Re: Y2K testing

[therrin@xxxxxxxxx (Terry Herrin)]

Dave Shaw <dshaw1@InfoAve.Net> wrote:
>We just did a test using our development system.  We took the safe way out -
>full backup beforehand, only move dates FORWARD during the testing, then
>scratch install/restore to return the system to its starting point and the
>current date.  We have far too many date-driven apps to risk what could
>happen if turning the date backwards actually messed something up, even on
>this development box.

This is exactly how we did our testing.  We purchased a dedicated S20
2-way system with 230Gb of DASD to do the testing.  We still have some
more Y2K to do, then the machine will become a dedicated testing and
development system.  We also put the machine on a dedicated Y2K
network with some other Y2K systems, with it's own hub and PC's.  We
in no way allowed any network communication between the Y2K machines
and the production network.

Terry Herrin
Sr. Programmer/Analyst
New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
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