>We've been running parallel sysplex for more than ten years. Gotcha beat! October 1984 -- first production implementation at our site.
>I cannot recall a single instance where upgrading one machine in a complex >required so much as an IPL on other machines, let alone POR. NOT needed! Only the replacement equipment needs it. >Assuming that you have two CFs in use, you should be able to shutdown the >machine containing one CF while the sysplex continues to run on the remaining >CF. NOT should be -- CAN or ARE. If you're not doing a push/pull, you can install the new ones, migrate the structures, disco the old ones. >Every definition should be completely dynamic. Every definition IS completely dynamic. . -teD Marching to the beat of a different flute ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

