5.4 runs fine on a z10 or a z196. We didn't find any compelling reason to go to 6.1 and will wait for the next one. Just about every new feature we are interested in is available as an SPE to 5.4. And it's way easier to put maintenance on 10 systems than it is to upgrade 10 systems.
Marcy -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Horlick, Michael Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 9:04 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: [IBMVM] z/VM 5.4 or 6.1 on new z10 Hi Ron, I realize we are unsupported since April 30,2009. The z10 can run both 5.4 and 6.1, correct? And it seems that 6.1 is supported till April 30, 2013 while 5.4 is supported till Sept 30,2013 so it seems end of support shouldn't be an issue. I'm just looking at feature or capability-wise between 5.4 and 6.1 Thanks, Mike Horlick Conseiller CGI Gestion Intégrée des Technologies 1350 Boul. René-Lévesque Ouest Montréal, Qc, H3G 1T4 -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Ron Schmiedge Sent: August 26, 2010 11:53 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: z/VM 5.4 or 6.1 on new z10 Mike, zVM 6.1 requires a z10, so you can't go to 6.1 until you have a z10. 5.2 is unsupported, so the decision is "do I run unsupported until I get a z10?". On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Horlick, Michael <michael.horl...@cgi.com> wrote: > Greetings, > > We are currently running z/VM 5.2 and have z/VM 5.4 under test in a second > level machine. We are pretty stable in our environment. > > There is a possibility within a year or so that we will be getting a z10. > > Should we go to 5.4 or 6.1? > > Are they any advantages in waiting for the new box and installing 6.1 on it > (bypassing 5.4)? > > Thanks, > > Mike Horlick > Conseiller > CGI Gestion Intégrée des Technologies > 1350 Boul. René-Lévesque Ouest > Montréal, Qc, H3G 1T4 >
