On Wed, 8 Nov 2006 12:29:19 -0500, Lizette Koehler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>We are planning to upgrade from z/OS V1.4 to V1.7. There has come up a concern over having z/OS V1.7 Language Environment in the TEST/DEVL systems and not in production. That programs compiled and LKED with the newer LE would have issues running in the V1.4 LPARS. > >I was thinking of just taking SCEELKED and leaving the V1.4 version in TEST/DEVL until V1.7 is on the production LPARS. > >Does anyone have any indication whether or not we need to leave the V1.4 version in TEST/DEVL or if the V1.7 can be in TEST/DEVL and rolling out to V1.4 LPARs. > This hasn't been a consideration since OS/390 2.10. LE has been upward and downward compatible since then - at least within the supported coexistence window. Mark -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and Systems Architect - z/OS Team Lead Zurich North America / Farmers Insurance Group - GITO mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] z/OS and OS390 expert at http://searchDataCenter.com/ateExperts/ Systems Programming expert at http://expertanswercenter.techtarget.com/ Mark's MVS Utilities: http://home.flash.net/~mzelden/mvsutil.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

