We have a Flashsystem 5035

The system has software version 8.5.0.6 (build 157.15.2211011001000)

At logon the system asks if we want to upgrade to version 8.6.0.0

Checking at IBM support site, 8.6.0.0 is LTS.

The system is working fine.

Is it advisable to upgrade from 8.5.0.6 to 8.6.0.0?

We have a Flashsystem 5035

The system has software version 8.5.0.6 (build 157.15.2211011001000)

At logon the system asks if we want to upgrade to version 8.6.0.0

Checking at IBM support site, 8.6.0.0 is LTS.

The system is working fine.

Is it advisable to upgrade from 8.5.0.6 to 8.6.0.0?

The only way to get rid of that message is indeed to upgrade to this version.

Any upgrade to another version lower than 8.6.0.0 will not remove the message.

My advice is to leave everything as is, since 8.6.0.0 is the first "8.6" version (hence .0.0) and was only released few weeks ago.

And then you may reconsider an upgrade to a 8.6.0.x version once it is more mature. 

We have a Flashsystem 5035

The system has software version 8.5.0.6 (build 157.15.2211011001000)

At logon the system asks if we want to upgrade to version 8.6.0.0

Checking at IBM support site, 8.6.0.0 is LTS.

The system is working fine.

Is it advisable to upgrade from 8.5.0.6 to 8.6.0.0?

Hiya - 

Talking to the team, the GUI should not be recommending 8.6.0 just yet, for It should be recommending 8.5.0.8.

We tried this out in our lab but didn't see the same thing.  Can you help me get to resolution by providing what you see on the Settings->Update System Panel please?

Thanks so much,

The only way to get rid of that message is indeed to upgrade to this version.

Any upgrade to another version lower than 8.6.0.0 will not remove the message.

My advice is to leave everything as is, since 8.6.0.0 is the first "8.6" version (hence .0.0) and was only released few weeks ago.

And then you may reconsider an upgrade to a 8.6.0.x version once it is more mature. 

We have a Flashsystem 5035

The system has software version 8.5.0.6 (build 157.15.2211011001000)

At logon the system asks if we want to upgrade to version 8.6.0.0

Checking at IBM support site, 8.6.0.0 is LTS.

The system is working fine.

Is it advisable to upgrade from 8.5.0.6 to 8.6.0.0?

Thanks for your repply,

We opened a ticket at IBM about 15 days ago, with the exact text in the initial post on this forum.

The call became a back and forth within IBM between sales, support and contract teams all trying to find out if our support or contract has firmware upgrade services.

But, as can be seen from the message we sent, we never made any requests for services, just a simple question:

Is it advisable to perform the update or do we leave the system as it is? Just that.

Hiya - 

Talking to the team, the GUI should not be recommending 8.6.0 just yet, for It should be recommending 8.5.0.8.

We tried this out in our lab but didn't see the same thing.  Can you help me get to resolution by providing what you see on the Settings->Update System Panel please?

Thanks so much,

The only way to get rid of that message is indeed to upgrade to this version.

Any upgrade to another version lower than 8.6.0.0 will not remove the message.

My advice is to leave everything as is, since 8.6.0.0 is the first "8.6" version (hence .0.0) and was only released few weeks ago.

And then you may reconsider an upgrade to a 8.6.0.x version once it is more mature. 

We have a Flashsystem 5035

The system has software version 8.5.0.6 (build 157.15.2211011001000)

At logon the system asks if we want to upgrade to version 8.6.0.0

Checking at IBM support site, 8.6.0.0 is LTS.

The system is working fine.

Is it advisable to upgrade from 8.5.0.6 to 8.6.0.0?

The Recommended support level is 8.5.0.8 as was linked in the responses above.

Folks moving to 8.6.0.0 are doing so for test of new features, so the answer is generally - if you are moving move to 8.5.0.8 unless you have an urgent and specific need for 8.6.0.0.

I hope this helps.

Thanks for your repply,

We opened a ticket at IBM about 15 days ago, with the exact text in the initial post on this forum.

