Re: Skipping lots of releases - Was: Looking at Power 7

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 1/24/2011 1:11 PM, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I think that is why this is one of the later steps:
> "Then I upgraded all the LPPs to 6.1, loaded the 6.1 PTFs"
Exactly. The install of these LPPs and features is what installs the 
compatible versions to the new release. This includes the IBM portion of 
the IFS, QGPL, and QUSRSYS  Also remember in this step to add any new 
features and products.  And remember PTFs at this stage unless they are 
already on the media you upgraded with.
> I'm still in the dark about this step:
> "and then did my conversions (v5R3 to V5R4 *FILE, *USRQ, *DTAQ"
Most of this is automatic but not always. For example at some release 
converting the IFS from Type 1 to Type 2 was optional.  A release or two 
later it became mandatory. When it was optional there was a command to 
run that did that. Now that it's mandatory it just happens. In any 
release there are objects that change from the previous release.  Much 
of this happens when features of the OS are loaded while some of it 
happens when the objects are restored to the new release.  Of course 
there are other issues like programs which require STROBJCVN to upgrade 
them.

    - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

> Rob Berendt