Re: 6.5.4 upgrades - do or die tommorow

Hope you don't have problems like I have had:

http://cwhisonant.blogspot.com/2005/07/continued-654-for-iseries-issues.html

Continued 6.5.4 for iSeries Issues 
If you've been keeping up with my blog, we've had our share of issues with 
Domino 6.5.4 on iSeries. We've been experiencing hangs on our mail 
subsystem and we've also seen some issues with our Sametime subsystem as 
well. We have loaded two sets of iSeries fixes for those along with 2 
system restarts (IPL). On 6/24/05, we performed an IPL. 

For the Sametime issue, we have loaded not one, but two hotfixes that did 
not correct the problem. We finally determined that the Sametime issue was 
with the way the Notes 6.5.2+ Clients handle integrated presence 
awareness. We haven't had a Sametime problem (yet) since our IPL on 6/24, 
so it may turn out that one of the fixes may correct this issue yet... but 
I won't hold my breath.

We also went nearly 2 weeks without a problem with our mail server. But on 
Wednesday we had another hang on our mail subsystem and then we had 
another today. I've sent IBM more sets of debug data just for them to 
problem tell me again that it's just a network problem.

On the upside, I have learned a lot over the past month(s) in regards to 
some system troubleshooting. I have learned that Sametime for iSeries 
creates some pretty slick trace files that can be sent to IBM without 
having to collect the data yourself. I've worked a good bit with notes.ini 
settings for enabling debug parameters for TCP as well. I think one of the 
biggest lessons may be that it might not be so wise to stay on top of 
things so much. At the same time, though, some of my other Domino for 
iSeries colleagues have not been experiencing any issues with 6.5.4. I 
guess it goes to show that each shop is really unique and you never know 
if you'll have a good or bad experience with an upgrade. I still believe 
my philosophy is that you should try to stay really current because even 
though strange things can break, there are still many other fixes that can 
be helpful with upgrades!

Chris Whisonant
Comporium
Senior Mid-Range Systems Administrator
IBM eServer Certified Systems Expert - iSeries Technical Solutions V5R2
IBM Certified System Administrator - Lotus Notes and Domino 6/6.5
803.326.7270 | 803.326.6142 fax
http://cwhisonant.blogspot.com/

domino400-bounces+chris.whisonant=comporium.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 
07/08/2005 10:36:54 AM:

> We completed our 6.5.4 upgrades on our remaining 5 Domino DPARs 
> successfully without incident. 
> 
> Not a peep from the users.   :) 
> 
> One BIG ++++   less page faulting in the domino  storage pools.
> 
> Faulting has decreased by approximately 35%. 
> 
> Everything  runs smoother  across the board. We use GSX monitor to 
analyze 
> our logs everyday for errors. 
> nothing critical so far.
> 
> We have apps that use servlets and DIIOP. Many of the class loading 
errors 
> and DIIOP hangs no longer occur. 
> Our Web pages also load quicker, noticeably quicker.
> 
> I give 6.5.4 a big thumbs up!
> 
> Have a great weekend. 
> 
> Sean 
> http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com
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