RE: Install of New iSeries at 5.1 or 5.2

["Andy Nolen-Parkhouse" <aparkhouse@xxxxxxxxx>]

Konrad,

Is this CISC-to-RISC?  I've forgotten your current release.

Certainly if you have the ability to run side-by-side for awhile, you
dramatically lessen the need for extensive (expensive) planning for a
one-shot conversion.  Suddenly the scare tactics are not so scary.

My initial reaction, if you have the ability to deal with those 'infant
mortality' problems without impact on your production system, would be
install at V5R2.  (That might quiet down Rob a bit :-))

Regards,
Andy Nolen-Parkhouse

> On Behalf Of Konrad Underkofler
> Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 10:42 AM
> To: Midrange-L (E-mail)
> Subject: Install of New iSeries at 5.1 or 5.2
>
> With our new system on the way (we got tired of Rob whining about us
being
> back level),
> the topic of install upgrade at 5.1 or 5.2 has come up. So far a great
> many
> ways to install
> have been suggested by many consultants, all detailing the difficulty
in
> doing so...at great
> expense. What part of these scare tactics are real or imagined?
>
> Bottom line, any suggestions from those that have gone before? Tips,
> tricks,
> gotchas,
> system values to watch out for?
>
> To me it seems like the simplest plan is to just install the machine
and
> LPPs at
> 5.1, apply all PTFs, reconfigure the machine, script the user profiles
> and dedicated devices such as outq's then just restore the user
libraries
> from the old box. This leaves the old box alone and productive until
we
> get
> by
> the infant mortality problems with the new box and gives us adequate
time
> to test before going live.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help!
>
> Konrad
>
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