What you-need-to-know-to-do successful-upgrades

What you need to know to do successful
IBM i upgrades to 6.1 or 7.1

Pete Massiello
iTech Solutions
pmassiello@itechsol.com
203-744-7854

iTech Solutions because IBM i (AS/400s) don’t come with System Administrators
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In this session

We are going to run through all the steps required to do
an upgrade: from when you initially start thinking about
the upgrade, what you need to do to prepare for the
upgrade, issues & concerns to address before we start
the upgrade, the actual upgrade, and then the
verification and conversions afterward.

A successful upgrade is one which the users don’t
know you worked all weekend, and they don’t realize
anything has changed until you start rolling out the new
features and functions.

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What we will cover…

• Map, starting, and documentation
• Analyze Object Conversion
• Release Mapping
• HMC, FSP, firmware, & IBM i
• Models
• Required PTFs, Resaves, and License Keys
• Image Catalogue & Preparing
• Right before the upgrade
• The Upgrade
• Verification
• Conversions & Afterwards
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• Release Mapping
• Models
• The Upgrade
• Verification
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Introduction - MAP

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Upgrade Map

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What you need before you start

• Have your Business Partner order V5R4 , 6.1, or 7.1 about 6 weeks
before your planned upgrade date.
• Can also download software.
• License Keys.
• Order PSP PTF V5R4: SF98540 V6R1: SF98610 V7R1: SF98710
• i5/OS V5R4 CDs, 6.1 & 7.1primarily on DVDs.
• Manuals.
• PTFs order about 2 weeks before the upgrade.
• Save Media for backups
• Approximately 6 hours of Dedicated system time.
• Bottle of Tums (Optional)

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V5R4: SC41-5120-09 V7R1: SC41-5120-11
V6R1: SC41-5120-10

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Manual – Memo to Users
https://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/topic/rzaq9/rzaq9.pdf

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Example of a change in Memo to Users

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• Release Mapping
• Models
• The Upgrade
• Verification
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ANZOBJCVN
• MOST IMPORTANT STEP GOING TO 6.1
 2 Months before: Run ANZOBJCVN to see what issues you
might have .

• For V6R1, unique conversions will occur with programs in
libraries, Java™ programs in directories, spooled files, and
integrated file system names in files systems that are not case-
sensitive. Before you upgrade to a new release, it is strongly
recommended that you gather information about specific object
types on your system.

• Going from V5R4 to 7.1 (Skipping 6.1) requires you to perform this
as well.

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Verify 3rd Party Software

Vendor Product Release Libraries Helpline Serial#
Dependent

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• Release Mapping
• HMC, FSP, firmware, & IBM I
• Models
• The Upgrade
• Verification
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Planning
• Make sure you read both those manuals and understand the
changes in the new release.
• PTF for Latest issues
• V5R4 – SF98540
• V6R1 – SF98610
• V7R1 - SF98710

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Valid Upgrade paths i5/OS V5R4

V5R2

V5R4M0
V5R4M5

V5R3

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Valid Upgrade paths IBM i 6.1

V5R3

6.1 or 6.1.1

V5R4

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Valid Upgrade paths IBM i 7.1

V5R4

7.1

6.1

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Release Support

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Can Still Upgrade From V5R3

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Skipping a release
• Going from V5R2 to V5R4 must read V5R3 install book
• What if you are at V4R5 or V5R1
• What if you are at V4R3 or V4R4
• What if you are at V4R1 or V4R2 (get more tums)

• Note: V5R3M5 of LIC uses V5R3M0 of i5/OS
V5R4M5 of LIC uses V5R4M0 of i5/OS
6.1.1 of LIC uses 6.1 of IBM i

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i5/OS, OS/400 support for Domino

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• Release Mapping
• Models
• The Upgrade
• Verification
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i5/OS, FSP, & HMC

i5/OS Linux i5/OS

SLIC SLIC
A B A B

Power Hypervisor PHYP
Flexible Service Processor (FSP)
HMC 1
Flash Memory
HMC 2
Perm Temp

System Power Cont. Network (SPCN)
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Order of Upgrades
• Upgrade the HMC
• Upgrade the FSP firmware
• Upgrade i5/OS & LIC

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Firmware Requirements (1 of 2)
• V5R3M0 & V5R3M5 of i5/OS requires a minimum
Firmware of:
 Power 5 – No Minimum.
 Power6 & Power7 Not supported.
• V5R4M0
 Power5 – SF235_160
 Power6 & Power7 Not Supported.
• V5R4M5
 Power5 – SF235_160
 Power6 – EM310_048, EL320_040, EH330_034
 Power7 – Not Supported.

