Re: is it possible to upgrade from 7.1 directly to 7.4?

[Steve McKay <samckay1@xxxxxxxxx>]

No - look at
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/ssw_ibm_i_72/rzahc/supportedreleasesupgrades.htm
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/ssw_ibm_i_73/rzahc/supportedreleasesupgrades.htm
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/ssw_ibm_i_74/rzahc/supportedreleasesupgrades.htm

Currently installed (source) releaseValid target releases
IBM i 7.2 IBM i 7.2
IBM i 7.1 IBM i 7.1 or IBM i 7.2
V6R1 V6R1, IBM i 7.1, IBM i 7.2

Thanks,

Steve McKay
(205) 585-8424
samckay1@xxxxxxxxx



On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 12:11 PM Mark Waterbury <
mark.s.waterbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello, all,
>
> One of my customers says  "We asked IBM and they told us we can upgrade
> directly from V7R1 to V7R4."
>
> Is this really even possible?
>
> AFAIK, IBM has never permitted a direct upgrade across more than two
> releases, e.g. skipping over one intermediate release, "in one go."
>
> So, I would expect to have to upgrade from 7.1 to either 7.2 or 7.3 first,
> and then upgrade to 7.4.
>
> Anyone know any different, with regard to 7.4?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Mark S. Waterbury
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