PUT Maintenance Delivery Schedule

BMC Software updates all mainframe deliverables at regular intervals. The Program Update Tape (PUT) system makes available the latest service and maintenance for BMC Software products that are installed with the Installation System.

PUT maintenance is available free of charge. You can order a copy by contacting your local support center or by sending an e-mail to customer_support@bmc.com.

Program updates

Throughout the year, the Program Update file is updated with PUT SYSMODs. The media is cumulative for up to six months. The following PUT releases are scheduled and available:

PUT reference number	Maintenance period	Ordering availability
2011 PUT maintenance
PUT1201A	October 2011 through January 2012	available February 28, 2012
PUT1201B	October 2011 through January 2012 and February 2012 through April 2012	available May 16, 2012
PUT1202A	May 2012 through July 2012	available August 15, 2012
PUT1202B	May 2012 through July 2012 and August 2012 through October 2012	available December 5, 2012
2011 PUT maintenance
PUT1101A	This maintenance will be rolled into PUT1101B.	Not available. Use BMC Internet Service Retrieval (ISR) for maintenance.
PUT1101B	November 2010 through January 2011 and February 2011 through May 2011	available May 27, 2011
PUT1102A	May 2011 through July 2011	available August 17, 2011
PUT1102B	May 2011 through July 2011 and August 2011 through October 2011	available December 7, 2011
2010 PUT maintenance
PUT1001A	November 2009 through January 2010	available February 17, 2010
PUT1001B	November 2009 through January 2010 and February 2010 through April 2010	available May 19, 2010
PUT1002A	May 2010 through July 2010	available September 22, 2010
PUT1002B	May 2010 through July 2010 and August 2010 through October 2010	available November 17, 2010

Note: Two main updates are released each year. PUTxxxxB is an accumulation of PUTxxxxA and PUTxxxxB.

Technical bulletins

Documentation that is related to a PUT is available as technical bulletins, which are posted on the BMC Software Customer Support Web page.

A technical bulletin documents all known significant problems that are related to a PUT for a specific product. When you sign up for Proactive Alerts, BMC Software automatically notifies you by e-mail when a new or updated technical bulletin is posted to the Web site.

You can sign up for Proactive Alerts on the BMC Software Customer Support Web page.

You can also find the descriptions of individual PTFs from eFix by reading the information on the Using eFix to find PTFs page.

PUT service is labeled as follows:

PUTyynnx

yy	=	last two digits of calendar year
nn	=	01 for service delivered January through June 02 for service delivered July through December
A	=	delivered February and August (Contains three months of PUT maintenance.)
B	=	delivered May and November (Cumulative, contains six months of PUT maintenance. The B media contains the maintenance that was released on the A media.)