Re: Y2K (fwd)

[David Dunfield <ddunfie@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We took our v4r3 system to 3/1/2000 with no problems, except the job schedule
entries needed to be reloaded. We have been running current date fro over a 
month
and have had no problems at all.

Don wrote:

> Al,
>
> how about some details about what gets screwed up...  I've taken a 600 all
> the way to 2007 and come back...no problems other than service
> director...and this box has been back to current date for 3 months now
> sans any problems....
>
> Thanks....
>
> Don in DC...
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 16:53:59 -0700
> From: "Al Barsa, Jr." <barsa2@ibm.net>
> Reply-To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Y2K
>
> At 03:50 PM 8/16/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >We are going to set the dates on our development box CISC 3.2 and one of our
> >production boxes RISC 4.2 to the year 2000 and beyond.  Has anyone had "any"
> >experience in doing this?  Everything  I read says at the end of the test to
> >scratch and reload.  Can we do this is in a controlled environment and not
> >do the scratch reload?  Any advice and/or help will be appreciated.
> >
> You cannot do a gross backdating of an AS/400 without reloading.  Otherwise
> you will screw up the system.
>
> Promise, been there, done that, bought the t-shirt.
>
> Al
>
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