On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:52:01 -0400, Daniel A. McLaughlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>> >What does this actually mean in the real world? At one point I was >under the impression that this only came into effect if you were sharing >spool space or other datasets between LPARs. In a simple configuration >like ours (3 LPARs, no sharing of anything except the hardware), what >specifically would be the implications of migrating directly from 1.4 to >1.8. > > IF you don't want to share things like catalogs and spools, and >want to do a cold cutover, go for it. I"ve been from ESA 4.3 to OS/390 2.5 >and from OS/390 2.10 to ZOS 1.4 this way and survived it. > > What is meant by the N+3 is that with coexistence maintenance on you can >run your current system and bring up a newer one in a plex'd environment >and allow for shared spool, catalogs, etc. > > It boils down to personal choice. If your 1.8 would not be allowed to >touch the other side's files, then don't let it stop you. The listers are >trying to give you the usual caveats about these things, not tell you will >suffer male pattern baldness and fallen arches by deviating. > No. Sharing includes IPLing the 1.8 system, then shutting it down and IPLing the 1.4 system. There is no toleration maintenance that you can put on your 1.4 system to tolerate changes made by the 1.8 system. You can do it if you want, but when you go you may not be able to go back if there are problems. Tom Marchant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