The call became a back and forth within IBM between sales, support and contract teams all trying to find out if our support or contract has firmware upgrade services.

But, as can be seen from the message we sent, we never made any requests for services, just a simple question:

Is it advisable to perform the update or do we leave the system as it is? Just that.

Hiya - 

Talking to the team, the GUI should not be recommending 8.6.0 just yet, for It should be recommending 8.5.0.8.

We tried this out in our lab but didn't see the same thing.  Can you help me get to resolution by providing what you see on the Settings->Update System Panel please?

Thanks so much,

The only way to get rid of that message is indeed to upgrade to this version.

Any upgrade to another version lower than 8.6.0.0 will not remove the message.

My advice is to leave everything as is, since 8.6.0.0 is the first "8.6" version (hence .0.0) and was only released few weeks ago.

And then you may reconsider an upgrade to a 8.6.0.x version once it is more mature. 

We have a Flashsystem 5035

The system has software version 8.5.0.6 (build 157.15.2211011001000)

At logon the system asks if we want to upgrade to version 8.6.0.0

Checking at IBM support site, 8.6.0.0 is LTS.

The system is working fine.

Is it advisable to upgrade from 8.5.0.6 to 8.6.0.0?

The Recommended support level is 8.5.0.8 as was linked in the responses above.

Folks moving to 8.6.0.0 are doing so for test of new features, so the answer is generally - if you are moving move to 8.5.0.8 unless you have an urgent and specific need for 8.6.0.0.

I hope this helps.

Thanks for your repply,

We opened a ticket at IBM about 15 days ago, with the exact text in the initial post on this forum.

The call became a back and forth within IBM between sales, support and contract teams all trying to find out if our support or contract has firmware upgrade services.

But, as can be seen from the message we sent, we never made any requests for services, just a simple question:

Is it advisable to perform the update or do we leave the system as it is? Just that.

Hiya - 

Talking to the team, the GUI should not be recommending 8.6.0 just yet, for It should be recommending 8.5.0.8.

We tried this out in our lab but didn't see the same thing.  Can you help me get to resolution by providing what you see on the Settings->Update System Panel please?

Thanks so much,

The only way to get rid of that message is indeed to upgrade to this version.

Any upgrade to another version lower than 8.6.0.0 will not remove the message.

My advice is to leave everything as is, since 8.6.0.0 is the first "8.6" version (hence .0.0) and was only released few weeks ago.

And then you may reconsider an upgrade to a 8.6.0.x version once it is more mature. 

We have a Flashsystem 5035

The system has software version 8.5.0.6 (build 157.15.2211011001000)

At logon the system asks if we want to upgrade to version 8.6.0.0

Checking at IBM support site, 8.6.0.0 is LTS.

The system is working fine.

Is it advisable to upgrade from 8.5.0.6 to 8.6.0.0?

Is there any special procedure to roll back to 8.5.0.9 after the controllers have been upgraded to 8.6.0 ? 

The Recommended support level is 8.5.0.8 as was linked in the responses above.

Folks moving to 8.6.0.0 are doing so for test of new features, so the answer is generally - if you are moving move to 8.5.0.8 unless you have an urgent and specific need for 8.6.0.0.

I hope this helps.

Thanks for your repply,

We opened a ticket at IBM about 15 days ago, with the exact text in the initial post on this forum.

The call became a back and forth within IBM between sales, support and contract teams all trying to find out if our support or contract has firmware upgrade services.

But, as can be seen from the message we sent, we never made any requests for services, just a simple question:

Is it advisable to perform the update or do we leave the system as it is? Just that.

Hiya - 

Talking to the team, the GUI should not be recommending 8.6.0 just yet, for It should be recommending 8.5.0.8.

We tried this out in our lab but didn't see the same thing.  Can you help me get to resolution by providing what you see on the Settings->Update System Panel please?

Thanks so much,

The only way to get rid of that message is indeed to upgrade to this version.

