Re: Upgrade to 6.1 or jump to 7.1 ?

[Luis Rodriguez <luisro58@xxxxxxxxx>]

As I see it, the latest IBM i releases have been quite stable so, if there
is not other pressing business concerns (compatibility issues, needed
features (like AnyNet), programming changes, etc), Why don't go for the
latest?

Regards,

Luis Rodriguez
IBM Certified Systems Expert — eServer i5 iSeries


On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:06 PM, Scott Klement
<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> I've been pondering an upgrade from v5r4 myself.
> Does it make sense to go to 6.1 at this point, or should I go straight
> to 7.1?
>
> In my case, I'm not changing hardware at all, just updating the OS.  I
> know I'll have to run ANZOBJCVN and all that good stuff -- no question
> about that.
>
> What I want to know is whether skipping to 7.1 is a good idea right now,
> or should I be more conservative and go to 6.1?
>
>
> On 6/2/2010 10:46 AM, Pete Helgren wrote:
> > I have a customer that I have scheduled for some maintenance.  They are
> > moving from 35GB to 70GB drives and I'd like to move them to a more
> > current OS release.  The question is: Should I skip 6.1 at this point
> > and just take them to 7.1?  They are currently running V5R4M0.  They
> > have a model 520, processor feature 7355. They have a 573D-001 storage
> > controller.
> >
> > The plan is to do a Save 21 (twice).  Remove and label the 35GB drives
> > (so they can be re-installed in the correct order if disaster strikes),
> > restore the Save 21 and then upgrade them to either 6.1 or 7.1.
> >
> > What else do I need to add to the mix?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Pete
>
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