RE: v4r5 to v5r4

[<franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pete,
Your description of the steps is how I have done this in the past. 
Will see about v5r2 and 70 days. This could get interesting-the 2 
machines will be miles apart. 
Jim 
 
---- Pete Massiello <pmassiello-ml@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> Jim,
>
> 	Remember that you can do the upgrade to V5R2 and the machine will
> run for 70 days without keys.  Its just a matter of getting your hands on a
> set of CDs. Then you can upgrade from that to V5R4.  That would be the easy
> way to do it.
>
> 	Otherwise, I have done these in the past.  Installed the new (V5R4)
> Lic and i5/OS on the new machine.  Then restored all the user profiles, I
> usually don't do the config, but just bring stuff over with a RTVCFGSRC and
> work theru that manually, then restore the NONSYS, the DLOs, the IFS.  Then
> immediately, upgrade all the licensed programs, and apply PTFs
>
> 	Pete
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces+pmassiello-ml=itechsol.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces+pmassiello-ml=itechsol.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 9:28 AM
> To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: v4r5 to v5r4
>
> I need to verify there is not an IBM documented and supported method to
> install  a new i5, starting from a v4r5 save system tape. For many years
> I've understood only up to 2 releases back (v5r2) is supported in such an
> install. Have done many successful installs of more than 2 releases back,
> but not with IBM documented steps (unless doing v4r5 to v5r2 (which we don't
> have and not entitled to) then to v5r4). 
> Jim Franz
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