Any upgrade to another version lower than 8.6.0.0 will not remove the message.

My advice is to leave everything as is, since 8.6.0.0 is the first "8.6" version (hence .0.0) and was only released few weeks ago.

And then you may reconsider an upgrade to a 8.6.0.x version once it is more mature. 

We have a Flashsystem 5035

The system has software version 8.5.0.6 (build 157.15.2211011001000)

At logon the system asks if we want to upgrade to version 8.6.0.0

Checking at IBM support site, 8.6.0.0 is LTS.

The system is working fine.

Is it advisable to upgrade from 8.5.0.6 to 8.6.0.0?

It is technically possible, to downgrade a system to a previous release.

However, it is disruptive. That is, it will totally wipe the entire config and data.

Is there any special procedure to roll back to 8.5.0.9 after the controllers have been upgraded to 8.6.0 ? 

The Recommended support level is 8.5.0.8 as was linked in the responses above.

Folks moving to 8.6.0.0 are doing so for test of new features, so the answer is generally - if you are moving move to 8.5.0.8 unless you have an urgent and specific need for 8.6.0.0.

I hope this helps.

Thanks for your repply,

We opened a ticket at IBM about 15 days ago, with the exact text in the initial post on this forum.

The call became a back and forth within IBM between sales, support and contract teams all trying to find out if our support or contract has firmware upgrade services.

But, as can be seen from the message we sent, we never made any requests for services, just a simple question:

Is it advisable to perform the update or do we leave the system as it is? Just that.

Hiya - 

Talking to the team, the GUI should not be recommending 8.6.0 just yet, for It should be recommending 8.5.0.8.

We tried this out in our lab but didn't see the same thing.  Can you help me get to resolution by providing what you see on the Settings->Update System Panel please?

Thanks so much,

The only way to get rid of that message is indeed to upgrade to this version.

Any upgrade to another version lower than 8.6.0.0 will not remove the message.

My advice is to leave everything as is, since 8.6.0.0 is the first "8.6" version (hence .0.0) and was only released few weeks ago.

And then you may reconsider an upgrade to a 8.6.0.x version once it is more mature. 

We have a Flashsystem 5035

The system has software version 8.5.0.6 (build 157.15.2211011001000)

At logon the system asks if we want to upgrade to version 8.6.0.0

Checking at IBM support site, 8.6.0.0 is LTS.

The system is working fine.

Is it advisable to upgrade from 8.5.0.6 to 8.6.0.0?

Hello. Thanks for the caution !

This FlashSystem is not yet in any production environment. The disruption is not the issue as for now,

Is there any special process to "downgrade" the firmware or is it the same exact process as "upgrading"?

Just choose the correct test and firmware level of choice and run through the standard upgrading procedure?

Also, how much more effective is CLI vs. GUI ?

Thanks for the help !

It is technically possible, to downgrade a system to a previous release.

However, it is disruptive. That is, it will totally wipe the entire config and data.

Is there any special procedure to roll back to 8.5.0.9 after the controllers have been upgraded to 8.6.0 ? 

The Recommended support level is 8.5.0.8 as was linked in the responses above.

Folks moving to 8.6.0.0 are doing so for test of new features, so the answer is generally - if you are moving move to 8.5.0.8 unless you have an urgent and specific need for 8.6.0.0.

I hope this helps.

Thanks for your repply,

We opened a ticket at IBM about 15 days ago, with the exact text in the initial post on this forum.

The call became a back and forth within IBM between sales, support and contract teams all trying to find out if our support or contract has firmware upgrade services.

But, as can be seen from the message we sent, we never made any requests for services, just a simple question:

Is it advisable to perform the update or do we leave the system as it is? Just that.

Hiya - 

Talking to the team, the GUI should not be recommending 8.6.0 just yet, for It should be recommending 8.5.0.8.

We tried this out in our lab but didn't see the same thing.  Can you help me get to resolution by providing what you see on the Settings->Update System Panel please?

