Re: Why are you upgrading to IBM i 7.1 and not 7.2?

[Rory Hewitt <rory.hewitt@xxxxxxxxx>]

So it's mainly old boxes....

On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 10:14 AM, <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Survey results:
>
>  I only upgrade to an OS that is 4 years old or older. 7.2 has only been
> available since May of 2014.
> 6.67%
>
> My software vendor thinks that maintenance money is for his yacht and
> doesn't yet support 7.2.
> 6.67%
>
> My software vendor has a different version for 7.2 and I'm not ready for
> that migration.
> 6.67%
>
> My software vendor has a different version for 7.2 and I'm migrating to
> something else instead.
> 0.00%
>
> I'm coming from V5R4 and I only want to go to the highest supported
> upgrade release and not do a migration.
> 0.00%
>
> I'm upgrading on an older or used box and the highest it supports is 7.1
> 40.00%
>
> The other machines I support are all running 7.1 or earlier.
> 6.67%
>
> I only have 7.1 on site and I don't know how to download directly from
> IBM, or use the phone to call my BP, to get 7.2.
> 10.00%
>
> I only have 7.1 on site and we've since dropped maintenance and are not
> capable of getting 7.2
> 0.00%
>
> "Other" responses included:
> - We've already upgraded to 7.2.
> - We wait for 2 cumes or TR's out.  (Ed: Already passed that with cumes.)
> - Best practice is running current - 1.
> (Ed:  I think these previous two are derivatives of "I only upgrade to an
> OS that is 4 years old or older.")
> - I was on 7.1 before 7.2 came out.
> - I was on 7.1 before 7.2 came out.  And we only upgrade when the vendor
> drops support for the OS.
> - Sametime issues, must be upgraded first (Ed:  I think this falls under
> "My software vendor has a different version for 7.2 and I'm not ready for
> that migration."  As Sametime is the reason some of my lpars are still on
> 7.1)
> - Too lazy (Ed:  Love an honest person!)
>
>
>
> Rob Berendt
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