RE: *TYPE2 Directory conversion and a V5R2 upgrade....

["Mike Shaw" <mhshaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ken,

I did this at V5R1 before the upgrade and it works just fine.  The only
thing is that you have to call the API directly to do it at V5R1.  Note:
The directory conversion does require a dedicated system.  It took longer to
get the system into a dedicated state than it did to run the conversion.  

I did it to facilitate a better performing image catalog install to V5R2.  I
figured after reading the information, a *TYPE2 directory format would
perform better.  I also like doing things that reduce OS upgrade install
times.  It is clear from what I have read and your post below; it will be
forced at some point here soon.

Regards,

Mike Shaw

-----Original Message-----

I'm hearing some conflicting information ....

On one hand I hear that upgrading to *TYPR2 directory entries in the IFS can
be run on V5R1 or on V5R2 after installation or during the
installation...

Then I went to look at the V5R1 Information Center and it says:

If you have V5R1, you can convert your V5R1 directories to the *TYPE2
directory format. It is recommended that you convert to the *TYPE2 directory
format before installing a new release of OS/400. This is necessary because
the directory conversion may automatically be done during the installation.
The impact of an automatic conversion during install is that the time
required for the installation will be significantly increased. 

So, my question for the group is - Have you upgraded IFS directories to the
*TYPE2 format,  before, during or after the upgrade to V5R2 and why?