Old CDs (was Re: OS/400 V5R1 install problem)

Having the CDs can be a problem. It'd sure be nice if we had a "clearing house" 
that maintained a list of locations willing to share old CDs. I need to bring a 
V4R2 system up to V5R1 (or V5R2) but have no intermediate CDs. Because I also 
have hardware to add along the way and because of the need to do a full install 
of everything due to no direct upgrade path to V5R1, I'd be happy to use any 
available intermediate CDs for a couple temporary stopping points. A 70-day 
restriction wouldn't be an issue; software subscription, hardware maintenance, 
etc., are all current.

You'd think old CDs from IBM would be a no-brainer, but IBM can sometimes stand 
for "I Brain Missing"! (I had no control over ordering upgrade CDs for the V4R2 
system in the past otherwise I would've had them now.)

Tom Liotta

midrange-l-request@midrange.com wrote:

>   9. Re: OS/400 V5R1 install problem (Al Barsa)
>
>It might be withdrawn, but if you have the CD's...
>
>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
>
>                      "Scott Lindstrom"
>
>I like that idea, but the link Neil sent me earlier today shows that
>upgrading from V4R4 to V4R5 was withdrawn on 7/2/2002.
>
>Scott Lindstrom
>Pactiv Corp
>
>                    "Al Barsa"
>
>No.  If you need to go from V4R4 to V5R2, I would go from V4R4 to V4R5, and
>then from V4R5 to V5R2.
>
>There are object conversions that happen when you traverse the V4R5/V5R1
>boundary, and V5R2 handles them significantly better than V5R1 did.

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Tom Liotta
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Kent, WA 98032
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