Hello all and thanks for your fast responce!
The answers to my question :
> If DEC does sell DU4.0b without limitations - what's the part number
> (to order upgrade from DU3.2c)?
in brief are:
1. Yes DEC is shipping 4.0b without any limitations
2. The part number is (QA-MT4AA-H8 or AG-QTM9C-BE)
in many responces only these numbers were mentioned and it appears that
QA-MT4AA-H8 is for upgrading OS from older versions and AG-QTM9C-BE is
for DU4.0b shipping with new hardware.
3. It is impossible to upgrade 3.2c straight to 4.0b - one needs to go through
either 3.2g or 4.0(a), but if you just install the system from scratch -
it doesn't matter.
4. DU4.b is not the newest any more - 4.0C is about to appear
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Thanks to the following sysadmins for rapid replies:
Luis Quintana <quintana_at_jupiter.sbf.com>
A. Mahendra Rajah <A.Mahendra.Rajah_at_Meena.CC.URegina.CA>
Richard Renshaw <rrens_at_hcia.com>
Harald Klatte <klatte_at_hrz.uni-kassel.de>
Jason Andrade <jason_at_dstc.edu.au>
Tom Webster <webster_at_ssdpdc.mdc.com>
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Full replies below:
I took delivery of an AlphaServer 1000A in late January, it comes with
UNIX V4.0B, the part number on the UNIX CD is AG-QTM9C-BE.
I hope this helps.
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> If DEC does sell DU4.0b without limitations - what's the part number
> (to order upgrade from DU3.2c)?
What do you mean by "without limitations" ?
The part# for DUnix 4.0b is QA-MT4AA-H8
But, you cannot upgrade from 3.2C to 4.0B! Either do a fresh
install of 4.0B or go through 4.0 if you must upgrade. The
part# for 4.0 is QA-MT4AP-W8
Good luck,
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mahendra (A. Mahendra Rajah :: Mahendra _at_ Meena.CC.URegina.CA)
Systems Manager & Postmaster,
Dept of Computing Services,
University of Regina,
Regina, Sask., Canada.
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Richard Renshaw
04/03/97 10:13 AM
Having just upgraded to 4.0b let me share some information with you.
4.0b can only upgrade from 4.0 or 4.0a.
4.0 can only upgrade from 3.2c to 3.2f
4.0a can only upgade 3.2g or 4.0
There are some other constraints on lower versions too, but I'm not going
to list them here.
To go from 3.2c to 4.0b you have to at least go to 4.0 in the middle.
As I was winding my way through this mess I hit a few more levels than
that, but that is the two upgrades that you HAVE to do to make it to 4.0b
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..they do.
The part number on the CD is AG-QTM9C-BE
Greetings
Harald
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dec are shipping 4.0b (and in fact 4.0C is about to, or already shipping).
i don't remember the part number, but i dont think the part number has
changed from the 'base os media' one.. which is in the dec catalogue, etc.
-jason
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Igor,
> Just a little quick question - it's all in the subject.
>
> If DEC does sell DU4.0b without limitations - what's the part number
> (to order upgrade from DU3.2c)?
You can't get to DU4.0b from DU3.2c, unless you do a full re-install.
You will have to upgrade to either 3.2g or 4.0(a) first.
Tom
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Once again, thanks very much for your help,
good luck,
Igor V. Alekseev
Information systems expert, Yaroslavl regional network
Received on Fri Apr 04 1997 - 12:12:40 NZST