RE: Migrating 170 to new i5 520

["Wilt, Charles" <CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob,

PTF levels for one thing.


Charles Wilt
--
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Cagle
> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 11:27 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Migrating 170 to new i5 520
> 
> I am reading over the instructions in Appendix D of the Backup &
> Recovery guide, and I'm curious about one thing:
> 
> Why would I want to _replace_ the OS on the new 520 whenever it is
> already installed and running???  What is the reasoning 
> behind this and
> why can't I just move over my User Libraries, Security, and
> Configuration data with just simple Save/Restores?  
> 
> The manual doesn't explain this, at least not that I have found...
> 
> Can anyone give me a good reason?  We are a very small shop, and if I
> had to, I could just recreate the user profiles and devices on the new
> 520 manually.
> 
> Bob Cagle
> IT Manager
> Lynk, Inc.
> 
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