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List:       aix-l
Subject:    Re: SUMMARY:AIX 5.1L upgrade
From:       AIX geek <aixgeek () YAHOO ! COM>
Date:       2002-09-25 15:13:55
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Still, Dave has a good point to take into account all
the software.  There are a LOT of software vendors who
really want to you to stay closely aligned with a
certain maintenance level, because they haven't tested
their software on higher levels.  I can think of
several examples.

I know of cases where support was not forthcoming
(whether or not that's the correct approach is a
different argument) because the maintenance level on
the client's machine was "higher" than what was
"called for".

Yes, that's probably a bad practice on the case of the
software developer, but ... people's businesses run on
the software.  The OS is really a secondary
consideration.

--- justin.bleistein@SUNGARD.COM wrote:
> Dave be careful. I believe it's AIX 5.2b that will
> support all software
> such as db2, tivoli, oracle etc. AIX 5.1 I know for
> a fact has alot of
> capatibility issues with software you'll end up
> installing it and find
> library link errors and applications not running. I
> suggest to everyone who
> asks about AIX 5L wait for AIX5.2bL. IBM is planning
> that this version will
> be like 4.3.3 was to the 4.0.0 O/S family. It will
> be the most stable,
> backward compatible and no changes are to be made to
> that for a while.
> There's also hopes of that version being ML free!.
> With the exceptions of
> APARS from time to time of course.
>
> --Justin
>
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> Thanks for all the great suggestions
>
> I will need to further consult with the client as to
> their preference
>
> There are other software and firmware that need to
> be upgraded
> as well
>
> Thanks!
>
> Dave Zarnoch
> UNIX Systems Engineer
> SunGard eSourcing
> 600 Laurel Oak Rd.
> Voorhees, NJ 08043
> Dave.Zarnoch@sungard.com



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