Re: v5r4 to v7 upgrade question

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You are correct. 95% or more of the 'pain' in getting it 7.1 is already 
past when you get to 6.1.

For 7.1 Usually it's simply a matter of the vendor testing/certifying 
the release.

    - Larry

On 3/14/2011 6:00 PM, Vern Hamberg wrote:
> If the issue for a vendor is the program conversion issue, then you
> couldn't go to 6.1 either, right?
>
> Of course, there can be other things specific to 7.1 - but the object
> conversion is the most obvious and is the same for 6.1 and for 7.1.
>
> Vern
>
> On 3/14/2011 4:37 PM, DrFranken wrote:
> > Absolutely. Only reasons to stop at IBM i 6.1 is if your hardware can't
> > go past it or your vendors aren't ready for 7.1 or you want to pay your
> > favorite IBM i Upgrade expert to do two upgrades instead of one.
> >
> > I have done many of these and 7.1 is rock solid. The upgrades are very
> > smooth.
> >
> > Go to 7.1 Go directly to 7.1 "Do not pass GO, do not collect $200." :-)
> >
> >        - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis
> >
> > On 3/14/2011 5:09 PM, tim.dclinc wrote:
> > > We are currently on v5r4 and thinking of skipping v6 and going right to 7.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Can the community give me some feedback if you are on v7.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks..