>>On Thu, 23 May 1996, Douglas J. Rener wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>      My company is currently at the 3.0 operating system (HP3000). We
>>> want to upgrade to at least 4.5 so we can access our Image data using
>>> ImageSQL.
>>
>> And Jim Alton responded:
>>
>>  The 4.0 to 5.0 upgrade was done on a 987 with ~ 22 gig of disk, mixed
>>SCSI, SCSI-2 and FL.  That took about 28 hours.
>>
>> Those time estimates do not include the time I took doing two full
>>backups of the system and cutting two CSLT's.
>>
>>Jim
>>
 
Be sure to validate your tapes many days before the planned upgrade. I am
speaking from experience,  it is not a pretty sight when you try to upgrade
with a bad tape.
 
Rick Clark
P/A for WW&R