Re: Power6-Power7 Save 21 reload issue

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

Jack,  You're welcome.

Evan, Respins really do not bring anything to the table, over and above 
cumes and groups, for an installation running that level of the OS 
already.  For example, if you are running 7.1 I would not overlay it with 
a new respin of 7.1.  You would be better served by applying the latest 
cume and groups.  Which, you would have to do anyway after applying that 
respin!  Now, if they came out with 7.1.1 I might but that's different 
than a respin.
Where a respin shines is generating a new lpar, or a new system.  A new 
system may have hardware requirements that require the new respin or you 
couldn't even get to the point to apply a cume after putting on the old 
spin.  A new lpar may save steps because, frankly, some of those 
"technology refresh" ptf's are a PITA to apply.  Rolling a refresh into a 
respin is a Godsend and greatly simplifies the process.

Rob Berendt