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I think this is an astute answer since it is more or less what I said
myself. Many thanks for the other points of view.

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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of jim t
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 12:36 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: operating system upgrade

As some other have said - order the Upgrade & PTFs now, just don't
install them. If you have been OK with your apps for 4 years and do not
plan on upgrading the system or ERP version in the near future then I
would not worry about upgrading to V5R4. You will still get OS support
from IBM, but may not get fixes/ftps to any new problems with out
paying.


--- On Thu, 2/5/09, Wes Reinhold <WesR@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Wes Reinhold <WesR@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: operating system upgrade
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, February 5, 2009, 11:14 PM
We have software support. Due to the ERP and other packages
we have, I
am reluctant to upgrade when every thing is running fine
now. IBM
informs me that they will support in a limited fashion. We
have not had
any software issues in the last 4 years. My goal (like
everyone else, I
suppose) is to make it through the next 12 months or
whenever, till we
get a new machine.

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Larry
Bolhuis
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 11:26 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Cc: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion;
midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: operating system upgrade

While not likely *IF* you run into an issue requiring a PTF
you are
sunk.
Will that happen? Maybe. But if you have software
maintenance on the
machine you should simply upgrade to V5R4 ate least and
V6R1 if you can,

and stay supported. If you don't have software
maintenance you can't
PTFs
anyway so you're already flying without a net so going
from "supported"
to
"unsupported" happened some time ago.

- Larry
Larry Bolhuis IBM Certified Advanced Technical
Expert:
Vice President System i Solutions
Arbor Solutions, Inc. IBM Certified Systems Expert:
1345 Monroe NW Suite 259 System i Technical Design and
Implementation
V6R1
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
(616) 451-2500
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it's in English,
thank a soldier.




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We currently have an I520 at V5R3. We were planning to
upgrade to a new
machine this spring, but due to the current economy we have
decided to
wait a year. I understand V5R3 is being sunsetted in the
near future.
Is there any potential danger in running the way we are for
another 12
months, without upgrading the operating system? I need to
put my
manager's mind at ease (hopefully) on this issue.
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