Folks, This might seem crass, but
1. "project time" always runs faster than expected. 2. Its more difficult to migrate than to implement So I would be going with 5.4 if I could, that's what the support centre are trained up on, if not that 5.3, because that's next in their memory. The last thing I want these is to be on an unsupported release and hit a problem for which I am not going to get a fix... Dave Wade G4UGM > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Berry van Sleeuwen > Sent: 19 October 2008 23:02 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: z/VM 5.2.0 on z10 > > Hello Dennis, > > Is there a reason not to install 5.3 over there, other than management? > It has been around for some time, even the new 5.4 is available now and > 5.2 is going out of support next year. So I would think you would be > better off with 5.3 for several reasons. If anything just because you > already have 5.3 running. But also remember you'd have to upgrade in a > few months to stay on a supported level. If management is concerned > about the 'safety' of their system that would be of a bigger concern to > management if you ask me. > > We have decided to install 5.4 in the next few months to replace our 5.2 > systems. Even when we normally would install a release that has been > around for some time, I think 5.4 would give us some improvements we > won't get with 5.3. And it will at least be supported longer than 5.3. > > Regards, Berry. > > > > O'Brien, Dennis L schreef: > > Is anyone running z/VM 5.2.0 on a z10? I know it's supported (with > > PTF's). I want to know if customers are actually running it. My > > management wants us to build some new systems to host Linux guests on > > z/VM 5.2.0, even though most of our other systems are on 5.3.0. They > > want stability, and one of the ways they attempt to get stability is by > > staying behind and hoping other sites will find problems first. I'm > > concerned that if we're the only ones running the combination of z/VM > > 5.2.0 and z10, that we will find those problems first. > > > > Dennis O'Brien > > > > We are Borg of America. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile. > > > > > >
