Tom, We just installed a z10BC-N03 and currently running z/OS1.7 (moving to 1.9 next month) without any probems. We did apply all the z10 compatiably PTFs although I don't think they are required as we ran at DR without any coming from a z800.
Roger On 2/13/09, Kelman, Tom <[email protected]> wrote: > > We are currently running a z9BC with z/OS 1.7. We want to do a study on > upgrading to a z10BC still with z/OS 1.7 initially. We were in the > process of installing z/OS 1.9 last year and ran into a problem with a > down level VTS we had. We've now upgraded the VTS and are in the > process of converting all the tapes from the old to the new system. > Once that gets completed we'll be install z/OS 1.9. However, the > upgrade to the z10BC might take place before then. I have a couple of > questions the esteemed experts on this board can probably answer. > > > > 1. I just downloaded version C5.2b of zPCR so I can get the tables for > the z10 processors. However, it doesn't look like there is anyway to > analyze a system that is running z/OS 1.7. Under the "Single-Image > Capacity" tab there is z/OS 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, and 1.9, but it skips z/OS > 1.7. What's with that? > > > > 2. Will z/OS 1.7 run on the z10BC processor? I don't feel that we've > received a good answer concerning that from our IBM (actually Sirius) > rep. The answer is "sort of". > > > > Tom Kelman > > Enterprise Capacity Planner > > Commerce Bank of Kansas City > > (816) 760-7632 > > > > > > > ***************************************************************************** > If you wish to communicate securely with Commerce Bank and its > affiliates, you must log into your account under Online Services at > http://www.commercebank.com or use the Commerce Bank Secure > Email Message Center at https://securemail.commercebank.com > > NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any attached files are > confidential. The information is exclusively for the use of the > individual or entity intended as the recipient. If you are not > the intended recipient, any use, copying, printing, reviewing, > retention, disclosure, distribution or forwarding of the message > or any attached file is not authorized and is strictly prohibited. > If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please > advise the sender by reply electronic mail immediately and > permanently delete the original transmission, any attachments > and any copies of this message from your computer system. > > ***************************************************************************** > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
