One concern I would have is the HMC. IF you are using an HMC, there is no version that will run both a power 5 and a power 8 or above. The HMC running Version 7 will handle a power 5 through 7 but not the power 8. An HMC running version 8 will not communicate with a power 5. :(
Just a heads up. My business partner totally missed that when sell me new power 8's to replace old power 5's.
Chris Bipes
Director of Information Services
CrossCheck, Inc.
-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Oberholtzer
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 7:02 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion' <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Power 9
Well maybe a little. You won't be able to do a direct migration but there
are ways to get you on to the new box (at V7Rx) without too much trouble.
That's where you might want to budget for some help. Those of us who do
this all the time see it as only a bit more complicated than a regular
unload/reload.
You might help yourself now by looking at QUSRSYS and QGPL and see what
"user objects" meaning anything you created are in there, since those two
libraries really provide the most intrigue to a migration like this. Move
as many of those objects (not including out queues etc) out of those
libraries to a library of your own making in the correct position in the
library list. That'll make the migration to V7Rx much easier.
--
Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects
-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
(WalzCraft) Jerry Forss
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 8:52 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: Power 9
We have LTO 3's.
Going to LTO 5 will read them, just not write to them.
Yep, being at 7.1 handcuffs us a bit.
-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rob
Berendt
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 8:49 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: Power 9
Try this line:
If you're open to going to going to at least 7.2 they could save a few
thousand bucks with an S812 vs an S814.
Unless you just want to growth of the S814 instead (multi lpar capability
and more).
Of course your 525 won't support anything higher than 7.1
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssm1platformibmi
Then again, does any newer hardware support the tape drive you're using on
your 525? Like, how are you going to migrate from that?
BTW, just what tape drive are you using?
Rob Berendt
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From: Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 02/28/2017 09:41 AM
Subject: RE: Power 9
Sent by: "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Well, 7.1 is a show stopper for the new S812. That requires 7.2 or 7.3,
and both with a new TR announced but not coming out until after our March
downtime.
Rob Berendt
midrange.com
