Follow the directions for the 5.1 to ML4 upgrade explicitly -- I
un-tar'd everything into one directory and let smit have it's way,
which was a huge mistake -- thankfully it was a brand new server with
nothing on it.
It's also a good idea to back up /usr/ccs/lib/libc.a to somewhere
else, like /tmp
The only gotcha's we found in our upgrade from 4.3.3 to 5.1 were the
following:
Compaq Secure Path device driver does not work in 64bit mode, unless you
de/re-install it in 64 bit mode
A-Tape Driver issue mentioned in other response
There is an apar for network latency on AIX 5.1.x that needs to b
The only thing I would recommend is that you uninstall Atape, reboot, install Atape,
reboot. Especially if you enable the 64-bit kernel. Actually Atape would not work
after I just enabled the 64-bit kernel. You can search the list for my posting about a
month ago.
Miles
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