TIBCO Object Service Broker maintenance is normally implemented by upgrading to the latest product release. For Severity 1 or 2 problems, a fix may be created specifically for that issue at your current software level. Such fixes will be delivered to you in a package called a
hotfix.
Hotfixes are generally cumulative so that any preceding hotfix maintenance will be included in the latest hotfix package. Hotfixes are numbered consecutively within each product/release combination.
The hotfix package will need to be unzipped and then placed into data sets on your z/OS system. When FTPing fixes, always use BINARY FTP mode with no CR/LF options. z/OS hotfix data sets will need to be unwrapped using the standard TIBCO Object Service Broker tool OSTARREC.
Depending on the .XM suffix of the hotfix, the target data set should have the following characteristics in order for the OSTARREC exec to unwrap the data set successfully:
.XM1 -RECFM=FB LRECL=1024 BLKSIZE=n*1024 /* wrapped with data integrity and compressed with IBM's TRSMAIN utility */
.XM2 -RECFM=FB LRECL=1024 BLKSIZE=n*1024 /* compressed with IBM's TRSMAIN utility only */
During the OSTARREC process, you can supply a target data set name by typing for example, DSNAME('OSB.IMSDB.HFX01.JOBS') when prompted; otherwise, your TSO prefix will be used as the high level qualifier for the hotfix data set.
All z/OS program maintenance will be applied using SMP/E. Rule and table maintenance will be applied using TIBCO Object Service Broker tools. Detailed instructions for application of hotfixes will be included in the hotfix package and optionally supplemented by comments added to your problem Service Request by TIBCO Support.
Customers can register for automatic LBN email notifications for each installed product by logging on to the TIBCO Support web site. You can also search and view LBNs manually. LBNs will inform you of the latest product advisories since the product shipped.