUBSETS FOR EACH PRINTER TYPE PRESENTLY MARKETED. THE SUBSET CONTAINS THE MINIMUM MICROCODE AND SOFTWARE LEVELS REQUIRED TO INSTALL AND USE THE PRINTER. EACH SUBSET CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS, WITH THEIR PURPOSE: GENERAL INFORMATION - GENERAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING SOFTWARE RELATED INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT BELONG IN OTHER SECTIONS. HARDWARE SERVICE LEVELS - INFORMATION THAT IS RELATED TO MICROCODE. MINIMUM & CURRENT LEVELS ARE LISTED. SOFTWARE SERVICE LEVELS - THIS SECTION CONTAINS THE MINIMUM LEVEL AT WHICH THIS DEVICE WILL BE FUNCTIONAL. SERVICE RECOMMENDATIONS - NONE PROVIDED. SERVICE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PROVIDED IN THE INDIVIDUAL SOFTWARE BUCKETS. PLEASE SEE THE APPROPRIATE SOFTWARE BUCKET FOR SERVICE RECOMMENDATIONS. CUSTOMERS SHOULD ENSURE THAT THEY ARE AT OR ABOVE THE REQUIRED MINIMUM SOFTWARE AND MICROCODE LEVELS FOR A SUCCESSFUL INSTALL. --SUBSET LIST-- IP11XX IP2000 IP2085 IP2105 IP4100 IP62/4370 IP70 3000 3900DUP/WID 3900DUPLEX 3900WIDE 4000 4005/HCPP 6400 CHG/INDEX