Thanks so much,

The only way to get rid of that message is indeed to upgrade to this version.

Any upgrade to another version lower than 8.6.0.0 will not remove the message.

My advice is to leave everything as is, since 8.6.0.0 is the first "8.6" version (hence .0.0) and was only released few weeks ago.

And then you may reconsider an upgrade to a 8.6.0.x version once it is more mature. 

We have a Flashsystem 5035

The system has software version 8.5.0.6 (build 157.15.2211011001000)

At logon the system asks if we want to upgrade to version 8.6.0.0

Checking at IBM support site, 8.6.0.0 is LTS.

The system is working fine.

Is it advisable to upgrade from 8.5.0.6 to 8.6.0.0?

Hello. Thanks for the caution !

This FlashSystem is not yet in any production environment. The disruption is not the issue as for now,

Is there any special process to "downgrade" the firmware or is it the same exact process as "upgrading"?

Just choose the correct test and firmware level of choice and run through the standard upgrading procedure?

Also, how much more effective is CLI vs. GUI ?

Thanks for the help !

It is technically possible, to downgrade a system to a previous release.

However, it is disruptive. That is, it will totally wipe the entire config and data.

Is there any special procedure to roll back to 8.5.0.9 after the controllers have been upgraded to 8.6.0 ? 

The Recommended support level is 8.5.0.8 as was linked in the responses above.

Folks moving to 8.6.0.0 are doing so for test of new features, so the answer is generally - if you are moving move to 8.5.0.8 unless you have an urgent and specific need for 8.6.0.0.

I hope this helps.

Thanks for your repply,

We opened a ticket at IBM about 15 days ago, with the exact text in the initial post on this forum.

The call became a back and forth within IBM between sales, support and contract teams all trying to find out if our support or contract has firmware upgrade services.

But, as can be seen from the message we sent, we never made any requests for services, just a simple question:

Is it advisable to perform the update or do we leave the system as it is? Just that.

Hiya - 

Talking to the team, the GUI should not be recommending 8.6.0 just yet, for It should be recommending 8.5.0.8.

We tried this out in our lab but didn't see the same thing.  Can you help me get to resolution by providing what you see on the Settings->Update System Panel please?

Thanks so much,

The only way to get rid of that message is indeed to upgrade to this version.

Any upgrade to another version lower than 8.6.0.0 will not remove the message.

My advice is to leave everything as is, since 8.6.0.0 is the first "8.6" version (hence .0.0) and was only released few weeks ago.

And then you may reconsider an upgrade to a 8.6.0.x version once it is more mature. 

We have a Flashsystem 5035

The system has software version 8.5.0.6 (build 157.15.2211011001000)

At logon the system asks if we want to upgrade to version 8.6.0.0

Checking at IBM support site, 8.6.0.0 is LTS.

The system is working fine.

Is it advisable to upgrade from 8.5.0.6 to 8.6.0.0?

We have a Flashsystem 5035

The system has software version 8.5.0.6 (build 157.15.2211011001000)

At logon the system asks if we want to upgrade to version 8.6.0.0

Checking at IBM support site, 8.6.0.0 is LTS.

The system is working fine.

Is it advisable to upgrade from 8.5.0.6 to 8.6.0.0?

As I stated earlier, if today you are running 8.5.0.6 and system is working fine, in my opinion there is no real need to do any upgrade at all.

IBM recommendation is to run the latest versions, but then you should schedule for an upgrade every 3 months.

In our environment we do yearly upgrades and we skip several "inbetween" versions.

You may reconsider to upgrade to 8.6.0.x in a few months when it is has proven its stability and then you are in an LTS release and can benefit from additional functions compared to 8.5.0.x

We have a Flashsystem 5035

The system has software version 8.5.0.6 (build 157.15.2211011001000)

At logon the system asks if we want to upgrade to version 8.6.0.0

Checking at IBM support site, 8.6.0.0 is LTS.

The system is working fine.

Is it advisable to upgrade from 8.5.0.6 to 8.6.0.0?