IBM AIX Operating System Service Strategy Details and Best Practices

Realizing that customers appreciated and relied on the CSP for planning their maintenance, and realizing that having a specific SP to recommend to customers that want to maintain the most stable environment and do not plan on moving up to a new SP before moving to a new TL, the author would recommend using the SP that roughly would be delivered in the same time frame as the CSP. The author would recommend planning around SP3.