Re: If - Else - Endif advise

That is what I thought. However, Dave is right, you *could* choose to buy an upgrade on a smaller box in your "fleet" and that would give you access to the latest and greatest. But, given the likely vintage of your systems, even an upgrade on a small system would be outrageous.

You could of course buy yourself an entry level 515 Express for $7995.00. You'd get WDSc AND a rippin' fast box to boot!

Pete


Robert Rogerson wrote:

Thanks all.
Just for clarification...we don't currently have an SWMA...that is the
reason for the high cost.

Robert

-----Original Message-----
From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Pete Helgren
Sent: January 2, 2008 12:58 PM
To: Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] If - Else - Endif advise

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