HMC 4.4 (and above)

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

Recently someone remarked that the HMC 4.4 code was rock.  That's good 
news.

Question:  When I upgraded from 4.2 to 4.3 IBM recommended that I NOT 
download, but instead I get, and use, the recovery CD's.  Something about 
that method rebuilds some stuff on the HMC that will make it run faster. 
Now, I just got off the phone with IBM tech support and asked them if they 
had the same recommendation when going from 4.3 to 4.4.  They don't. 
However, the person I talked to was not one of my usual contacts and I 
wondered if y'all heard anything to the contrary.  I ordered the recovery 
CD's on Monday and told them I needed them ASAP.  However IBM interpreted 
that as meaning you tape it to a dog in Boulder, shoot it once in the hip 
and point it towards Indiana.  Tracking number says it should get here 
Friday.  (Which I took off since I have to work 3rd Friday night to do 
other upgrades, like firmware, ptf's etc., and I was hoping to have the 
HMC upgraded before then.)

Rob Berendt
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Group Dekko Services, LLC
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