From: Davies Sue (sue.davies@LBBD.GOV.UK)
Date: Thu May 13 2004 - 05:00:32 EDT
Simon
We have two machines on 4.3.3 that will allegedly be upgraded in October.
The application vendor says there is a new version coming out then that will
need us to upgrade AIX and Oracle. They have been somewhat tardy in the
past so it will probably be later.
We have two others that are supposed to be being retired but I'm not sure
when, they have been in this condition for years now. They will not be
upgraded. I am concerned about one in particular, it was replaced several
years ago but the users refused to use the replacement so it's still limping
on, it has been replaced again so we'll wait and see. My concern is more
about the app than the OS. I've found 4.3.3 to be quite robust in this
environment, it's probably different in the real world.
Our remaining machine is maintained by the application vendor and is due to
be updated at some point in the next few months.
Suzanne Davies
Technical Support Officer
Civic Centre
Wood Lane
Dagenham
Essex
RM10 7BY
020 8227 2737
-----Original Message-----
From: Green, Simon [mailto:Simon.Green@EU.ALTRIA.COM]
Sent: 13 May 2004 09:38
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
Subject: How long are you sticking with 433?
Like many sites, we still have some AIX 4.3.3 systems. In most cases we
have definite plans to replace or upgrade these to 5.1, but there are still
a few which are a bit up in the air. Mostly these are applications which
are expected to be retired, but you know what that's like: they can drag on
for years. But whilst that's still the official plan people are reluctant
to spend money on AIX5L licences. (It may not seem like a major expense,
but some of my customers make Scrooge look like a spendthrift.)
What are your thoughts, experiences and plans regarding 433 systems? Does
it worry you or are you happy to continue with them for the foreseeable
future?
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