Re: If - Else - Endif advise

[Pete Helgren <Pete@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave,

If they don't have SWMA (Software Maintenance Agreements) then they have 
to pay for an upgrade.  Generally, you can pull PTF's and CUME's even 
without SWMA but an upgrade requires the *SPENDMONEY command.

Pete Helgren


Dave Shaw wrote:
> Are they charging for upgrades now?  I've been out of the administration 
> side for a number of years, so if I missed something, I apologize.  It's 
> just that it always used to be free (or only a nominal media charge) as long 
> as you were current on software maintenance.
>
> Before giving up, though, is the cost of the upgrade for just one system 
> prohibitive?  As I suggested before, you don't need to install it, either on 
> that one system or company wide - just get the media, install WDSCi 7 on PCs 
> or server, and then store the boxes somewhere.
>
> Dave Shaw
> Mohawk Industries
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robert Rogerson" <robertrogerson@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries" <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 11:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] If - Else - Endif advise
>
>
>   
> > I spoke to my superior after reading your post and was told that an upgrade
> > to V5R4 may cost approximately a million dollars due to the number of 
> > boxes.
> > As a consolation he did tell me that it was scheduled to upgrade our last
> > box to V5R2...doh...
> >
> > Robert 
> >     
>
>