Upgrading CICS from 4.2 to 7.1

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Upgrading CICS from 4.2 to 7.1 #133606 05/21/07 07:27 AM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 34 Connecticut carl2468 Member
carl2468 Member Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 34 Connecticut	Hello all ... just a quick question: I want to upgrade a CICS cabinet from 4.2 software to 7.1 software. I have the 7.1 card. I do not care about having to reprogram the system. Is there anything else I need to do besides shut down the system, remove the old card, and insert the new card? Will the older KSU handle the new software? Thanks in advance.

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Re: Upgrading CICS from 4.2 to 7.1 #133607 05/21/07 07:44 AM
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,473 new york, new jersey vad60 Member
vad60 Member Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,473 new york, new jersey	If you don't care about Reprogramming just put it in!

Re: Upgrading CICS from 4.2 to 7.1 #133608 05/21/07 11:28 AM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 34 Connecticut carl2468 Member
carl2468 Member Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 34 Connecticut	Ok ... I replaced out the 4.2 flash with the 7.1 ... now all the phones do is flash - Does it take longer for a system to startup when you upgrade the software? Carl.

Re: Upgrading CICS from 4.2 to 7.1 #133609 05/21/07 12:38 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,256 Commerce, Ga USA rich30529 Member
rich30529 Member Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,256 Commerce, Ga USA	It shouldn't take too long. If it hasn't booted in 20 minutes or so, you may be in trouble. Try reloading the old software and see if it will come back up. If it does, do a start up on the old software. Then load the 7.1 software and try again. Goodluck and let us know how it turns out. Richard AVAYA-NORTEL-SAMSUNG-PANASONIC-MITEL www.acceleratedtelecom.com

Re: Upgrading CICS from 4.2 to 7.1 #133610 05/21/07 01:50 PM
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,473 new york, new jersey vad60 Member
vad60 Member Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,473 new york, new jersey	Put 4.2 back. Do Start up. as only Configuring starts power down the syetm. It would Initiolize everything. Then put new 7.1 in and power back up.

Re: Upgrading CICS from 4.2 to 7.1 #133611 05/23/07 06:38 AM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 598 Alberta, Canada Nickels Member
Nickels Member Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 598 Alberta, Canada	Quote Originally posted by vad60: Put 4.2 back. Do Start up. as only Configuring starts power down the syetm. It would Initiolize everything. Then put new 7.1 in and power back up. This is the only way our company goes from R1T1 or 3.0 or 4.2 to new software. Leave the software in from start and do the startup and power down. If we don't need to keep the programming and not use the upgrade tool. For the sysem to rewrite itself, I have seen it fail more times than make it on insert and wait. Two girls later and I'm back.....lol...been gone a while but see same faces still here. Lol

Re: Upgrading CICS from 4.2 to 7.1 #133612 05/23/07 10:26 AM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,526 Likes: 4 St. Louis, Mo 63025 dans Member
dans Member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,526 Likes: 4 St. Louis, Mo 63025	In order to do the startup don't you have to power the system down and back up and than do the startup within 15 minutes after power-up We get old too soon, smart too late

Re: Upgrading CICS from 4.2 to 7.1 #133613 05/24/07 05:14 AM
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Nickels Member Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 598 Alberta, Canada	10-4, yes, to do a startup you must power the system down and wait for it to come back up. Two girls later and I'm back.....lol...been gone a while but see same faces still here. Lol

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