Could someone share a "plan"? It could be a checklist off list if need be. thanks
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Roach, Dennis (N-GHG) < [email protected]> wrote: > It has been my experience that catalogs have been one on the major areas > of compatibility issues. These have all been new fields or structures > that are not a problem if you do not use them during the conversion > period. IIRC these have been reporting issues but not a show stopper > unless you try to use them on the down level system. > > Brian already mentioned IODF issues. Use the lower level if at all > possible. > > The other big one has been SMS and WLM CDS formats. Use the lower level > or separate CDS for each release. > > The JES teams have done a lot of work to not have compatibility issues. > I cannot recall the last forced cold start on JES3. I think JES2 is a > different issue if the jump is too long. > > As Brian said - plan, plan, plan > > Dennis Roach > GHG Corporation > Lockheed Martin Mission Services > Flight Design and Operations Contract > NASA/JSC > Address: > 2100 Space Park Drive > LM-15-4BH > Houston, Texas 77058 > Mail: > P.O. Box 58487 > Mail Code H4C > Houston, Texas 77258 > Phone: > Voice: (281)336-5027 > Cell: (713)591-1059 > Fax: (281)336-5410 > E-Mail: [email protected] > > All opinions expressed by me are mine and may not agree with my employer > or any person, company, or thing, living or dead, on or near this or any > other planet, moon, asteroid, or other spatial object, natural or > manufactured, since the beginning of time. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of Brian Westerman > > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 12:53 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: z/OS 1.7 upgrade to 1.10 > > > > There is NOTHING,NOTHING,NOTHING against migrating to the current > version of > > z/OS directly from ANY version of z/OS, or even going back at least to > > OS/390 2.7. Not only that, but with proper planning you can fall back > as > > well. All it takes is planning. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
