Re: Upgrade

[Pete Massiello <pmassiello@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gary Feinstein wrote:
> 
> I am planning to upgrade my existing AS/400 510 running V3R7 to a 620
> V4R2 in the next month.  Does anyone have a project plan or some
> guidelines for this type of upgrade?
> Just curious,
> Gary Feinstein
> AS/400 System Administrator
> Planet Hollywood International Inc.
Gary,

  Random thoughts:

  Most important is to check the "PSP buckets" when you start your
planning and again right before the upgrade.  There is a CUM CD with a
problem (C8132420), make sure that you get its replacement (C8140420). 

  There are also a few Lic PTFs that you need prior to going to V4R1,
and then to V4R2.  There should be a CD that states preupgrade PTFs,
make sure you install these. 
        
  There is a nice new upgrade facility that you load with these
preinstall PTFs (requires an IPL, so plan for that), that automates the
check for LPP that you have on your machine, and against those on the
CDs.

  We always tell people to run a RCLSTG before their upgrade, and one of
our customers didnt run one last week, and when they went to upgrade
their Database Cross reference files (The QADB* Files in QSYS) were
corrupt. The upgrade failed, and they had to run a RCLSTG and then
perform the upgrade again.  Which made the upgrade much longer than
expected.  

HTH

-- 
Pete Massiello
OS Solutions International 
Phone: (203)-744-7854  Ext 11.
http://www.os-solutions.com
mailto:pmassiello@os-solutions.com
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