RE: Upgrade to 6.1 or jump to 7.1 ?

Just want to make sure that my previous post was clear.

When I say read the memo to users for the releases that you are skipping,
that is because you still have to perform all the steps (conversions or
changes) in the release that you are skipping. So, if I go from V5R4 to
V7R1, I still have to run the ANZOBJCVN at V5R4 and get a clean bill of
health, before I can upgrade to V7R1, and then on the new release I have to
run STROBJCVN.

Just because you skip 6.1, doesn't mean or imply you skip the program
conversion.

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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pete Massiello
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 2:36 PM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: Upgrade to 6.1 or jump to 7.1 ?

Scott,

The difficulty is upgrading to 6.1 due to program re-encapsulation.
That is where people are having problems with their programs not having
either creation data or observability, so they can't re-encapsulate their
programs. At this point, I would skip 6.1 and go to 7.1. Remember that
when skipping a release, everyone should read and understand the memo to
users for the release they are skipping.

Pete

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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Klement
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 1:37 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Upgrade to 6.1 or jump to 7.1 ?

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