Re: System Conversion Question?

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Jack,

Which method are you using?  I would not restore any of the IBM profiles 
at all letting the installation of the OS create what's needed.  Then 
reset them with known passwords etc.

Also keep in mind that RSTAUT does not always function the way you might 
expect.  It can only run once after a restore of the user profiles and 
then only after all the objects are restored.  I would go to restricted 
state, restore with *NEW (to get any profiles not created by the OS 
install) and then RSTAUT.

I would review the help on RSTAUT for some tips.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 7/27/2011 8:19 AM, Jack Kingsley wrote:
> I had an issue with qsysopr and a profile that was on the new machine on the
> rstusrprf portion, bascially it was skipped and thus RSTAUT didn't do what
> was intended either.
>
> On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 9:06 AM, Jim Oberholtzer<midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
> > >  Jack,
> > >
> > >  To get the most complete cut over you would follow the steps you
> > >  suggest, upgrade to V6 (or better yet V7 to get the most out of your new
> > >  hardware), then save/restore onto the new box.    It will test your
> > >  recovery knowledge at the very least.
> > >
> > >  If you want to re-implement your applications on your new box, the load
> > >  up V7 with all the licensed programs, apply PTFs and then migrate the
> > >  applications.  The problem with this approach is if there are user
> > >  objects in QGPL and QUSRSYS that need to be brought over.  You'll have
> > >  to identify those objects and restore them manually.  RSTOBJ with the
> > >  *NEW has worked for me in the past.
> > >
> > >  The other problem I have run into with this method is if logical files
> > >  are located in a different library that gets restored prior to the
> > >  physicals.  I've seen as many as five restore passes needed to get all
> > >  the dependent files down.  That may pop up with the unload reload as
> > >  well, but your odds are better there.   To get past this I'll restore
> > >  the libraries with only the physical files, then come back and do the
> > >  logical files and indexes.  Again very intensive.
> > >
> > >  I would prefer the first method simply because it's the safest.
> > >
> > >  Jim Oberholtzer
> > >  Chief Technical Architect
> > >  Agile Technology Architects
> > >
> > >
> > >  On 7/27/2011 7:51 AM, Jack Kingsley wrote:
> > > >  >  Power6 on 5.4.5 to Power7 from factory FC0205.
> > > >  >
> > > >  >
> > > >  >  Believe the easy thing to do would be upgrade power6 box to 6.1 or 7.1
> > >  then
> > > >  >  21 save, 01d on the new box.
> > > >  >
> > > >  >  What if I want to port over only the data portion of the power6 box from
> > > >  >  5.4.5 with a prebuilt power7 box, looking for steps involved in this.  I
> > >  am
> > > >  >  seeing varying results in my testing.