How to tell what version the OS is?

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I suspect this has been asked many times prior, and I did spend time searching the discussion threads... What is worse, I use to know how to do this; I believe, it was a system value that would determine this. I did a DSPSYSVAL, and then, took an F4 on the value field, and still did not see what I was hoping to find. And so, while I start looking thru my reference books, how may one tell what version the OS is? The 2 systems I am working with are eitehr both V5R4, or V5R3 and V5R4. Thank you in advance!

[R.Khoury]

Re:How to tell what version the OS is?

One way - dspobjd qsys *lib, then take option 8 (see system level.

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Re:How to tell what version the OS is? - BINGO!

System level . . . . . . . . . . . . : V5R4M0 Thanks again!!!!!!

[sumitra]

Re:How to tell what version the OS is?

The DSPOBJD recommendation is absolutely incorrect; irrespective of perceived validity, based on results seen. DSPOBJD should only be used on an object known to be replaced or created on the current release; e.g. the following two requests in order: crtdtaara qtemp/lgl *lgl, dspobjd qtemp/lgl *dtaara. There are GO LICPGM, DSPSFWRSC, and DSPPTF that will show the release level, and an API to retrieve the *OPSYS product release level. The QSYS *LIB object is only created on a scratch install, so DSPOBJD QSYS *LIB will reveal only, to what release the system was last scratch installed.

[stevebowdoin]

Re:How to tell what version the OS is?

The dspobjd method worked for me. I tested it on two different machines that I knew I had upgraded. The dspobjd option 8 showed the current release not the last scratch install. Some time ago I did a scratch install to 5.3 then later an upgrade to 5.4. It now shows 5.4.

[ukpi1b]

Re:How to tell what version the OS is?

Check data area QSS1MRI. Depending on installation it could be in QUSRSYS or QGPL library. ukpi1b