RE: V7R1 to V7R3 upgrade issues/resolutions

["Steinmetz, Paul" <PSteinmetz@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Evan,

Good idea.
I will consider adding  the NWS vary on to QSTRUP.

Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Evan Harris
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2018 4:52 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: V7R1 to V7R3 upgrade issues/resolutions

Hi Paul

I used to always set the *NWS to Online at IPL *NO as my observations indicated that it always took longer doing it that way; much more competition for resources I guess.

I added the vary on into my startup program (or for a few i did it manually where is made sense) which worked much better and I could manipulate the order of the LPARS is wanted active to make the more important ones available first.

On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 10:41 AM, Steinmetz, Paul <PSteinmetz@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> 1) RPC not working on V7R3
> Resolution:
> IBM created  PTF MF64720 to resolve the issue.
>
> 2) 5770SS1    29      Integrated Server Support failed to install.
>
> I had 5 NWS, which I varied off prior to the PWRDWNSYS DELAY(60)
> RESTART(*YES) IPLSRC(*IMGCLG) IMGCLG(V7R3OSPTF).
> These varied on automatically, causing option 29 install to fail.
> What I forgot to do is set these to *NO on IPL
> Online at IPL  . . . . . . . . . . :   *YES  (should have been set to *NO
> just for the upgrade)
> Resolution:
> Varied them off.
> RSTLICPGM LICPGM(5770SS1) DEV(OPTVRT01) OPTION(29)
>
> 3) VIP DocManager not working.
>
> OS upgrade changed public authority from *USE to *EXCLUDE for system 
> object QPMLPMGT. This object is used to confirm license product information.
>
> Resolution:
>
> Changed public authority to *USE for system object QPMLPMGT.
>
>
>
> 4) Spoolfiles being emailed were being rotated.
>
> This should have been included as part of customization but was overlooked.
>
> Resolution:
>
> CHGPRTF *all/all q libraries Degree of page rotation  . . . .   *AUTO
>
> V7R3 Default was *DEVD.
>
>
>
> Other than the above,
>
> Smooth upgrade using combined V7R3OSPTF DSLO image, single image 
> called I_BASE_01.
>
> All license keys and customization was included as part of the image.
>
>
>
> Total time - 4 hours.
>
>
>
> Save prior - 1 hour.
>
> Upgrade  - 45 minutes.
>
> Upgrade check, resolution fixes, few remaining PTFs, IPL, - 1hour.
>
> Save after - 1 hour.
>
> Thank You
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