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When you do upgrade, you can create all the user profiles and hardware configuration manually. Then you are just restoring your applications and data. The applications should convert is opservability is there, else you will need to upgrade MAPICS. If you upgrade MAPICS, you will probably have to convert your old data to the new version of MAPICS. I would upgrade MAPICS on the old system first, if possible. Just make sure your new system will support your old system tapes. Good Luck, Christopher K. Bipes mailto:ChrisB@Cross-Check.com Sr. Programmer/Analyst mailto:Chris_Bipes@Yahoo.com CrossCheck, Inc. http://www.cross-check.com 6119 State Farm Drive Phone: 707 586-0551 x 1102 Rohnert Park CA 94928 Fax: 707 586-1884 If consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, only geniuses work here. Karen Herbelin - Readers Digest 3/2000 -----Original Message----- From: Shrader, Patrick [mailto:pshrader@wkep.com] Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 6:20 AM To: Midrange Mail List Subject: Upgrading from V3R2 to V5Rx The latest copy (Jan 2001) of Midrange Computing announces that the V4R3 is no longer for sale, and that it is required for upgrading to the later releases (V4R5 & V5R1). It is understandable that IBM wants everyone on the latest hardware and software releases to reduce support costs. While I would love to move from V3R2 to V4R3, there are limitations to making this move. Since I am still on a CISC box, a direct upgrade is not an option for me. Yes, I want to upgrade, but the existing box does what we need it to do right now and we are investing in capital projects that directly improves our bottom line (more than what the cost savings of a new system will). There is no sense in having a great computer if your core (non-IT) operations needs improvements and upgrades -- after all, computers should be tools, not life. However, when we do move up to the RISC boxes, what types of trouble will this (and other similar) announcements from IBM do to me and others in the same boat? The CISC to RISC is not a straight forward process, and now without certain operating systems available, what does this do to my upgrade path? Are upgrades of this type better handled by starting from a clean box, and restoring user libraries from the old system? We are a MAPICS shop, which will require data migration and reinstallation. Basically, how big a deal is this type of announcement -- long and complicated, or just blowing smoke? Patrick Shrader +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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