Re: PEER REVIEW please of V5R2 to V5R3 plan

Pete,

Roger

On 1/19/2005 8:07 AM, Pete Massiello wrote:

A couple of problems with this.

1) You don't do a PWRDWNSYS to apply PTFs. You can use the image catalogue when you do a GO PTF option 8 for the device if you wish. Make sure you load the catalogue to the virtual optical device.

2) You can now with V5R3, apply multiple "sets" of PTFs in one iteration of loading your PTFs, which makes the initial load of the PTFs quicker as you don't have to do 2 IPLs.

3) If your CDs (look at I_BASE) has RSCD on it, which means its the latest, you also need to have some PTFs on for using the Image Catalogue. Even the previous copies of V5R3 required some PTFs.

I would also do a SAVSYS at the end of the upgrade, so you now have one for V5R3.

   Pete Massiello

Roger Vicker, CCP wrote:

Hello,

I am getting ready to take a Model 800 from V5R2 to V5R3 using *IMGCLG as the source. I would appreciate a second (or more) set of eyes to review my plan.

The standard weekly backup on the night before the upgrade is:

SAVSECDTA
SAVLIB *ALLUSR
SAVDLO
End DHCP, Domino, HTTP, and WASe
SAV -- the Domino IFS files, HTTP config/logs, WASe config/logs, and the web pages using a SAVF
Start DHCP, Domino, HTTP, and WASe
SAVSAVFDTA
ENDTCPSVR *NETSVR
SAV /* -- Omit the Domino IFS files, HTTP config/logs, WASe config/logs, the web pages, /QSYS.LIB, /QDLS, /QNTC, /TMP and the *IMGCLG directory.
STRTCPSVR *NETSVR
SAVCFG
SAVLIB *IBM

FYI. The first separate SAV to SAVF is to minimize the WEB downtime to less then 10 minutes. The second SAV takes 2 hours itself and the SAVCFG & SAVLIB *IBM take only 40 minutes. Everything before the second SAV only takes an hour.

Will another copy of it and a couple of SAVSYS before the upgrade serve the place of GO SAVE 21? If so my weekend can be:

ENDSBS *ALL
SAVSYS (twice)
PWRDWNSYS RESTART(*YES) IPLSRC(*IMGCLG) IMGCLG(V5R3)
Go home for 8 hours according to the install manual
Come back
ENDSBS *ALL
PWRDWNSYS RESTART(*YES) IPLSRC(*IMGCLG) IMGCLG(V5R3CUME)
PWRDWNSYS RESTART(*YES) IPLSRC(*IMGCLG) IMGCLG(V5R3GROUPS)

If I perform a SAVE 21 it will take another 4 hours as well as two tapes each. The above weekly just fits on one tape now but if it includes the *IMGCLG directory (which a SAVE 21 would) it will span 2 tapes.

Not sure yet if I can schedule for this weekend or the next.

Thanks for the "PEER REVIEW."

Roger Vicker, CCP

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