In any case, actually doing an upgrade is not quite the same issue as
keeping the _right_ to do an upgrade.
I have a new box (about 9mths old) that *could* run V5R4 but I purchased it
with V5R3 for the same reasons as Brad. With that said I do believe it is a
good idea to keep up to date if you are paying for it (software maint), but
for vendors that isn't always a reality. I plan on getting a 515 in 2009 so
I can get whatever is the latest at that point but plan on keeping my
current machine, again, for V5R1 compile down capabilities.
Hope that answers your question,
Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com
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Subject: Re: New redpaper: i5/OS Program Conversion: Getting readyfor
i5/OSV6R1
albartell wrote:
For me, there is very
little reason, that I have seen, to upgrade to V5R4 simply because I
am primarily developing RPG and the only reason I would have V5R4 is
to state I am writing compatible code for it.
Aaron:
Can you clarify whether you were asking specifically about upgrading? or was
the question more about keeping up with maintenance contracts so that
upgrading is available?
In many cases, there's little reason to "upgrade". If everything's working
fine, the main reason to upgrade might be nothing more than to stay just
above IBM's support cutoff point. In many other cases, it's worth upgrading
in order to take advantage of the cheapest performance enhancements
available. It's almost always cheaper to get better performance through an
entitled software upgrade than through a purchased hardware upgrade for
example.
In any case, actually doing an upgrade is not quite the same issue as
keeping the _right_ to do an upgrade.
Which one are you primarily interested in?
Tom Liotta
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