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Firmware Requirements (2 of 2)
• 6.1.0 of IBM i requires a minimum Firmware of:
 Power5 - SF240_332
 Power6 - EM320_040, EL320_040, EH330_034
 Power7 - Not supported
• 6.1.1
 Power5 – SF240_332
 Power6 – EM320_040, EL320_040, EH330_034
 Power7 – AL710_043
• 7.1.0
 Power5 – SF240_332
 Power6 - EM320_040, EL320_040, EH330_034
 Power7 – AL710_043

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HMC & FSP Code Combinations Power 7

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HMC & FSP Code Combinations Power 5 (Cont.)

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DSPFMWSTS: V5R4M5 and above

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No HMC & V5R4M0
• STRSST and sign in
• Select option 1 – Start Service tool
• Option 4 - Display/Alter/Dump
• Option 1 - Display/Alter Storage
• Option 2 – Licensed Internal Code Data
• Option 14 – Advanced Analysis
• Select FLASHLEVELS press Enter

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Select Flashlevels


Level & Update Policy

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• Release Mapping
• Models
• The Upgrade
• Verification
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This table indicates which releases of IBM i, i5/OS or OS/400 are supported by each of the Power and System i models.

Supported Models
Type Model V3 V3 V4 V4 V4 V4 V4 V5 V5 V5 V5 6.1 7.1
R6 R7 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R1 R2 R3 R4

9401 150 x x x x x x x x

9406 170 x x x x x x x

9406 250 x x x x

9406 270 x x x x x

9402 400 x x x x x x x x

9402 436 x x x x x x x

9406 500 x x x x x x x x

9402 40S x x x x x x x x

9406 50S x x x x x x x x

9406 510 x x x x x x x x

9407 515 x x x

9407-M15 Power 520 x1 x x

9405 520 x x x x

9406 520 x x x x

9408-M25 Power 520 x1 x x

9406 525 x x x

9406 530 x x x x x x x x

9406 53S x x x x x x x x

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http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/osmapping.html

Type Model V3 V3 V4 V4 V4 V4 V4 V5 V5 V5 V5 6.1 7.1
R6 R7 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R1 R2 R3 R4

9406 600 x x x x x x x

9406 620 x x x x x x x

9406 640 x x x x x x x

9406 650 x x x x x x x

9406 720 x x x x x x

9406 730 x x x x x x

9406 740 x x x x x x

9406 800 x x x x

9406 810 x x x x

9406 820 x x x x x

9406 825 x x x x

9406 830 x x x x x

9406 840 x x x x x

9406 870 x x x x

9406 890 x x x x

9406 S10 x x x x x x x

9406 S20 x x x x x x x

9406 S30 x x x x x x x

9406 S40 x x x x x x x

9406 SB1 x x x x x x x

9406 SB2 x x x x x

9406 SB3 x x x x x

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Models Not supported at Release

• V5R4: 150, 170, 250, 400, 40S, 436, 53S, 500, 510, 530,
50S, 600, 620, 640, 650, 720, 730, 740, S10, S20, S30, S40,
SB1
• V6R1: 270, 820, 830, 840, SB2, SB3 or earlier members of
the iSeries family.
• V7R1: 800, 810, 825, 870, and 890.
__________________________________________________________

• V7R1 is supported on POWER5 models 515, 520, 525, 550, 570,
595, POWER6 & POWER7 models.

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SPD – Get Rid of it !!

• Support of SPD I/O
i5/OS V5R3 was the final release to support the attachment of
SPD towers or SPD Migration Towers. Customers must
complete the migration or conversion of I/O attached to their
iSeries model 820, 830, or 840 via SPD towers or SPD Migration
Towers before upgrading to V5R4. Any SPD I/O cards in these
towers or older I/O devices which can only be attached to SPD
cards must be replaced by newer I/O. SPD-attached PCI I/O
towers #5065 or #5066 must be converted to the HSL-attached
#5074 or #5079 PCI Expansion Towers or replaced with newer
generation PCI-X towers such as #5094 or #5294. The PCI-X
towers offer a higher speed HSL connection and the ability to
support 15k rpm disk drives.

