RE: More info on V4R5 to V5R2..Hardware

[Mark Allen <mallen@xxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Larry, that is good to know maybe I can upgrade this puppy after
all

Tape is 9348

Comm lines are there mainly for software vendors dial in and ECS dial
out, not used that often.

Seed is planted, IBM and BP coming down in next cpl weeks

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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Larry Bolhuis
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 3:04 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: More info on V4R5 to V5R2..Hardware


Yup, the optical is going to need changing.

Which reel tape drive do you have? Better be 9348 or you're in
trouble...

The rest of the stuff you have will still work. Depending on how hard
you're 
driving the rest of the stuff you may have to shuffle comm lines.

We have lots of customers running the stuff indicated as having
performance 
limitations but nobody has experienced any related issues. This includes
some 
fairly large 730's that run pretty hard all day.

I would definetely look at your upgrade path and plant seeds for a
replacement 
box with 'da boss'.

  - LArry

Mark Allen wrote:
> OK, I have gone thru the IBM Release Planning Info (phew!!!) and come 
> up with the following for my 720.
>  
> I understand that I WILL have to upgrade/change the Optical as it is 
> definitely not supported which from what I understand means it will 
> fail.
>  
> My question to the list is what is everyones experience with the "May 
> experience performance limitations" items.  Surely someone has some of

> them still running on V4R5 or did everyone make the "suggested" IBM 
> replacements?
>  
> Again, thanks to the list and all its great emembers for the help so 
> far.
>  
> 2468   M001-Sys Ctl Panel                             
> 2609   Comm Adaptor    Supported/May have perf limit   V5R1 and R2
> 
> 2609   v.24 port       Supported/May have perf limit   V5R1 and R2
> 
> 2609   v.24 port       Supported/May have perf limit   V5R1 and R2
> 
> 2612   Comm Adaptor    Supported/May have perf limit   V5R1 and R2
> 
> 2612   v.24 port enhanced      Supported/May have perf limit   V5R1
> and R2                
> 2613   Comm Adaptor    Supported/May have perf limit   V5R1 and R2
> 
> 2613   v.35 port       Supported/May have perf limit   V5R1 and R2
> 
> 2621   Storage Controller      Supported/May have perf limit   V5R1
> and R2         Optical Attached to it 
> 2621   Storage Controller      Supported/May have perf limit   V5R1
> and R2         Reel Tape Attached to it       
> 3995   C40-Optical     Not supported   V5R1 not mentioned in R2
> 
> 6050   WS Proc         Supported/May have perf limit   V5R1 and R2
> 
> 6050   WS Ctl  Supported/May have perf limit   V5R1 and R2     Console
> only attached 
> 6390   8mm Tape                               
> 6512   Storage Controller      Supported/May have perf limit   V5R1
> and R2         Disk   



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Larry Bolhuis           | IBM eServer Certified Systems Expert
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V4R5...
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V5R2
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                         |     iSeries System Command Operations V5R2
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