Maintenance and schedule information

We provide SMP/E maintenance, which is required for all products that Installation System installs.

Maintenance types

The following table describes the types of available maintenance that we provide.

Important

You can maintain your BMC products by using IBM SMP/E RECEIVE ORDER. The SMP/E RECEIVE ORDER simplifies ordering and retrieving maintenance. For more information, see Using-SMP-E-RECEIVE-ORDER.

Maintenance type	Description
Recommended Service Level (RSL)	RSL files contain program temporary fixes (PTFs) and HOLDDATA for products. We have certified PTFs against the IBM Recommended Service Update (RSU). You can obtain quarterly RSL maintenance at any time by using IBM SMP/E RECEIVE ORDER.
PTFs	You can obtain individual PTFs at any time by using IBM SMP/E RECEIVE ORDER.
SMP/E service files (packaged with the corresponding products on the installation media)	SMP/E service files contain additional maintenance to be applied during installation to bring the product to the GA level or to a specific RSL level. All PTFs and APARs that are required for creating the GA level of the product are added to the service files. However, if we incorporate an APAR into a maintenance update concurrently with the release of a new product, that APAR is not added to the service files. The service files are packaged with the installation media. Important Use the SMP/E service files only when performing a new installation of a product.

Maintenance schedule

Recommended Service Level (RSL) maintenance is available on a quarterly basis. We release a technical bulletin to alert you when a new RSL is available. You can sign up for proactive alerts at theBMC Support Central.

RSL maintenance is labeled as RSLyymm:

yy is the last two digits of the calendar year.
mm is the two digits that represent the month.

The following RSL releases are scheduled or available. Click an available RSL number to list the PTFs contained in the RSL. A brief description of each PTF is included.

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BMC RSL	Maintenance period	Availability	BMC-certified IBM RSU level
2025 RSL maintenance
RSL2504	November 9, 2024 through February 7, 2025	April 1, 2025	RSU2501
RSL2507	February 8, 2025 through May 9, 2025	July 1, 2025	RSU2504
RSL2510	May 10, 2025 through August 8, 2025	October 1, 2025	RSU2507
RSL2601	August 9, 2025 through November 7, 2025	January 2, 2026	RSU2510
2024 RSL maintenance
RSL2404	November 11, 2023 through February 9, 2024	April 1, 2024	RSU2401
RSL2407	February 10, 2024 through May 10, 2024	July 1, 2024	RSU2404
RSL2410	May 11, 2024 through August 9, 2024	October 1, 2024	RSU2407
RSL2501	August 10, 2024 through November 8, 2024	January 2, 2025	RSU2410

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