Re: Upgrades to Version 8 and ESS

[Pete Helgren <pete@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Mike. I'll do that while I am sorting out my current SWMA woes....

But, just to chime in on the "IBM is so confusing" thread.....I also 
subscribe to MyEclipse and when there is a new version I am notified by 
email and after I download and install, my license key is automatically 
transferred.  All of this is painless, easy and convenient.  No need to 
contact anybody (saves $$$).

Not to start another round of angst about IBM and processes but rather 
than saving money by "off-shoring", IBM would do well just to simply 
join the "Smarter Planet" and automate much of what now requires a phone 
call or an email exchange.  IBM support is first rate and you folks 
deliver some awesome products, but you are your own worst enemy when it 
comes to product naming, configuration, acquisition and support contract 
renewals (but it IS slowly getting better).

Pete Helgren
Value Added Software, Inc
www.asaap.com
www.opensource4i.com


On 1/31/2011 6:17 AM, Mike Hockings wrote:
> Hi Pete,
>
> I think that for ESS customers you have to actually do something like
> order a no-charge upgrade part number and then the next version will
> become available to you.   As Joe indicates, you can download the product
> from the Web with a 60 day trial license then install and use that until
> your activation kit is available on ESS.
>
> Go to  http://www-01.ibm.com/software/rational/products/rdp/ and push the
> blue button.
>
> Mike
>
> Mike Hockings, P.Eng.
> IBM Rational Developer for System z and Power Technical Support
> IBM Canada Ltd. Laboratory
> hockings@xxxxxxxxxx
> voice 1-905-413-3199 T/L 313-3199  ITN 23133199
>
>
>
>
> From:   Pete Helgren<pete@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To:     Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client
> for     System i&  iSeries<wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:   01/30/2011 05:29 PM
> Subject:        Re: [WDSCI-L] Upgrades to Version 8 and  ESS
> Sent by:        wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> Would those be in ESS?  Right now I see both the software and the
> activation in ESS (v 7.6).  Nothing for version 8 though.
>
> I just shot off an email to IBM.  Looks like some of my SWMA has expired
> on my blade (sheesh! You'd think IBM could send out an electronic notice
> of expiring SWMA?)  but I don't think RDP was affected.  Let's see what
> they say....
>
> Pete Helgren
> Value Added Software, Inc
> www.asaap.com
> www.opensource4i.com
>
>
> On 1/30/2011 3:03 PM, Joe Pluta wrote:
> > Download directly from IBM (see my previous post on the articles I've
> > written).  The trick is getting your licenses ("activation kits").
> >
> > Joe
> >
> > > How have folks been upgrading to RDP 8?  I have SWMA and I am running
> > > RDP 7.6 and I expected to see a download option in ESS but I don't. IBM
> > > is my "business partner" (I purchase/lease directly from them) and I
> > > will admit that in the past they have been a little flaky in managing
> > > the license/SWMA records.
> > >
> > > Just interested in where folks found/obtained their "upgrade".