I've been doing warm starts since VM/ESA 1.1 all the way up to z/VM 5.2. SP(X)TAPE is a command I rarely ever use for anything: I have an SVM that backs up NSS and can restore them when something is wrong.
Kris, IBM Belgium, VM customer support > I don't know about 4.3, but a normal warm start works when going > from 4.4 to 5.2. > Regards, > Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > EDU] On Behalf Of Lee Stewart > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 3:01 PM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: z/VM 4.3 to 5.2 > Hi... We have a client running z/VM 4.3 that now wants to migrate to > the latest - 5.2. Can I force start across the releases, or will I have > to SPXTAPE? Or perchance is there a compatibility PTF? > Thanks, > Lee > -- > Lee Stewart, Senior SE > Sirius Enterprise Systems Group > Phone: (303) 798-2954 > Fax: (720) 228-2321 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.siriuscom.com
