On 8 Jul 2009 13:34:41 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >We actually brought this up to them at SHARE during a restricted >session. The concerns were that they were taking an outage during our >main upgrade window, when we need them the most. Since they have a >failover site, why couldn't they do a rolling upgrade? The response was >a blank stare.
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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 Clark Morris >> Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 3:00 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Planned IBMLink Outage July 10-11 >> >> On 8 Jul 2009 10:01:22 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >> >> >Planned IBMLink Outage July 10-11 >> > >> >This is to inform you that IBMLink will have a planned outage >starting >> >on Friday, July 10 at 8:00 PM Eastern Time through Saturday, July 11 >> at >> >8:00 AM Eastern Time (Saturday, July 10 from 01:00 UTC to 13:00 UTC). >> >This planned outage will occur because of the installation of our >July >> >fixpack, which will include improvements to the IBMLink platform and >> its >> >applications. During this time, you will not be able to access >> IBMLink. >> > >> >We would like to remind you that there is a maintenance window >> scheduled >> >every Saturday night from 11:00 PM Eastern Time through Sunday at >9:00 >> >AM Eastern Time (Sundays 03:00 UTC to 13:00 UTC). This window may be >> >used for normal maintenance of the infrastructure on which IBMLink >> >resides. During this time, you may not be able to access IBMLink. >> >> Haven't they heard about 24/7/365.25. If I wasn't semi-retired, I >> would be submitting a SHARE requirement and if rejected, I would >> seriously consider embarrassing publicity, say at an annual meeting of >> IBM. >> > >> >Thank you for your patience and understanding. >> > >> > >> I would have no patience and less understanding. >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> List-Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> >> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> >> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main >> Precedence: list >> Received: from mailgw3b.lmco.com (mg_filter) >> by mailgw3b.lmco.com with mailout; Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:01:22 %z >> Received: from bama (localhost [127.0.0.1]) >> by bama.ua.edu (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n68K15mo015840; >> Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:01:17 -0500 (CDT) >> Received: by BAMA.UA.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 15.0) with spool id >> 100567 >> for [email protected]; Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:00:02 -0500 >> Received: from mailapp-1.ua.edu (mailapp-1.ua.edu [130.160.4.236]) by >> bama.ua.edu (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n68Jxbvh007577 >> for >> <[email protected]>; Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:00:02 -0500 (CDT) >> Received: from simmts8.bellnexxia.net (HELO >simmts8-srv.bellnexxia.net) >> ([206.47.199.166]) by mailapp-1.ua.edu with ESMTP; 08 Jul >> 2009 >> 15:00:02 -0500 >> Received: from simip10-ac.srvr.bell.ca ([206.47.199.89]) by >> simmts8-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 >> 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with ESMTP id >> <20090708200001.wpwg1670.simmts8-srv.bellnexxia....@simip10- >> ac.srvr.bell.ca> for <[email protected]>; Wed, >> 8 Jul 2009 16:00:01 -0400 >> Received: from hlfxns0187w-142167197158.pppoe-dynamic.ns.aliant.net >> (HELO >> home-jxaf3rmocz.no-domain-set.aliant) ([142.167.197.158]) by >> simip10-ac.srvr.bell.ca with SMTP; 08 Jul 2009 15:53:48 >-0400 >> References: >> <b192ab50f9a86f438aa3a8528934355e0efcf...@crplivexc52.citnet.cit.com> >> Reply-To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> >> Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Planned IBMLink Outage July 10-11 >> To: [email protected] >> X-Antivirus: checked in 0.007sec at bama.ua.edu ([130.160.4.114]) by >> smf-clamd >> v1.2.1 - http://smfs.sf.net/ >> X-Group: ACCEPTLIST >> X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.42,370,1243832400"; >> d="scan'208";a="58608852" >> X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true >> X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true >> X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: >> >> ApsCAGOXVErOL8emkWdsb2JhbACBUZc/AQEBAQkLCgcTA7gxhAgFiRw >> X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AjkFAJOUVEqOp8We/2dsb2JhbACBUdAchAgFiRw >> X-MID: 58608852 >> X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by bama.ua.edu id >> n68K02vM009296 >> X-Mailer: Forte Agent 4.2/32.1118 >> X-MessageGate-spam: 120 >> X-Policy: $ACCEPTED >> X-RemoteIP: 206.47.199.166 >> X-SBRS: 4.5 >> >> On 8 Jul 2009 10:01:22 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >> >> >Planned IBMLink Outage July 10-11 >> > >> >This is to inform you that IBMLink will have a planned outage >starting >> >on Friday, July 10 at 8:00 PM Eastern Time through Saturday, July 11 >> at >> >8:00 AM Eastern Time (Saturday, July 10 from 01:00 UTC to 13:00 UTC). >> >This planned outage will occur because of the installation of our >July >> >fixpack, which will include improvements to the IBMLink platform and >> its >> >applications. During this time, you will not be able to access >> IBMLink. >> > >> >We would like to remind you that there is a maintenance window >> scheduled >> >every Saturday night from 11:00 PM Eastern Time through Sunday at >9:00 >> >AM Eastern Time (Sundays 03:00 UTC to 13:00 UTC). This window may be >> >used for normal maintenance of the infrastructure on which IBMLink >> >resides. During this time, you may not be able to access IBMLink. >> >> Haven't they heard about 24/7/365.25. If I wasn't semi-retired, I >> would be submitting a SHARE requirement and if reje > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >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
