From: Jean-Marc Monnez (monnez.jean-marc@AGORA.MSA.FR)
Date: Thu Jan 16 2003 - 04:36:36 EST
Maybe alt_disk_install on the production machine could be worth in this case ?
-- JMM
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Jean-Marc MONNEZ
MSA / AGORA / ATD
monnez.jean-marc@agora.msa.fr
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"Nguyen, Joseph" wrote :
> The safe way is to restore the mksysb of your H70 to another, less critical,
> machine and do your 5L upgrade there; using your production machine for this
> task maybe risky, unless this machine can be down for a while.
>
> Joseph
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Black, Brian [mailto:BBlack@CCBCMD.EDU]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 12:27 PM
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: Re: Aix migration 4.3 to 5L
>
> I got you.... The upgrade to the H70 would be temporary just to get that
> clone backup...
> Sounds do-able..... That upgrade on the H70 makes me nervous but I guess the
> final restore would reset everything back...... *smile* thanks...
>
> Brian H. Black , Systems Engineer
> Community College Of Baltimore County
> V-Mail 410-455-4908
> E-Mail bblack@ccbcmd.edu
> http://www.ccbcmd.edu
> "Don't Look where you fell, look where you slipped"
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Green, Simon [mailto:SGreen@KRAFTEUROPE.COM]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 1:11 PM
> > To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> > Subject: Re: Aix migration 4.3 to 5L
> >
> >
> > If you want to configure the Regatta to be just like the H70,
> > then a clone
> > is the way to do it.
> >
> > What you could do is take a backup of the H70; upgrade it to 5.1; take
> > another mksysb which you can use to clone it then restore the
> > H70 from the
> > 4.3.3 tape.
> >
> > If you're just going to manually copy everything, then you
> > need to spend a
> > bit of time going through the system to find out what's on
> > it. For a start,
> > the supplied image on the Regatta will probably have
> > different filesets,
> > e.g. printer drivers, which you'll need to address. Assorted
> > users to add -
> > loads of files; printers - another headache; custom scripts;
> > who knows what?
> >
> > Not an unreasonable thing to do, but expect to miss some stuff!
> >
> > Simon Green
> > Philip Morris ITSC Europe
> >
> > AIX-L Archive at http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=aix-l&r=1&w=2
> > AIX FAQ at http://www.faqs.org/faqs/aix-faq/
> >
> > N.B. Unsolicited email from vendors will seldom be appreciated.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Black, Brian [mailto:BBlack@CCBCMD.EDU]
> > > Sent: 15 January 2003 17:59
> > > To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> > > Subject: Re: Aix migration 4.3 to 5L
> > >
> > >
> > > I was hoping that I could leave the H70 as is (Production
> > > System) because I
> > > have software such as Oracle, Cobol etc. that isn't
> > > supported under 5L....
> > > And my plan was to build the 5L system with this software
> > > starting with
> > > migrating my aix stuff. The migration and testing could be
> > > done slow and
> > > meticulous that way? Any thoughts?
> > <SNIP Clone>
> >
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