Re: Upgrade to 6.1 or jump to 7.1 ?

[Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've been pondering an upgrade from v5r4 myself.
Does it make sense to go to 6.1 at this point, or should I go straight 
to 7.1?

In my case, I'm not changing hardware at all, just updating the OS.  I 
know I'll have to run ANZOBJCVN and all that good stuff -- no question 
about that.

What I want to know is whether skipping to 7.1 is a good idea right now, 
or should I be more conservative and go to 6.1?


On 6/2/2010 10:46 AM, Pete Helgren wrote:
> I have a customer that I have scheduled for some maintenance.  They are
> moving from 35GB to 70GB drives and I'd like to move them to a more
> current OS release.  The question is: Should I skip 6.1 at this point
> and just take them to 7.1?  They are currently running V5R4M0.  They
> have a model 520, processor feature 7355. They have a 573D-001 storage
> controller.
>
> The plan is to do a Save 21 (twice).  Remove and label the 35GB drives
> (so they can be re-installed in the correct order if disaster strikes),
> restore the Save 21 and then upgrade them to either 6.1 or 7.1.
>
> What else do I need to add to the mix?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pete