Re: BPCS 6.1.01 library restored on As400

Hello,

If you have a new AS/400 you will need a new key. Otherwise, if you are just
upgrading the same box to V4R5 using the 'scratch install' method that wipes
out the old operating system, and the serial number and model number of your
AS/400 are remaining the same, your old key will still work. Just restore
your environment libraries. I recommend that when you save the data files
for BPCS, that you also save the access paths. This will take longer to
save, but is much faster to restore because you avoid rebuilding the access
paths.

Ensure also that required JOBQs, OUTQs and Subsystems are still in existence
for BPCS jobs to run. If not, you will need to recreate them. Sometimes
these are configured in QSYS, rather than QGPL and an operating system
upgrade will wipe them out. (Research what you are using on your system now,
before the upgrade). You can find lots of information on the configuration
in the 6.1.00 and 6.1.01 install document for BPCS. This is very important
for the ALAUNCH 'fat client' jobs since these jobs generally run in the BPCS
install-created jobqs and subsystem. The Install documents should describe
the subsystems and job queue entries that are created when BPCS installs, so
that you can recreate them manually if need be. You may need to recreate any
auto-start, pre-start or automated jobs that started your ALAUNCH daemon(s)
used for fat client BPCS jobs.

You also need to download the IBM Info APAR for BPCS from the IBM web site.
II11293 is the APAR number - this tells you what PTFs are required for
running your version of BPCS on that version of the operating system. This
document is updated from time to time, so you should also be aware of the
need to check this every so often for further recommended PTFs.

Also make sure, if you are wiping out user profiles, that you restore them
and restore authority so that the BPCS objects are owned by the proper owner
and any authorities you granted/took away from BPCS files are retained. The
typical Save/Restore guidelines found in the IBM system recovery guides
should be followed when you back up your system, and this should work to
restore your system properly for the scratch install.

Thanks,

Genyphyr Novak
SSA GT

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roy Smith" <bpcsusergroup0@yahoo.com>
To: <bpcs-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 7:45 AM
Subject: BPCS 6.1.01 library restored on As400


>
> Hello All!!
>
> We are using BPCS 6.1.01 mixed mode on AS400 platform
> OS/400 V4R3 M0.
>
> Due to some problem in OS/400, we are unable to
> upgrade OS400 from V4R3 to V4R5. IBM technical guy has
> recomended to install OS/400 V4R5 from scratch on the
> same machine.
>
> Question 1
> I have taken back up of all libraries of our BPCS
> environment.  My question is, after installing new
> OS400 v4r5, can i simply restore my bpcs environment
> on the same machine and start using BPCS with new
> operating system ? Or I need to follow the BPCS
> installation procedure using bpcs key ????
>
> Question 2
> Do i need some ptf for V4R5 for the BPCS running
> successfull on that version.
>
> appreciate your technical support!!!
> regards
>
>
>
>
>
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