Re: upgrade

["Al Barsa" <barsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Of the eight systems, six reside on three physical LPARs.  If I explained
why, I might be accused of making a commercial.

Al

Al Barsa, Jr.
Barsa Consulting Group, LLC

400>390

914-251-1234
914-251-9406 fax

http://www.barsaconsulting.com
http://www.taatool.com






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You have more systems then most customers.

Be nice to hear the tale of how you are using them & why so many? ((
without
commercials))
what is causing you not to use n-way LPAR systems?

barsa@barsaconsulting.com writes:
>
> At this point, of our 8 systems, only 1 is at V5R2, but we are in the
midst
> of upgrading all of our systems.  I anticipate having about 4 or 5 by
> Thanksgiving.
>
> I am not saying that V5R2 is without bugs, and I am still haggling with
IBM
> about some stuff that I consider to be bugs, and stuff that they say is
OK.
> (It's not called "working as designed", but more like "working as
coded".)
> But V5R2 is probably the best RISC release I have ever seen.  Is it still
> early, yes.  But it's good.  Probably waiting for the first post G/A cum
is
> a good strategy.
>
> Al
>
> Al Barsa, Jr.
> Barsa Consulting Group, LLC
>
> 400>390
>
> 914-251-1234
> 914-251-9406 fax
>
> http://www.barsaconsulting.com
> http://www.taatool.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>                       08/24/2002 10:15
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>                       midrange-l
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>
> Mr. Barsa, how many of your systems (systems you own) are on V5R2?
>
> Are you advising and taking your customers to V5R2 as soon as in is
> available?
>
> Is this a more prudent risk then prior releases at this stage?
> --
>
> Al Barsa wrote:
>
>
>
> I love V5R2.
>

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