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  3. May 2006

V5R4 Install Report

All,

The V5R4 upgrade over the weekend was a nightmare.  I'm too busy putting out
fires to go into great details but wanted to put out a warning.

We use Ops Console directly attached.  The installation failed and I had to
call IBM.  The Ops Console PC is connected via USB cable to the i5.  This is
how the IBM BP installed it.  According to IBM support this connection (the
USB cable) IS NOT SUPPORTED FOR OS UPGRADES.  When quizzed on why it has
worked for a year, his response was that upgrades stress it much more than
day-to-day operations.  Fortunately I had kept 1 3180 twinax display for
just such an occasion.  We switched to a twinax console and the save/restore
people walked me through recovery.

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