Re: Updating a 270 from V5R2 to V5R4

Jim,

Not flaming you, but from my experience some years ago, you cant use
option 1) (or better do a savstg) with different disks.
SAVSTG needs the exact same disks, size and type.

From an earlier thread (me involved):
SAVSTG is like a byte dump. Useful only if you have exactly the same
configuration: number and type of disk drives, etc. Restores much faster
than go save 21 and all of it's ensuing steps to restore.

Use option 1) Save system using Option #21, and do it a couple of times.

Leif

----- Original Message -----
From: "Norbut, Jim" <Jim.Norbut@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 19. september 2007 22:27
Subject: RE: Updating a 270 from V5R2 to V5R4

So here's my wild theory:

Since this is virgin territory for me...I may be way off base
So any/all flames are appreciated :)

1) Save system using Option #21 (or better to do a savstg)

2) Do a "D" Manual IPL and reload the LIC from Tape or CD and do an
initialize of the disks.

3) Move said disks around so that the 35GB disk is in "1" (a.k.a. Load
source)

4) Restore from tape

5) Do upgrade from v5R2 to v5r4

/flame retardant suit on

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bryan Dietz
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 6:10 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Updating a 270 from V5R2 to V5R4

Couple of points.

1. as stated before you need a 17gb or larger load source for v5r4
yours is an 8gb drive(1)

b. You can get to a larger load source(35gb) if you save/restore the
system and move the drives around. Since you have three empty slots
maybe you add some more 35gb drives.

Bryan