Re: V4R3 upgrade (HH)

["Paul Nelson" <pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

First, go to 4.4 or 4.5. You can run the machines for 70 days before the OS
grace period expires. Get the 5.1 paperwork started with IBM prior to the
upgrade, so if anything gives you a problem, you can plead for mercy with
the support line. You should not have a problem, however. I did one a year
ago with no incident other than falling asleep in the computer room at hour
29 of the upgrade (old model 500), and not noticing a CD change message for
about 2 hours.

You can go to 5.1 when you have all your paperwork sorted out, and you get
new license keys. Make sure you've got the PTF(s) necessary to jump up from
4.3.

Paul Nelson
Arbor Solutions, Inc.
708-670-6978 Cell
708-923-7354 Home
pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx

----- Original Message -----
From: <HankHeath@xxxxxxx>
To: <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 11:03 AM
Subject: V4R3 upgrade (HH)


> I've run into an interesting situation. We have inherited a couple of
> unsupported boxes running V4R3. I need them to be upgraded up to V5R1 -
> legally, of course. The IBM site says there is no "supported" upgrade
path,
> so I may have to seek third party solutions. Any ideas on how to do this
> without blowing my budget for the year?
>
> - Hank Heath
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