Upgrading iSeries Access for Windows
If you already have iSeries™ Access for Windows® installed, use this information to learn how to upgrade to a newer release.
Before you upgrade to a newer release, you should be aware of the following:
- You can install additional functions or remove functions when you upgrade iSeries Access for Windows.
- Only users with administrator authority can perform upgrades to new releases. You can use the Windows Scheduled tasks feature with remote access to allow your users to do upgrades without administrator privileges.
- If the source you are using for your iSeries Access for Windows upgrade does not have a component you had installed in your earlier release of iSeries Access for Windows, then the missing components will be automatically uninstalled during an upgrade.
- If the 56-bit Client Encryption is installed, it will be upgraded to the 128-bit Client Encryption during the upgrade.
- Beginning with V5R2, iSeries Access for Windows does not support mail APIs (MAPI). When you upgrade, MAPI will be automatically uninstalled from your PC. If you are upgrading from an earlier release that still uses MAPI to tie directly to the system distribution directory for storing user information, it is recommended that you migrate from using the system distribution directory to using Publishing directory information to LDAP.
- Beginning with V5R3, the function contained in the iSeries Navigator Application Development installable component is now in the iSeries Navigator Network installable component.
To upgrade from iSeries NetServer™, follow the installation procedure in Installing iSeries Access for Windows from iSeries NetServer.
To upgrade from CD-ROM, follow the installation procedure in Installing from a CD-ROM.
To upgrade from a Windows network drive, follow the installation procedure in Installing iSeries Access for Windows from a Windows network drive
Parent topic:
Setting up the PC