RE: V5R4 I_BASE CD -- MIDRANGE-L

While M5 was there to support new hardware, it also did have some new features and functions, like the ability to do Hot Spare. I believe there might be a few other things, but this is quite a long time ago that both M0 & M5 were released so memory is a little blurry.

I would also go with the M5 over the M0 for V5R4, and likewise go with 6.1.1 over 6.1.0 for 6.1

Pete

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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rob@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 2:24 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: V5R4 I_BASE CD

+1

As far as I'm concerned there is no valid reason to ever use V5R4M0 instead of V5R4M5.
I took a 270 to V5R4M5. That allowed me to do an unload/reload to a power
6 machine; which I immediately upgraded to 6.1 (later upgraded to 7.1 when it came out).
As far as SOX, quality verification, etc the difference between V5R4M0 and
V5R4M5 is only licensed internal code. There should be no more requirements than a PTF installation. M5 was only to support new hardware. It wasn't as intense as a V7 technology refresh.

Rob Berendt
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From: bryan dietz <bdietz400@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Date: 04/12/2013 01:38 PM
Subject: Re: V5R4 I_BASE CD
Sent by: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Adam, not sure what your plans for the CD is ,but if you are upgrading
you
may want to think about using the V5R4M5 version.
Think of the M5 as V5r4 on steroids. for the most part it is there for
increased hardware support (Power 6 as I recall)

Bryan

On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Adam Driver <AdamD@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Rob,

I do now, I didn't yesterday when I sent the mail (new consulting gig

and

I only got the IBM customer number late yesterday).

Thanks

Adam Driver
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Mobile: +1 608 772 8538
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date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:19:06 -0400
from: rob@xxxxxxxxx
subject: Re: V5R4 I_BASE CD

Don't see it here:
ftp://testcase.boulder.ibm.com/fromibm/os400/

Do you have access to IBM's ESS to download it?
https://www-304.ibm.com/servers/eserver/ess/ProtectedServlet.wss

Rob Berendt
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Group Dekko
Dept 1600
Mail to: 2505 Dekko Drive
Garrett, IN 46738
Ship to: Dock 108
6928N 400E
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