Re: Question on RACF database upgrade for z/OS 1.7->1.8

2008-05-07 Thread Andy Robertson
> Also, there is a z/OS 1.7 - 1.8 "compatibility issue" ... Migration Guide also indicates: Security Server: In z/OS V1R8, the structure of the RACF database was changed to allow a template block to be continued into another block. The PTF allows a z/OS V1R7 system to process templ

Re: Question on RACF database upgrade for z/OS 1.7->1.8

2008-05-06 Thread Sumi, Joseph J. (CMS/CTR) (CTR)
6, 2008 10:07 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Question on RACF database upgrade for z/OS 1.7->1.8 Hi Just starting to plan the 1.7-> 1.8 z/OS upgrade We have a four-system sysplex and intent to go to 1.8 by doing a rolling update over a week. Ie there will be about a week with some

Re: Question on RACF database upgrade for z/OS 1.7->1.8

2008-05-06 Thread Pinnacle
- Original Message - From: "Mark Zelden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 11:37 AM Subject: Re: Question on RACF database upgrade for z/OS 1.7->1.8 On Tue, 6 May 2008 10:22:21 -0400, Pinnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Question on RACF database upgrade for z/OS 1.7->1.8

2008-05-06 Thread Rick Fochtman
- That will be fine. As an alternative, you can now IPL from 1.8 and if the correct templates aren't there, temporary ones will be used. After you have done some initial testing you can run IRRMIN00 UPDATE from a 1.8 system without the STEPLIB. I think

Re: Question on RACF database upgrade for z/OS 1.7->1.8

2008-05-06 Thread Mark Zelden
On Tue, 6 May 2008 10:22:21 -0400, Pinnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >You'll have to check with IBM on the specifics of whether a 1.8 templates >will be accepted on a 1.7 system. We had a 1.5 database that IBM swore up >and down would run on 1.4, until we had to run IRRUT400 while we were st

Re: Question on RACF database upgrade for z/OS 1.7->1.8

2008-05-06 Thread Pinnacle
- Original Message - From: "Andy Robertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 10:07 AM Subject: Question on RACF database upgrade for z/OS 1.7->1.8 Hi Just starting to plan the 1.7-> 1.8 z/OS upgrade We have a f

Re: Question on RACF database upgrade for z/OS 1.7->1.8

2008-05-06 Thread Mark Zelden
On Tue, 6 May 2008 09:07:07 -0500, Andy Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi > >Just starting to plan the 1.7-> 1.8 z/OS upgrade > >We have a four-system sysplex and intent to go to 1.8 by doing a rolling >update over a week. Ie there will be about a week with some systems running >z/OS 1.8 a

Question on RACF database upgrade for z/OS 1.7->1.8

2008-05-06 Thread Andy Robertson
Hi Just starting to plan the 1.7-> 1.8 z/OS upgrade We have a four-system sysplex and intent to go to 1.8 by doing a rolling update over a week. Ie there will be about a week with some systems running z/OS 1.8 and some running z/OS 1.7 One thing I can't seem to find unambiguous information ab