RE: Upgrading Server Questions

I'd prefer getting the current system to 7.1 then restore to the new iron at 7.1, then upgrade it in-place to 7.2/7.3. Slower yes, but less opportunity to muck it up.



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From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DrFranken
Sent: Friday, February 9, 2018 1:43 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Upgrading Server Questions

"It Depends." :-)

If the new machine is capable of running i 6.1 (I hope not) then you could save 21/restore 21. But I wouldn't recommend that anyway.

If the new machine is capable of i 7.2 then I would do a risk to risk migration. You save 21 on the 6.1 partition and with only the O/S on the new system restore the 6.1 on top of that and then install the licensed programs starting with QGPL etc which upgrades on the new server.

That would be the preferred path for sure.

- Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

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On 2/9/2018 12:04 PM, Mike Wills wrote:

Sorry I have been a lurker for 3 years now. The slow death (or
migration away from the platform) of our beloved IBM i has been my
primary focus for several years now. I just LOVE how stable the
Microsoft platform is! I call support quite often about issues with speed or database issues. Ug.

Anyway, for a side job, there is a system that is due to be retired
soon that is still running 6.1. We are looking at moving them to a new system.
Can we do the migration without upgrading, or do we have to upgrade to
7.1 then migrate and upgrade to (hopefully) to whatever the latest
version is. (Yes, I am THAT far behind on knowing what's out there).

--
Mike Wills
http://mikewills.me

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