[Search for users] [Overall Top Noters] [List of all Conferences] [Download this site]

Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:	OLD ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:	Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:	IOSG::PYE

Created:	Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4343
Total number of notes:	18308

581.0. "which version?" by OTOOA::LYONS () Mon Apr 27 1992 22:22

    We are planning on re-installing ALL-IN-1 on our system due to some
    hardware problems.  
    
    The question is do we re-install 2.3 or do a new install of 2.4 or wait
    and install 3.0!
    
    We presently have 5.4 VMS, but will be upgrading soon. I have read
    through the notes file and notice that 2.4 has problems with 5.5 of VMS.
    Is 2.4 just a bug fix?
    
    We still have customers requesting training on 2.3,2.4.  If we install
    3.0 would it still be possible to use it to train 2.4 users. (in other
    words - could we "hide" the 3.0 features and make it act like 2.3/2.4)
    
    We do not have the hardware, etx to support two different versions on our
    systems.
    
    Regards
    Pat

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
581.1	addendum	OTOOA::LYONS		`Mon Apr 27 1992 22:23`	5
	I just realized what I said! I know that 2.4 has things like Job Services etc. in it. So my question really is wether to go 2.4 or 3.0. Regards Pat
581.2	Go to V3.0!	IOSG::TALLETT	Making broccoli	`Tue Apr 28 1992 09:42`	42
	> We are planning on re-installing ALL-IN-1 on our system due to some > hardware problems. > Hmmm. Sounds like an unusual motivation for an upgrade. If you have a lot of customisations and need to get your system back running quickly, then maybe you should stick at V2.3 until you can plan the upgrade properly. > The question is do we re-install 2.3 or do a new install of 2.4 or wait > and install 3.0! Well I am probably biased, naturally, but I'd say why bother with V2.4, just go directly to V3.0 (and do not pass go). > > We presently have 5.4 VMS, but will be upgrading soon. I have read > through the notes file and notice that 2.4 has problems with 5.5 of VMS. > Is 2.4 just a bug fix? > V2.4 was mainly a bug fix release, with some new functionality as you noted in your next reply. Just because you haven't heard that V2.3 doesn't have problems with V5.5, don't assume that it doesn't! From knowledge of the problem, I don't see why V2.3 should work any better than V2.4 or V3.0... > We still have customers requesting training on 2.3,2.4. If we install > 3.0 would it still be possible to use it to train 2.4 users. (in other > words - could we "hide" the 3.0 features and make it act like 2.3/2.4) No, not really. Lots of forms have been changed to add the drawer field for example. You would have to do a lot of (pointless) customisation to get rid of these new features. Ahah! I just realised, you are presumably in Ed Services or something, whose main purpose is training. Am I close? I would have thought your training requirements would drive your version decision in that case. Regards, Paul
581.3	Late night musings	AIMTEC::WICKS_A	The Mancs will NEVER win the lge	`Wed Apr 29 1992 03:06`	17
	Pat, Sidestepping the VMS v5.5 question which is discussed in about 1000 replies to note 134 other than to say that both v2.4 and v3.0 have the same symptoms here are the questions you should ask yourself. 1) Is v2.3 worth the effort given it will be retired soon - No 2) is v2.4 worth the effort given that customers already have the v3.0 boxes in their loading bays - well maybe given some people will stay at v2.4 for a year or more but almost all the Ed Servs courses are already up to v3.0 level already. 3) Do you need both v2.4 and v3.0 if so what about co-existant systems - did I really say that oh dear what have I started now. Regards, Andrew.D.Wicks
581.4	thanks	OTOOA::LYONS		`Tue May 05 1992 18:56`	8
	Thanks for your replies. We will stick with 2.4 for now and have 3.0 installed on another system shortly. And yes we are in Ed. Services Regards Pat