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Contents

Main Page Page Page Contents Page iSeries 940x RISC-to-RISC Road Map, SA41515505 Who Should Read This Book Conventions and Terminology Used in This Book vi Prerequisite and related information Operations Navigator How to send your comments viii Page Page Chapter 1. Overview of RISC-to-RISC Upgrades and Data Migrations What is in this Road Map? Page Hardware Investment for Upgrading How Long will the Upgrade Take? What is a Data Migration? Data migration process flow 4 How Long will the Data Migration Take? Books to Use for Software Release Upgrades 6 Chapter 2. Planning Your Order for Upgrading or Data Migration Determining Your Upgrade Needs Performance Tools for Capacity Planning and Performance Analysis How to Gather Configuration Information Machine Reported Product Data (MRPD) 8 How to Gather Performance Information Prerequisites Before Placing an Order Version 4 Software Items Other Software Related Items Hardware Considerations System Configuration Considerations Services and Other Assistance 10 Model-specific Considerations for Placing an Order Upgrading from a 4xx, 5xx, Sxx, or 6xx to a 7xx 12 Migrating from a 5xx to an 8xx Upgrading from a 6xx or 7xx to an 8xx Placing the Upgrade Order 14 Who is Responsible for Ordering the Upgrade? How to Get Help with the Order Sending the Order to IBM Sending the Order to a Software Service Provider Other Than IBM Page Chapter 3. Procedure for an Upgrade (RISC-to-RISC) Who is Responsible for Upgrading the System What to Do When the Hardware Arrives Preparing the Current System 18 Page Preparing for System Assurance prior to hardware upgrade 20 __ 2. Print Disk Configuration Status of the installed system. __ 3. Print Parity Set Configuration and Status of the Installed system. 22 System Assurance Checkpoint Installing the Hardware for the RISC-to-RISC Upgrade Managing your new system I/O resources 24 Page 26 Page Performing a new system backup __ 1. Perform a normal IPL: 28 Page 30 Chapter 4. Procedure for a Data Migration (RISC-to-RISC) Prerequisites for data migration (RISC to RISC) Preparing the source system for the migration Data migration (RISC-to-RISC) 32 Page Page Appendix A. AS/400 Global Services iSeries and AS/400 Data Migration Services LPAR Planning and Implementation Services iSeries Planning and Migration Services System Migration Services Related Support Services AS/400 Solution Services 36 Installation Services Performance Examinations Midrange Enhanced Software Service (MRESS) Page Appendix B. Considerations and Solutions IBM HTTP Server for AS/400 Operations Console OptiConnect 40 Integrated Netfinity Server Clustering and Logical Partitions How to Move Files That Have Been Saved with Storage Free Specified How to Move Freed Database Files without New Members 42 Appendix C. Obtain the Latest Preventive Service Planning Information Page Appendix D. Notices Trademarks 46 Page Page Index A C D F H Page ReadersComments Wed Like to Hear from You ReadersComments Wed Like to Hear from You ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ SA41-5155-05 BUSINESS REPLY MAIL