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 How long does upgrade take
AS/400, V5R3
Planning stages of going fomr V5R2 to V5R3, on a 810 box. Not counting the time for a full system save before starting, does anyone know how long the upgrade should take? We're a hospital and need to keep downtime to a minimal.

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ASKED: November 9, 2007  7:11 PM
UPDATED: January 31, 2008  8:11 PM
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It's really going to depend on the number of CPUs and the amount of Main Memory you have too. You can imagine it's not going to be short. I think I remember on a 1 CPU 16 GB Power5 box the upgrade took about 3-4 hours total using Virtual CDs. Once I used virtual CDs I will never load them again and wait. I would plan for 6 hours but think you will be well under that.
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I agree. The upgrade plus installing CUM & Group PTF’s should take 4-6 hours, if all goes well. Using optical images is the only way to go. It is faster and you know ahead of time that the CD’s are readable.

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