Bonnie Roman wrote in message ...
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>what other things should I keep in mind, and prepare for?
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Make sure that all your optional subsystems are included on your tape set.
HP has always been terrible with support contracts but lately, I think
they've hit rock bottom. We had problems with missing software when we went
from 5.0 to 5.5 and again when we went from 5.5 to 6.0.

We also found that newer firmware revisions on HP DAT drives will not work
with the 6.0 setup. We had to have HP come out and dumb our tape drive down
so the upgrade would work. Unfortunately, I don't remember the exact
revision but I attached a label to the tape drive and would be happy to look
it up for you if you need it.

Even with these problems, we were able to accomplish the 6.0 upgrade in just
under a week! Fortunately, this was on our test system. Needless to say, I'm
getting more and more nervous about MPE upgrades.

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Brad Feazell