Original Question:
Is the upgrade from 4.0F -> 5.0a (on the way to 5.1,
without C2) supported?
Thanks to everyone that responded.
Answers ranged from "no problems" to "No!!!!!"
with most intimating that the 4.0F -> 5.0a
upgrade path may have slipped thru QC a little
early. One response indicated that Compaq (I
am guessing frontline support) had said "if
you dont have C2, then you're ok" and then was
able to lookup the error messages they saw
during the upgrade but could not say what
caused or how to prevent the flame out(!).
>From the Doctor ( thomas dot blinn at compaq dot com )
> The upgrade from V4.0F to V5.0A is supposed to be supported. But it has
> been found in practice to be somewhat problematic, especially if you've
> got, for instance, some of the hardware that was supported in V4.0F by
> adding NHD support (some of that hardware is NOT supported in V5.0A and
> there is no NHD kit for V5.0A to add the support). So, for some people,
> the upgrade can not possibly work correctly.
>
> V4.0G is, was, and always will be a generally available release. It has
> support for the new "GS" series systems, but it also supports hardware
on
> other platforms (e.g., native support for the "ee" Intel based Ethernet,
> native support for the Adaptec Ultra3 SCSI module, and other things as
> well), has LOTS of bug fixes that were only in patch kits for V4.0F, is
> supported through patches just like earlier releases, runs on all of the
> systems that were supported at the time it was released, and we've never
> heard of problems updating to V4.0G from V4.0F. Also, I believe you can
> update to V4.0G directly from V4.0D, although I'd have to go check the
> release notes and install guide to be sure.
>
> If you want a smooth upgrade to V5.1, go to V4.0G FIRST, then upgrade
> from there to V5.1. Lots more time was spent making sure it works in
> all cases. The testing that SHOULD have happened for the V4.0F to
> V5.0A update never really got completed and there are plenty of bugs
> in the code that can trip you up.
Received on Wed Oct 03 2001 - 18:42:49 NZST