On 4/11/04 1:40 am, in article 1sSdnTkdCKYHFRTcRVn-qw@rogers.com, "Greg"
<no@spam.com> wrote:

> Nigel P. Longbottom wrote:
>> On a separate note - this is a really annoying feature of AIX 5.2. Most
>> people only have the AIX media that ships with the machine. As a maintenance
>> level comes out - that renders the AIX CD's useless as you then can't
>> restore your mksysb to the same machine! Yes, you can around it by creating
>> a boot CD but I bet a lot of people will get caught out with this one!
>
> AIX media gets refreshed, typically when a new ML gets releases. If you
> have a paid up software subscription or the newer AIX maintenance fee
> paid up, you are entitled to get refreshed media at no charge.
>
> Greg.

Didn't now that! I will consult with the IBM sales guy. Funny how he never
mentioned this... ;-)