Re: STROBJCVN - Need to interrupt a V6R1M0 conversion

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

As far as I know, once converted, they don't need to be converted again. 
Unless you were to restore everything again!!

Hope that's right!
Vern

Paul Tormey wrote:
> In my wisdom, I started the V6R1M0 STROBJCVN (*CONVERT) from my HMC 
> Remote 5250 Console. Thoughts of having the system standalone while the 
> conversion runs!
>
> This was run just after I had done the upgrade from V5R4M0 using 
> PWRDWNSYS using an image catalog. Off course that all completed okay. 
> But I suspect, didn't check, that the system is still in restricted mode?
>
> The pre upgrade ANZOBJCVN had been run and said the conversion would run 
> for +/- 27 hours. The conversion started at 16:28 Sat 17/04/2010 and 
> it's now 12:00 Sun 18/04/2010.
>
> Further reading on the list and redbooks shows that one need not run in 
> a 'stand alone' environment.
>
> If I interrupt my HMC session and that ends the running STROBJCVN what 
> are the implications?
>
>    1. Can I restart the conversion or would all that has been done be
>       backed out/rolled back?
>    2. I would IPL first so that the system is restarted in 'normal' mode.
>
> Any ideas or recommendations would be appreciated.
>