-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sabo, Frank Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 7:17 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Upgrading the processor
Hello everyone, I have a question to ask of the group.=20 I currently have an IBM7060 H75 processor running OS 390 2.10. We are currently going into our sixth year of a two year phase out of the mainframe. Since everything is non supported management is looking into upgrading the processor to a 2096 R07 (F02) box and operating system to the latest ZOS version, since it now looks like it would be another two to three years before can be converted off. If I can come up with a list of jufitications for upgrading the processor and operating system. The system then might be taken off the endangered species list. 1. SOX hardware and software compliance. 2. All software will be vendor supported. 3. Installation of ZVM which would allow us to run LINUX on the box. 4. All new applications to be considered to on the platform. Thanks for any information that I can get. <SNIP> Frank: Depending on how you are using the MP3000, you will have to obtain external DASD to go to the new box. There are no more "data center in a box" systems from IBM. With z/OS 1.8, you will be able to use an external time reference (NOT an ETR) and provide time services to your LAN (assuming a z/9 and I'm not up on model numbers these days, so a 2096 could be one). The z box you get will probably be more than the 60MIPs (roughly) that you have today. It should be able to run Unix System Services and provide services that other boxes do, but will be able to recover in a disaster faster. Having been in this type of environment, I made sure that for every DR drill the mainframe recovered in the allotted time (hey it was the cash box for the companies involved), while their other platforms were having this or that problem with getting connectivity to their SAN, getting the O/S loaded, getting the applications re-installed, etc. (gotta love that Registry from M/$). Something to think about. Regards, Steve Thompson ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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