My 2 cents:
Although we consolidated our production environment onto an N-series box
three years ago, I still have a 9x7 system sitting idle since MPE/iX 7.x
won't load or run on it. Our production N-series runs 7.5 (while the 9x7
won't), so our ability to test new patches (both beta or otherwise) before
putting them into production is rather limited.
While I'd like to assist in testing beta patches and getting them to GR
status before HP abandons their support of the platform, I simply can't
justify doing so on our production system. Allowing the 9x7 to run 7.5 would
open up this opportunity for us and the rest of the HP3000 community.
Jim Haeseker
Director of Technical Operations
General Chemical Corporation
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Schwartzman, Zelik [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 8:09 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: 9x7's to run 7.0 or 7.5 - your comments needed NOW!
>
> Mathew
> In response to your e-mail. Our company would greatly benefit by
> upgrading
> our 9x9 systems to 7.5. Due to the inherent third party costs associated
> with migrating to an A or N class system prohibits us from following this
> path. If we wanted to get on the latest platform release of this system
> our
> only option is to install 7.x on our 9x9 systems
> Zelik
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: OpenMPE Support Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Matthew Perdue
> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 3:39 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: 9x7's to run 7.0 or 7.5 - your comments needed NOW!
>
>
> Hello all. As promised the issue of modifying MPE 7.0/7.5 to run on the
> 9x7
> series has been raised with HP by OpenMPE, including some back and forth
> discussions.
>
> What is needed now is for the user community that would directly benefit
> from this change in HP's position to speak up and make yourselves heard -
> and HP
> *IS* listening. The greater user community will benefit from additional
> sites that can perform beta patch testing and certification, so your input
> will help as well.
>
> Please let HP know your company's reasons why you want the 9x7 series to
> run
> 7.0 and 7.5 - give solid examples. It may be an issue that the IT budget
> is
> extremely tight (who doesn't have that problem?) and there just isn't the
> money to upgrade to a 9x9 box, no matter how cheap they may be, and
> license
> upgrade issues from third party software suppliers has to be considered as
> well. It may be an issue that your test box is a 9x7 on 6.5 and your
> production box is 9x? on 7.0 or 7.5 (or an A or N class) and your
> company's
> policy prohibits software migrations from the test environment to the
> production environment if the operating systems are not at the same
> release
> level. Whatever the reason, financial, technical, policy or otherwise, let
> HP know, and please let them know now! Let HP know if you feel this is a
> decision best made by the customers and not the supplier; after all, you
> and
> your company know your company's needs far better than HP. Make the case -
> HP is listening!
>
> For support issues give examples that HP can investigate (have your
> paperwork handy). If your company has been paying support and you feel the
> quality of support provided has been slipping the past couple of years -
> tell HP and tell them now!
>
> Please make your comments known on the -L and OpenMPE discussion lists,
> and
> please take the time to take the HP customer survey at
> http://www.hpcustomersurvey.org/ and if you wish write in your comments in
> the various areas the survey provides.
>
> Thank you for your input.
>
>
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