Moving BPCS to a different machine

["Milt Habeck" <mhabeck@xxxxxxxxxx>]

If you're being forced into a new box for reasons 
like Srikanth's three-site consolidation below, it 
makes sense to archive your BPCS data. Why? 
Because you might be able to order a smaller 
processor for that new machine if your 
historical data have been archived. 

Please consider reading this information about our 
new archiving software, Locksmith for BPCS: 
http://www.unbeatenpathintl.com/locksmith_bpcs.htm 

If response time is forcing you to consider a new 
box, archiving is a much less expensive alternative to 
try first ... especially if you consider the eye-opening 
cost of a new key typically quoted by SSA-GT. 

Warm regards,

Milt Habeck
Unbeaten Path International

North America toll free: (888) 874-8008
International voice: (262) 681-3151
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Tom Jedrzejewicz @ San Pedro 
To: bpcs-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: Newbie to BPCS

[ ..... ] 

Option #1 - One iSeries, 3 BPCS instances.
This is probably the easiest and cheapest solution, because BPCS really
doesn't have to be touched.  This should essentially be a save/restore
solution, especially if you put the three instances on separate LPAR
partitions.   [ ......... However, ] If you move BPCS to another machine, 
you will have to obtain a new license key from SSA.  Unless you 
are on support, that is not likely to be free. Good luck.
 


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Srikanth Seshadri 
To: bpcs-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: June, 2003  
Subject:  Newbie to BPCS

Dear All,

[ ..... ]  I need to plan for system consolidation in the 
next few days. We have 3 different BPCS environment 
with versions 3.7, 4.0.0.5 and 4.5CD running on AS/400
platform at 3 different locations. I have been asked
to look into the following consolidation options:

1.  Consolidate 3 BPCS instances running in 3 boxes
into one single box running AS/400 but still BPCS
running as 3 separate versions. [ .... ]

Best regards, Srikanth