RE: Setting up an LPAR for the First time.

We implemented Aldon in conjunction with installing an 2-LAPR 810. Our
primary partition is "live/production", and the secondary is
"test/development".

Segregated development is a good thing. The only advice I have is have the
system partitioned and configured (system names, networking, software and
data libraries) before implementing Aldon.

We have Aldon installed in the test partition, and RSF in test and primary
partitions. Here is the basic flow for development:

1. Add or check out source in Aldon, develop.
2. Promote to "quality" (test partition only)
3. Promote to production, and optionally distribute to remote systems.
("production" environment in test partition, live environment in primary
partition)

Aldon has distinct "promote" and "distribute" options.

"Promotion" moves source code and objects from the previous environment to
the next. Both your test and live partitions have "production" data. It is
possible to promote to production solely on the test partition.

"Distribution" is a distinct action that moves (primarily) objects from the
Aldon system/partition to "remote" systems/partitions. Aldon prefers using
RSF (media and license included when you purchase Aldon) for distributions. 

When setting up application environments, you can tell the "promote to
production" action to cause a "distribute to remote systems" also, which
would move source to your live production partition.

Feel free to contact me if you want more information; we've been live with
Aldon since March, so a lot of the implementation stuff is relatively fresh.

Loyd Goodbar
Senior programmer/analyst
BorgWarner
E/TS Water Valley
662-473-5713
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Berman [mailto:mikeba777@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 12:14
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Setting up an LPAR for the First time.

We had a discussion with ALDON techs. regarding implementation of Change
Management software. This is the right opportunity for us to clean up our
system. Also, there is an option to go for a separate partition for
development ( with purchase of an additional module). Any idea what are
involved in creating an lpar for a system to work in tandem w/ ALDON?
 
Thanks, Mike