Hi All
The client I am currently on is contemplating an upgrade from version 6 but are thinking about upgrading to version 7.5 (Server Edition). Arising out of this is a couple of questions:
1. Should they even bother? I mean should they just go straight to 8? Will IBM still support an upgrade to 7.5? Will it even still be available as an upgrade option? I also remember reading on a post (I think from Ray) that an upgrade from a server only site to version 8 would be free? Surely I have interpreted that incorrectly?
2. The actual question they want answered: What are the minimum specifications required on a client machine to run version 7.5?
Any advice shared would be greatly appreciated.
Upgrade from Version 6
Moderators: chulett, rschirm, roy
There's not much difference, client wise, in the 'requirements' of 6 versus 7. The only thing I recall is 6.x will function on Windows XP Home but that is no longer the case with 7.x - it requires XP Pro. Other than that, you should be fine.
In my opinion - upgrade to 7.5.x now. The upgrade should be pretty darn painless and there will be immediate benefits for doing so. Version 8 is still aways off in the future unless your client wants to jump right on that boat when it hits the dock.
Any upgrade to a new version of the same product is free - as long as you are under maintenance. So someone under maintenance with the 'Server only' product could upgrade to the 'Server only' version of 8.x for free. That's one of the reasons you pay for maintenance, after all.
Now, if you wanted to upgrade to the Enterprise Edition of 8.x - the one that includes Parallel jobs and you have a 'Server only' license - that would not be free. You would have to pay to bump your license up to an Enterprise license in the process to do so.
In my opinion - upgrade to 7.5.x now. The upgrade should be pretty darn painless and there will be immediate benefits for doing so. Version 8 is still aways off in the future unless your client wants to jump right on that boat when it hits the dock.
Any upgrade to a new version of the same product is free - as long as you are under maintenance. So someone under maintenance with the 'Server only' product could upgrade to the 'Server only' version of 8.x for free. That's one of the reasons you pay for maintenance, after all.
Now, if you wanted to upgrade to the Enterprise Edition of 8.x - the one that includes Parallel jobs and you have a 'Server only' license - that would not be free. You would have to pay to bump your license up to an Enterprise license in the process to do so.
-craig
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