OS400 V3R7 to V4R5

yadda...@humma.hum

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Jan 8, 2002, 2:12:51 PM1/8/02

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We have an AS400 9402-400 running V3R7. Our software vendor is
requiring us to go to V4R5 (minimum) and wants $16k to do it. They
are telling us it is costing so much because we must upgrade to every
release between V3R7 and V4R5. Are we being taken?

Wolfgan...@n.zgs.de

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Jan 8, 2002, 4:04:09 PM1/8/02

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You cannot migrate directly from V4R1 to V4R5 but from V4R1 to V4R3 or
V4R4 and from there to V4R5. At V4R1 you need a CD called Preparation PTFs
before you migrate.
I don´t know if can go from V3R7 directly to V4R2 or higher. Your steps
should be: V3R7, V4R1, V4R4, V4R5 - applying PTFs and testing major
funtions at each release. Additional infos at iSeries Infocenter on the
web.

HTH
Wolfgang

Jan Gerrit Kootstra

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Jan 8, 2002, 4:16:24 PM1/8/02

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yadda...@humma.hum wrote:

Yaddayadda,

It seems you are misinformed by the software vendor. You need to upgrade
via a set of lower releases, but not all of them.

Look at the internetpage
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/handbook/v5r1/5486Ops.htm

On that page you will find a table Supported Upgrade Paths that shows
which update steps to take.

1) V3R7 to V4R3
2) V4R3 to V4R5
3) As last step, if the software vendors application support V5R1 you
may want to do the upgrade to V5R1.

Why make a very reliable backup of your system: GO SAVE option 21 and
use all the options you need and do the update yourself? The
installation and update manuals are very good.

I recommend to do the update in steps as denote by 1), 2) and 3) and
make backups after each step. Each step may take half a day upto a
complete day.

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*Question is: "Will V4Rx or V5R1 run on a 9402-400? I would investigate
that first before upgrading."*
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Regards,

Jan Gerrit Kootstra
PinkRoccade Online
[These opinions and remarks are my own, and may not reflect our company policies.]

JHLMSS

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Jan 8, 2002, 11:48:41 PM1/8/02

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we can sell you a new as400 that would run circles around a as400-400.

and would be at v5r1 already.

for way less then $16k.

care for a quote?
http://www.michsoft.com
j...@michsoft.com
Joseph H. Le Blanc, CCP

Marc Rauzier

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Jan 9, 2002, 3:15:44 AM1/9/02

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Jan Gerrit Kootstra racontait dans comp.sys.ibm.as400.misc:

>
> 1) V3R7 to V4R3
>

Jan, the problem may be here. V4R3 is no longer delivered by IBM. So,
if he wants to do it himself, Yaddayadda must be able to get this
release.

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Marc Rauzier

Marcel Westenberg

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Jan 9, 2002, 5:43:02 AM1/9/02

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Your vendor has to do a 2 step upgrade. It will cost him about 20-24
hours on your
9402-400 machine. - pre-upgrade ptf ą 1,5 hour
- upgrade to 4.1 OR 4.2 OR 4.3 ą 8 hours
- upgrade to 4.5 ą 7 hours
- latest cumpack 4.5 ą 3 hours
So $ 700 a hour is a lot of money . :-)))

good luck

F.Langner

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Jan 10, 2002, 11:40:46 AM1/10/02

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I think its not the cost of doing the release change...I think its the cost
of upgradeing the release that comes from ibm
if you have 3.7 you do not have software subscription... and you have to pay
for the release.. and you have to
pay currency access fee...

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