Industry Bits
Bytes from System iNEWS editors
December 4, 2008
5.3 Ends It, You Need to Move On...
In case you were hoping to continue your happy bliss with 5.3, let me crush that dream for you. IBM will stop supporting 5.3 on April 30, 2009. But they make you feel like you should have known this already with their latest announcement. Here's a snippet of the "you knew this was coming" breakup letter, er, I mean announcement letter...
Every release of IBM i, i5/OS, and OS/400 software has a finite support period. The End of support date for each software release is announced either with the initial release announcement or twelve months prior to becoming effective. When a software release reaches the End of support date, direct upgrades to subsequent releases are only available for a limited time.
But make sure you don't wait until the last minute to upgrade. IBM goes on to warn that
If a direct upgrade to the latest software release is not available, you need to conduct a multiple-step upgrade. This requires upgrading to an interim release to enable upgrading to the latest release.If all direct upgrades to subsequent software releases have been withdrawn, there is no supported way to upgrade the system. The only alternative is to perform a labor-intensive manual upgrade, which typically requires hiring custom services.
So, even if you're not ready to say goodbye, sounds like it's time to shed a few tears, dig into the Ben and Jerry's, and move on. Hey, I hear 5.4 is single and still looking...
--Erin Bradford, systems management & availability editor
Posted by ebradford at December 4, 2008 1:10 PM
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