RE: Anybody know anything about V7R3?

We just upgraded our test system last weekend. You MUST read the v7r2 -and- v7r3 Memos to Users!

-- You have to allocate more space for the operating system; you set a value and the system does it during an IPL.

-- apply current PTFs *PERM so you don't end up with orphaned pieces of old PTFs. Zombies?

-- Websphere must be at 8.5.5.10; previous versions won't work.

-- If you upgrade WebSphere before you go to v7r3 there are special instructions in the v7r3 Memo that you -=must=- follow after the OS upgrade!!
If you don't, it won't work. Ask me how I know! And even after I highlighted that section!

-- Don't forget to re-customize any of IBM's commands you've tweaked

-- the memo lists program products that have been dropped at v7r2; check your list! As long as you have the replacements you can delete the old ones.
-- we finally got rid of the last pieces of OfficeVision...

-- If you install using an Image Catalog you must have the cumulative PTFs in the same Image Catalog as the OS; the "validate" function checks!
-- The cume we used had no PTFs In Error (hooray! No extra typing!)
-- We added hipers and groups just for fun


We had the luxury of a test test system to try it out on. The most painful part was upgrading WebSphere from V7 something.
We've been up in our test environment for 5 days; so far, so good.




Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of James H. H. Lampert
Subject: Anybody know anything about V7R3?

We just got word that a customer will be upgrading from V7R1 to V7R3.
This is the first I can recall ever hearing about V7R3; anybody know
anything about it? Anybody got a link to the relevant Memo to Users?

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JHHL