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Load Source > 17GB


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If Using Operations Console

• Upgrade Operations console before
the i5/OS upgrade using the CD/DVD Model Location
iSeries Setup and Operations. 270 C07
• Correct Card location in CEC
800 or 810 C07
• Use Userid of 11111111 & password
of 11111111 for connection of Ops 820 C06
Console during the upgrade 825 C06
830 or SB2 C02
• Direct attach NOT Supported in 7.1. 840 or SB3 C02
Convert to LAN Console before
upgrade. 870 or 890 C02

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Great website
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/systems/support/i/planning/index.html

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• Release Mapping
• Models
• The Upgrade
• Verification
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Planning

• Verify what you have received is all the software you
require.
• Already covered Server levels FSP Code
• From V5R1, V5R2, & V5R3: Need to load the CD Prepare
for install PTFs for V5R1, V5R2, and V5R3.
• INSPTF LICPGM(*ALL) DEV(OPTxx) INSTYP(*IMMED)
• Check to see if IPL is required.

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Required PTFs before upgrading

• Here is the PTF list for going to:
 V5R3 APAR II14149

 V5R4 APAR II14131

 6.1 APAR II14310

 7.1 APAR II14482

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SF98vrm – READ IT !

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CDs – ReSpin or ReSave
• I_BASE_01 – Version

Resave Identifier LIC Marker PTF (999) OS Marker PTF (SS1)
RSE(LIC 7.1.0) / RS 710-10 RE12066 AP11067 (Has TR-4)
RSH(LIC 6.1.1) / RS 610-10(XPF) RE62108 AP09202
RSG(LIC 6.1.0) / RS 610-10(XPF) RE09202 AP09202
RSG(LIC 5.4.0) / RS 540-30(XPF) RE08281 AP07100
RSF(LIC 5.4.5) / RS 540-30(XPF) RE59055 AP07100
RSF(LIC 5.3.5) / RS 530-10(XPF) RE57131 AP05202

http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/resave/

DVD installation media for i 7.1
The DVD installation media is consolidated. Previously there were 51 sets of
unique language version media. Now there are three sets of multiple language
version media.
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License Keys

• No longer come printed with your order
• Locate the Customer packing list from your software order to
obtain:
 Customer number

 Software Order

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https://www-05.ibm.com/servers/eserver/ess/ProtectedServlet.wss


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Select License Keys you want

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These are your Keys

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Enter each Key

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Confirmation on Key



• Release Mapping
• Models
• The Upgrade
• Verification
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Lets start to Prepare: GO LICPGM

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Prepare to Install

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Increase License Internal code

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Increase License Internal code


License Internal Code
• An IPL MUST be done prior to the upgrade to increase this.
• Increases Licensed Internal code area by 4GB
• *** If coming from V5R2 (to V5R4) use the API QLPALCSP.
• If on V5R3M5 you have enough space for V5R4 or V6R1 or V7R1.

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Permanently Apply PTFs

• APYPTF LICPGM(*ALL) APY(*PERM)
DELAYED(*IMMDLY) IPLAPY(*YES)

• Saves Space

• Can’t have any PTFs set for apply when the upgrade starts.

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Timezone Support
• V5R2:
CRTDTAARA QSYS/QWCTIMZON TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(16) Text(‘-
05:00QN0500EST’)
• V5R3:
WRKSYSVAL QTIMZON

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Document these System Values
• WRKSYSVAL
 QSYSLIBL __________

 QUSRLIBL __________

 QALWOBJRST _____ (Needs to be *All)

 QVFYOBJRST ______ (Max is 3)

 QSTRUPPGM _______________

• Good time to look at your startup program.

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Verify User Profiles & Cross Ref.

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QSECOFR & Libraries
• Make sure the QSECOFR profile:
 Does not have a secondary language

• All IBM Libraries are in the SYSTEM ASP.

