From: Black, Brian (BBlack@CCBCMD.EDU)
Date: Thu Jan 16 2003 - 12:38:39 EST
Thanks to all for the input on this issue... It's appreciated. I think in my
case I am going to have to re-build the Aix 5L system and migrate my Aix 4.3
stuff manually.
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: Thursday, January 16, 2003 8:58 AM
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: Re: Aix migration 4.3 to 5L
>
>
> Certainly re-building from scratch is a lot cleaner than trying to
> clone then delete things afterwards.
>
> I think there are five main things to consider.
> 1. Software. You'll just have to run lslpps of both systems and
> compare them to figure out if you need anything else.
> 2. Users. Don't forget groups as well. Relatively simple, I think:
> /etc/passwd and /etc/groups and a bunch of stuff in /etc/security;
> plus /home, of course.
> 3. Printers. There have been posts about this in the past;
> have a good
> trawl of the archive. Might be worth checking the IBM Hints and Tips
> as well.
> 4. Scripts etc. Depends where you have them. Hopefully most
> in nice neat
> filesystems of their own.
> 5. Miscellaneous config. Inittab, crontab, language,
> /etc/environment etc.
>
> Clearly a lot of work - mainly finding out exactly what you
> need - but not
> actually difficult.
>
> 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: 16 January 2003 13:29
> > To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> > Subject: Re: Aix migration 4.3 to 5L
> >
> >
> > Thing is, I don't want to migrate all of the software (3rd
> > party) Oracle,
> > Cobol and there hooks ....etc over because they are being
> replaced or
> > obsolete. It would be a lot cleaner in my opinion to build
> > the Regatta (Aix
> > 5L) with the Aix 4.3 parts that I need which basically are
> > users (/home) ,
> > queues, /usr/local, and various other scripts and hooks I
> > have created.
>
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