RE: Version change

[Glenn Ericson <Glenn-Ericson@xxxxxxx>]

70  days  is from the  new release installation

Guess you  could try to beat it  but not  worth the  work effort

Is your maintenance question  hardware or software  related?

At 08:15 AM 10/25/2004, MITTELHEISSER Jean Claude wrote:
> Thanks. I've heard about these 70 days. So each time I start my back-up 
> system with the tapes saved on my V5R3 production system, I will have 70 
> days to work with. That could help.
>
> Regards.
> Jean-Claude
>
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> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]De la part de Eduard van den
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> Envoyé : lundi 25 octobre 2004 10:23
> À : Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Objet : RE: Version change
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>
> Jean Claude
>
> You will need new keys.
> Keys are Serialnumber, processortype bound!
> Upgrading from V4R5 directly to V5R3 is not possible, you are only allowed 
> to skip 1 release
> V4R5 to V5R2  and then to V5R3
> You don't need keys for V5R2 because you have 70 days tot get the keys and 
> before that time you will upgrade to V5R3 for which you will also have 70 
> days to get the keys, without the keys is will stop working after 70 days.
>
> Met vriendelijke groet, / best regards
>
> Eduard van den Braken
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> Van: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx namens MITTELHEISSER Jean Claude
> Verzonden: ma 25-10-2004 9:36
> Aan: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Onderwerp: Version change
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I would like to upgrade the version of my 820 from V4R5 to V5R3 to use it 
> as back-up of a 520 and to test some softs. IBM told us it will cost near 
> to 60000 euros, that means more than to buy a new 520. OK, 820 is a P20 
> machine and 520 is a P10 one. We didn't even ask what it will cost to 
> upgrade our 830 which is a P30 machine. It's like IBM wants us to change 
> all our material...
>
> I have never done a system upgrade. Is it true that we need a special key 
> to upgrade ? Does it mean software key is related to the machine id and to 
> the version ? No matter if I have no maintenance on it. Isn't it possible 
> to use the V4R5 key when loading a V5R3 from CD's ?
>
> Thanks.
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