Peter,

Our V3 upgrade on the AIX platform went smoothly.  The UPGRADEDB step only
took seconds with our 21GB database.  It was a pleasant surprise.

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> From:         Glass, Peter[SMTP:Peter.K.Glass AT norwest DOT com]
> Sent:         Thursday, September 03, 1998 12:43 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      How long does UPGRADEDB take?
>
> We're preparing to take the Great Leap from MVS Server V2-V3. Because
> timing
> will be of critical importance during this conversion process, we're very
> interested in knowing how long the Database upgrade takes (coming up with
> the PARM='/UPGRADEDB' parameter). Our database is currently allocated at
> 19
> Gb, 65% used, with one copy mirrored sequentially. If anybody can give us
> at
> least a rough estimate in how much time this would take, that would be a
> big
> help knowing where in our daily processing cycle we can slip this
> conversion
> through with the least possible inconveniance to our users.
> Another question. Are we correct in assuming that the Server will be
> unavailable to users during the UPGRADEDB? Or do we need to do a DISABLE
> while this is happening?
> Thank you!
> Peter Glass
> Norwest Services, Inc.
>