RE: V5R4 Install Report

No, I had done that part correctly.  It seems I had ordered my CD "too
early".  IBM knew about this problem when I called.  They had me download a
new image & try to burn it to a CD.  But I had issues with the image.  So I
just ordered the new CD & rescheduled for a different weekend.

I just hated that every time I called the help desk at IBM it took them an
hour to return my Severity 1 call.  It really puts a cramp on the whole
thing.

Deb
 

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Larry Bolhuis
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 4:57 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: V5R4 Install Report

I have run a half dozen V5R4 upgrades so far. Only problem to date is 
coming from V5R2 the allocation additional LIC space option on LICPGM 
option 5 (prepare for upgrade) doesn't give enough space. The 
documentation has the correct API call in it to get the space required 
and once that's done the upgrade works fine.

At least two of the upgrades were machines with Ops Console, no problems 
with either console.

There are some memory leak issues in V5R4 with the query optimizer. The 
fixes are in the latest DB group for V5R4 and V5R3.

  - Larry

DebbieKelemen wrote:

I had problems with my V5R4 upgrade also.  It took me two tries to get it
right.  Seems the first cut of the CDs I had kept losing track of the

direct

connect Ops Console PC.  I had to order a new CD.

 

The second weekend we ended up doing the upgrade from the CDs instead of

the

image catalog, because I didn't know that an IPL would unload the image
catalog.  So when I did the first IPL after my backup, it unloaded
everything (I thought I was ahead of the game).  Instead it took an hour

and

still no amber light, I just called IBM who had me stop the process &

start

over with a manual IPL from the control panel & load source "D".

 

I guess I get to live & learn the hard way.

 

Debbie Kelemen

Sr. Programmer/Analyst

 

(719) 272-2617

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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeff Crosby
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 6:31 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: 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.