From: "Robert Comer" 

> I've got a healthy Redbook here to help guide me, and yes, that
> mentioned.  The server upgrade is a bit scary.  I was hoping you are
> MarkH would have gone through it before me. 

Just 4.5 to 5.0 is all I've been through.  (plus fixes of course.)  Went
smooth as silk, but when I did it, it was on OS/2.  The move to the AS/400
was just moving all the data basically as it was the same version as the
OS/2 server.

> It doesn't show anything but the basic databases.  We do have a number
> of address books and those have to be manually added back in.  With
> the Pylon PDA sync software it could take some time.  I think with the
> 5.x client the upgrade is much easier?  I don't see anything like an
> option to integrate the old app...or what am I missing?

The trick is to copy all the old desktop files into the 5.0 install before
you start it up the first time.  (all the files with the latest usage date
basically, just copy and overwrite is what I do, and have done since 4.5.)

> I use tape too, mostly LTO. I'm getting 1TB (each) for the NAS
> devices, so I'm glad to have another layer of backup redundancy.  I'm
> really feeling growing pains here, but it allows me to do some things
> now that I've wanted to do in the past.
>
> My 1TB NAS devices are under 5k, not bad.

Now you're making me jealous again. :(

- Bob Comer


"Richard B."  wrote in message
news:he5220l14747ca9rh3o1glbe9udafv15h1{at}4ax.com...
> On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 10:46:20 -0500, "Robert Comer"
>  wrote:
>
> >Don't forget to upgrade your databases (like the mail files) with the
latest
> >templates, that's where a lot of the new UI stuff comers in, otherwise it
> >just looks like the old one.
>
> I've got a healthy Redbook here to help guide me, and yes, that
> mentioned.  The server upgrade is a bit scary.  I was hoping you are
> MarkH would have gone through it before me. 
>
> >What stuff is it not bringing across?  It's actually pretty easy to
> >integrate the old into the new when installing.
>
> It doesn't show anything but the basic databases.  We do have a number
> of address books and those have to be manually added back in.  With
> the Pylon PDA sync software it could take some time.  I think with the
> 5.x client the upgrade is much easier?  I don't see anything like an
> option to integrate the old app...or what am I missing?
>
> >Chicken.    (I am too, I don't use it either)
>
> Ruler of the Roost!
>
> >I don't know about the iomega's. (hope it's better than their tape and
> >Click! drives!), but our isn't real useful for disaster recovery, at
least
> >with our backup software. (it wont use remote storage without a NAS
option
> >which is a bit pricey)  I backup to tape mainly, but I also have a USB
hard
> >disk drive that was cheaper and could be used by our backup sw without
the
> >NAS connector.
>
> I use tape too, mostly LTO. I'm getting 1TB (each) for the NAS
> devices, so I'm glad to have another layer of backup redundancy.  I'm
> really feeling growing pains here, but it allows me to do some things
> now that I've wanted to do in the past.
>
> My 1TB NAS devices are under 5k, not bad.
>
> - Richard

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