Join Lifetime Power Systems Champion Pete Massiello as he presents What You Need to Know to Do a Successful Upgrade to 7.6 & 7.5.

Over his career in IBM i, Pete has performed well over a thousand upgrades, and this session distills all of that experience, knowledge, and hard-won know-how into one practical roadmap for upgrading to IBM i 7.6.

The central lesson he has learned is this: the planning stage takes more effort than the upgrade itself. Get the planning right, and the upgrade becomes almost routine. That is why we spend our time on the details that matter:  the things you need to check, verify, and prepare before you ever begin.

This session covers the planning tips, prerequisites, and preparation in depth, then walk through the upgrade itself, and finish with the post-installation requirements that too many people overlook. Because your upgrade is not truly complete until that final step is done.

Whether you are moving to 7.6 for the first time or refining a process you already know, you will leave with a clear, proven approach for a successful IBM i upgrade.

 Learning Objectives:

After watching this session, participants will be able to:

• Identify the key items to check on a system when preparing it for an IBM i 7.6 upgrade, so issues are caught during planning rather than during the upgrade.

• Determine the required PTFs and prerequisites that must be in place before beginning, to avoid the common problems that derail an upgrade.

• Describe the correct sequence of planning, preparation, and upgrade steps that leads to a smooth, predictable result.

• Perform the post-installation steps that complete the upgrade — because the upgrade is not finished until that final step is done