Re: Client Access V4R4 with i5/OS V5R3

On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 12:23:38 +1100, Adam Driver
<Adam.Driver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks Larry.
> 
> We've been desperately trying to get them to upgrade for 2 years, but the
> problem is they have seven hundred desktops managed by a different
> outsourcer than us, and apparently under that contract the would have to
> pay for the upgrade (time that is, not the software). 

A company is managing 700 desktops and doesn't have an automated tool
for deploying software?  Sounds like your client needs a different
outsourcer for their network. This upgrade should be a no brainer, and
not very expensive.

Even so --> 700 PC * 15 min/pc * $150/hr = $26250 
----> what is this compared to the overall project cost?

> They've also held off
> because they're considering different emulation tool options but haven't
> yet made a decision. 

Perhaps a web-based emulation tool is a better choice, avoiding the
deployment option completely.  Seagull makes one (Blue Zone) that is
very easy to deploy from the iSeries web server.

> Unfortunately they have an urgent business need to do
> some OS400 and AIX server consolidation, hence V5R3 must happen on the
> first of their systems this weekend so we can move to i5 hardware, and no
> one internally has really pushed the Client Access issue. I've also spoken
> to IBM and they (quite rightly) won't give a definitive yes or no.

The urgent business need might force their hand.

> I'm trying to find an old copy of V4R4 to test with a V5R3 system we have
> here. We're going to tell them to expect problems, but I was just wondering
> if anyone had experienced it not connecting at all.

Probably the right advice, but, any comparison possible between your
additional costs to deal with this situation and the additional costs
for the software deployment.

-- 
Tom Jedrzejewicz
tomjedrz@xxxxxxxxx