Completing the migration from an iSeries™ system that does not support V5R4

 

This topic describes how to complete the data migration from your system that does not support V5R4 to the new target system.

Before you begin these tasks, be sure you have completed the necessary preparation.

If your target system is set up and is running with only the Licensed Internal Code and the i5/OS® operating system installed (feature code 0205), you can begin at step 1 in this procedure. If you did not get a new system with feature code 0205, follow steps 1 through 33 in the topic Restoring previous release user data to a new system: Step-by-step instructions in Chapter 14 of the Backup and Recovery Guide to install the Licensed Internal Code and i5/OS on the target system. When you have completed these steps, continue with step 8 in this topic.

  1. Sign on to the target system as user QSECOFR. You do not need to enter a password at this time.

  2. At the IPL Options screen, enter the correct date and time. Verify that the following values are set as follows: 
            Start to system to restricted state = Y         Define or change system at IPL = Y         Set major system options = Y

  3. On the Set Major System Options screen, select N to not enable automatic configuration.

  4. On the Define or Change the System at IPL screen, do the following:
    1. Select option 3 (System value commands).
    2. On the System Value Commands screen, select option 3 (Work with System Values).
    3. On the Work with System Values screen, type 2 next to the following system values:

      • Change QALWOBJRST to *ALL

      • Change QIPLTYPE to 2

      • Change QJOBMSGQFL to *PRTWRAP

      • Change QJOBMSGQMX to a minimum of 30

      • Change QPFRADJ to 2

      • Change QVFYOBJRST to 1
    4. After the system changed the system values, press F3 twice to return to the Define or Change the System at IPL screen

  5. On the Define or Change the System at IPL screen, press F3 to exit and continue the IPL.

  6. On the Change Password screen, type QSECOFR as the current password. Enter a new password. Re-enter the password to verify and press Enter.

  7. Perform steps 25 through 31 in the topic, Restoring previous release user data to a new system: Step-by-step instructions in Chapter 14 of the Backup and Recovery Guide.
  8. If a controller or device no longer has a valid resource on the system, follow the steps in fix hardware resource names after an upgrade to make the necessary corrections.

  9. Install any new licensed programs (LPs).

  10. Follow the steps in Installing, upgrading, or deleting i5/OS and related software.

  11. Use the Add Job Schedule Entry (ADDJOBSCDE) command and the information you printed from your source system to add job scheduler entries.

  12. If you installed an integrated Windows® server on your system and you saved it while it was varied off, follow these steps:
    1. Add the links for the server descriptions. Enter the following for each server description: 
      ADDNWSSTGL NWSSTG (storage_name) NWSD(server_description)
    2. Vary on your integrated server by entering WRKCFGSTS *NWS and selecting option 1 to vary on each server.

  13. Print your system configuration information:

    1. On the i5/OS command line, enter PRTSYSINF and then print the resulting spooled file. This prints reports of the hardware resources, software resources, system values, installed fixes (program temporary fixes or PTFs), and other configuration information.

    2. Print a new system configuration list and keep this list for future reference.

    3. On the i5/OS command line, enter WRKDEVD. Use option 6 to print the device descriptions.

    4. On the i5/OS command line, enter WRKCTLD. Use option 6 to print the controller descriptions.

    5. If you have a partitioned system, print the system configuration for logical partitions.

  14. Save the entire system using option 21 of the GO SAVE command. Make sure that you specify the following options:

    1. Vary off the network server...*ALL

    2. Unmount file systems..........Y

    IBM recommends that you have two copies of the backup media.

  15. Resume normal operations and verify that all your applications run properly.

  16. Tune the system performance.

    This ensures that your systems make the best use of the system resources and allows workloads to run as efficiently as possible.

 

Parent topic:

Performing the migration

Related concepts
Scenarios: Data migration

Related tasks
Performing the migration Preparing for the migration from an iSeries system that does not support V5R4
Related information
Backup and Recovery Guide Fixing hardware resource names after an upgrade Installing additional licensed programs Installing, upgrading, or deleting i5/OS and related software Printing the system configuration list Printing system configuration for logical partitions GO SAVE Tuning performance