Re: V7R1 with 5798-FAX

[Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pete,

Thanks, I will do the install of 5798-FAX V5R7 before the OS upgrade (duh!).

I found this page:

http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.NSF/0/5e6906ff78dec9dc8625672a004ac41d?OpenDocument#_Section3

and expanded the Update section.  I already have all the PTFs except for the
4 for V5R7 of 5798-FAX.

There's a boatload of steps.  :)  There are no hardware changes, just this
software.  Will I really need to reconfigure with CFGFAXSRV afterward?  I
assume so.


On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 9:00 AM, Pete Massiello
<pmassiello-ml@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Jeff,
>
>        You definitely need Fax V5R7 for IBM i 7.1.  You can optionally use
> Fax V5R7 or FAX V5R2 on IBM i 6.1.  There are a bunch of PTFs needed for
> FAX
> on both 6.1 and 7.1 that I would HIGHLY recommend you get for your machine.
> There are some programs that won't convert to 6.1 (Re-encapsulate) unless
> you have the PTFs which provide a few new copies of the programs with
> observability/creation data.
>
>        IN addition, if you are converting from Power5 hardware to Power6/7
> hardware you will need some of those PTFs for the modem support required by
> FAX/400.
>
>        I have had absolutely no problems with Fax at any of the above
> scenarios after getting all the PTFs.
>
>        Pete
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeff Crosby
> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 7:52 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: V7R1 with 5798-FAX
>
> All,
>
> I'm getting ready to go to V7R1 and stumbled onto something yesterday.
>
> I use 5798-FAX at V5R2.  I'm signed up for various PTF emails from IBM.  I
> got one for "System i Recommended Fixes - IBM Facsimile Support for
> iSeries"
> that listed PTFs for 5798-FAX V5R2 and 5798-FAX V5R7.  I didn't even know
> there was a V5R7!
>
> Anyway, the email says that 5798-FAX V5R7 is required for V7R1 of the OS.
>
> Can anyone confirm or deny?  There is no 5798-FAX period on the V7R1
> install
> DVDs (nor on the V6R1 install DVDs either, for that matter).
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
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