It depends on 1) experience of sysprogs 2) #number of sysprogs involved 3) major subsystems installed (CICS, IMS, DB2, MQ, WEBSPHERE.....)
The more subsystems involved, the more sysprogs involved with all of the conflicting demands, scheduling and coordination involved. The CICS guys, IMS guys, DB2 guys... all want to do their own maint. The experience of the sysprogs with respect to server pack (and general) will also have a significant impact on the schedule. The testing cycle is the third major impact. How many test shots, frequency, ... In my case, from receipt of order to "ready to implement is < 7 days. No major subsystems and only 1 sysprog. When properly timed with the available outage cycle (quarterly maint outages), it can be as little as 30 days from receipt to production implementation. <snip> Subject: How long to install a ServerPac I've done several of these with little or no help. I was wondering what most companies estimate it takes from the receipt of tapes, to the first production IPL. </snip> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
