Re: The next cumulative package is scheduled for 31 Jul 2026.
Rob Berendt <[email protected]>
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Just ran another SNDPTFORD. Still seeing "The next cumulative package is scheduled for 31 Jul 2026." 2026 LUG Meeting Schedule (IBM i): February 2–5, 2026: Completed. June 8–11, 2026: Upcoming meeting. October 12–15, 2026: Upcoming meeting. IBM TechXchange 2026 October 26-29 On Wed, Mar 18, 2026 at 9:23 AM Rob Berendt <[email protected]> wrote: > Related to that, check out: > IBM i in 2026 - A Strategic Preview > 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Mar 18, 2026 (UTC-5:00) > https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-i-guided-tours > > On Wed, Mar 18, 2026 at 9:20 AM Rob Berendt <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> If you do a SNDPTFORD for SF98750 or SF98760 (as appropriate) and read >> the cover letter you will find that subject line in the cover letter. I am >> assuming that is the next date that a TR, resave, etc will be available. >> Whether or not that also has any bearing on any P05 versions of Power >> 11's remains to be seen. I would guess NST that date. >> >> Disclaimer 1: I am basing this on past experience, chicken bones, tea >> leaves etc and not on any insider information. >> Disclaimer 2: I have seen IBM miss these dates in the past. In general >> they are a pretty good guideline. >> Disclaimer 3: 7.5 TR 6 Planned availability date was 18 April 2025. 7.5 >> TR 4 Planned availability date was 14 June 2024. So this date seems much >> later. >> Disclaimer 4: Many people hold COMMON and/or LUG to be the Holy Grail of >> such announcements. I'm not so sure if they still hold such a grip. Then >> again, announcement and availability are two different things. >> > -- This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: https://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l or email: [email protected] Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at https://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. Please contact [email protected] for any subscription related questions.