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Good choice... i'm sure it's PROBABLY ok to do it during the DST change
weekend, but it would be far from my first choice! Especially since this
is more of a major DST change... it's obvious that some vendors are still
scrambling and their suggested fixes are still changing every so often
(Domino suggestions changed several times in the past month).
Jerry Adams
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I have been spending the better part of this week reading the Memo to
Users and the Software Installation manuals. Those that do this kind of
thing over and over for a client base probably have the steps memorized
by now, but I only do it every couple of years - and the gotcha's seem
to change with every release.
Speaking to the image catalogue question, the Software Installation
manual (SC41-5120-09) has a synopsis of the process. That's the way I
intend to go, but there are a few more steps than "just" ADDIMGCLG.
At least in my case I have the advantage of having a backup server to
which I'll install V5R4 first. If it blows, I should be able to recover
V5R3 from my backups and start over. But my preferred method is to
write down all of the steps from the Memo and SW manuals in sequence,
desk check them over and over often making changes/additions. I like to
let the plan sit for a day or two and then come back to it; helps me see
if the plan is as understandable as I thought originally!
And, even if I was ready, this would not be the weekend I would choose
for the install. First thing Monday morning I'll check to see if the
new DST PTF's work as advertised.
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If you are asking those questions on a Thursday evening, it does not
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like you are ready for the upgrade this weekend! Not meaning to offend, but the advice given below is the bare minimum of preparation... take a step back and get as familiar with the IBM docs and process as you can!
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You need to read to documents - one is the Memo to Users and make sure
you
don't have a show-stopper. 2. There are explicit pre-install planning docs to go through, which lead you though how to prepare a machine, including the pre-ptfs that are INCREDIBLY important (can u say crash & restore whole system from
backup?).
Plan on spending hours getting "ready". Have you done a release upgrade in the V5 days? There are way too many variations on machines, products, lpars, x-series, etc for us to point you thru this - you gotta follow the IBM path, as boring as it is... Ask questions if you don't understand the docs. Should be a "Start Here...: page with the cd's. and I would not be running a release update during the hours in the Sun
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time shift. jim franz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Adams" <rondadams@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 7:26 PM Subject: Upgrading from 5.3 to 5.4 this weekendA few questions. First, is this a good idea for this weekend considering the time change? Second, I was reading some other threads and I kept seeing "pre-upgrade PTFs". What is this referring to? Third, I have CDs, can I load them in as Image Catalogs? If so, how do I do it? Is it as simple as "QSYS/ADDIMGCLGE IMGCLG(V54RUPG) FROMDEV(OPT01)"
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