RE: where is v5r3 memo to users manual?

I did the conversion up front at V5R1M0 getting ready to go to V5R2.  The
total time of the conversion was 7.5 minutes on an 830 4-Way.  The Info
Center stuff does a good job of laying it out for you.  

The biggest headache was getting the time to bring the system down to a
dedicated state to do this.  If I am not mistaken it requires a dedicated
system and is well documented as such.

Regards,

Mike Shaw

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sue Baker
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 8:25 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: where is v5r3 memo to users manual?

Tom Liotta wrote:

> I wanted to get more people reviewing the Memo to Users ahead
> of time. This document is invaluable for each upgrade. 

I agree whole heartedly that more people need to review the Memo 
to Users prior to upgrading the software.

And I agree with you that some of us manage to find every little 
thing that can possibly cause a hiccup.  However, for those folks 
that need to justify every second of downtime (planned or 
unplanned), I wanted to let them know the alternative to doing 
the convert in V5R1 or V5R2.  And offer some of what we've seen 
during the early testing.

BTW, for those who may want to convert before upgrading, there is 
a tool documented in the V5R2 Info Center that can give you an 
estimate for the conversion time.  This tool DOES NOT apply to 
the concurrent convert in V5R3, but it's helpful as a planning 
tool and input to assessing your potential outage window.  I'd 
guess previous experiences are the only way to assess your level 
of risk. :)

-- 
Sue
iSeries Advanced Technical Sales Support
Rochester, MN

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