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This | chapter | provides | information | to help you plan your installation's mi | |||||
the | new | release | of | RACF. Before | attempting to migrate, you should de | ||||
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migration | plan | can | help | minimize any interruption of service. Your migrat | |||||
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Ÿ | Identifying | which | required and optional products are needed | ||||||
Ÿ | Evaluating | new |
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Ÿ | Evaluating | how |
| incompatibilities | affect your installation | ||||
Ÿ | Defining necessary | changes | to: |
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–Operational procedures
–Application programs
–Other related products
Ÿ | Defining | education requirements for operators and | end | users | ||||
Ÿ | Preparing | your | staff | and | end users for | migration, | if | necessary |
Ÿ | Acquiring | and | installing | the | latest service | level of | RACF | for maintena |
The content and extent of a migration plan can vary significantly from installation. To successfully migrate to a new release of RACF, you sh installing and stabilizing the new RACF release without activating the n provided. Installing the new RACF release without initially exploiting ne allows you to maintain a stable RACF environment. The program directory with the new RACF release gives detailed information about the corre required for installation.
When defining your installation's migration plan, you should consider the
ŸMigration
ŸInstallation
ŸCustomization
ŸAdministration
ŸAuditing
ŸOperation
ŸApplication development
ŸGeneral users
Chapter 13, “Scenarios” on page 61 contains scenarios that might help y defining your migration plan.
Migration Planning Considerations
Installations planning to migrate to a new release of RACF must conside support requirements such as machine and programming restrictions, migrat paths, and program compatibility.
For more information, see Chapter 4, “Planning Considerations” on page 23.
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