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Compress Job Tables *NONE

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Arrange the media in this Order
x will be 1 for
• I_BASE_01 Americas &
• B29xx_01 western Europe f/c
• B29xx_02 5817
xx will be 24 for
• B29MM_03
• B29MM_04
US English DVDs for 7.1
• D29xx_01 DVDs for 6.1 I_BASE_01
• D29xx_02 B_GROUPx_01
I_BASE_01
• D29xx_03
B_GROUPx_02
• D29xx_04 B29xx_01
• D29xx_05 B29xx_02 B_GROUPx_03
• D29xx_06 B_GROUPx_04
F29xx_01
• L29xx_01
• L29xx_02 B_GROUPx_05
• Any F29xx CDs to follow F_MULTI_NLV
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Required PTFs Image Catalogues
• Upgrading from V5R2M0 –
 SI19886 & MF40360
 SI28698, MF42598, MF43198
 SI28698, MF42599, MF43355
 SI35849, MF42600, MF43154, MF46264
 SI35849, MF42601, MF43157, MF46288
 SI39390, SI35186, SI35189, MF46292
 SI39390, SI35186, SI35189
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Create Image Catalogue

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Create Virtual Optical

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Optical Devices Required

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For Each CD in the Order we perform this

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WRKIMGCLGE


Associate Virtual Optical to Catalogue

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Optical Device loaded and Ready

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Create List for what to upgrade

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Build the list

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Select LPPs

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F11 – Additional Storage

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F11 – Expected release

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F11 – Expected Action

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Our menu

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Software to Delete

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Software not found on Media

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Software for Target release

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Software Licenses

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Accept Software Licenses

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Everyone must display YES

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Estimate Additional Storage

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We have enough Disk space

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Check Directory conversion V5R3

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Set Console Type

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Select Console


Select YOUR console

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ANZOBJCVN

• Collect the data AGAIN and
verify that there are NO
programs on this report that
you expect to run at 6.1 or
7.1 !!!

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• Release Mapping
• Models
• The Upgrade
• Verification
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If Using two-phase Commit


No Commitment Definitions

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Most important Step – FULL SAVE


Verify for Upgrade


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Verified

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• Release Mapping
• Models
• The Upgrade
• Verification
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Start the Upgrade


Sit back and relax while Image Catalogues do the work

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Next on the console
Install Licensed Internal Code - Status
Install of the Licensed Internal Code in progress.
+-------------------------------------------------------+
Percent | XX % |
Complete +-------------------------------------------------------+

Elapsed time in minutes . . . . . . . . : x.x

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IBM i being installed
Message ID. . . : CPI2070 i5/OS Installation Status
+---------------------------------------------------+
Stage 2 | XX % |
+---------------------------------------------------+
Installation Objects
Stage Completed Restored
1 Creating needed profiles and libraries . . . . : X
>> 2 Restoring programs to library QSYS . . . . . . : XXXXX
3 Restoring language objects to library QSYS . . :
4 Updating program table . . . . . . . . . . . . :
5 Installing database files. . . . . . . . . . . :
6 Installing base directory objects . . . . . . :
7 Completing installation . . . . . . . . :
i5/OS is a trademark of IBM in the United States and other countries.

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Installing Licensed Programs

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• Release Mapping
• Models
• The Upgrade
• Verification
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When Complete Check


Verify Install

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Automatic Installation completed

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Verify
• Check messages in QSYSOPR
• Should not see any license Key messages
• Display LICPGM everything at right release
• Load the PTF (Cumulative, Groups, DB) & then IPL

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Multiple IPLs possible

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INZSYS Started after First IPL

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INZSYS Completed

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• Release Mapping
• Models
• The Upgrade
• Verification
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Afterwards
• Update System Values that you changed.
• CFGACCWEB2
• Enable Service Director
• Check PM400
• Performance Data
• Delete Image Catalogues
• Test SNDPTFORD & SNDSRVRQS
• Cleanup PTF Groups WRKPTFGRP
• Update Client Access Clients
• Update iSeries Integrated Windows Servers

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Conversions
• V6R1 – ALL PROGRAMS

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Conversions

• V5R4
 Data Queues

 User Queues

 *FILES

 SQLPGMs

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SAVE – New starting point

• Full Save if have the time

• Otherwise (GO SAVE 22)
 SAVSYS

 SAVLIB *IBM

 SAV ('/QIBM/ProdData') + ('/QOpenSys/QIBM/ProdData'))

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7 Key Points to take home

• ANZOBJCVN, ANZOBJCVN, ANZOBJCVN !!!
• Get the required PTFs on your system before the
upgrade.
• Check FSP Firmware minimum levels.
• Have a Good FULL Backup right before the upgrade.
• Have license keys and new PTFs available.
• Conversions need to complete afterwards.
• SAVE 22 or Full save after the conversions.

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Your Turn!

How to contact me:
Pete Massiello
Email: pmassiello@itechsol.com
Twitter: petem59

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