Don't you just turn off an engine to downgrade a 105 to a 104? -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gibbons, Mark Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 12:48 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: z900 model conversions
We were hoping to downgrade our z900 from a 105 to 104 in January of 2007. IBM has told us that the announcement: Effective June 30, 2006, IBM will withdraw all models of the IBM zSeries(r) 900 (2064) and all upgrades from Parallel Enterprise Servers Generation 5 (9672), Parallel Enterprise Servers Generation 6 (9672), and IBM zSeries 800 (2066) to z900 (2064). Model conversions within the z900 and MES features on the z900 will continue to be available until October 2, 2006. After October 2, 2006, model conversions within the z900 will be withdrawn. On or after the effective dates of withdrawal, you can no longer order these products directly from IBM. means we have to have the conversion complete by Oct 2, 2006, not just the purchase. Has anyone encountered a different opinion? I had assumed we could buy the downgrade and install it at a later time. Has anyone looked at buying an upgrade for installation after 10/2/2006? Any advice? Thanks, Mark ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
