I am looking for the following types of docs. If someone could point me to the link or document name/number on the support site that would be great:

1) Comparison of features and functionality of Lawson version 8.1 to version 9.0
2) Hardware/Software requirements
3) Upgrade paths/planning documents

Thanks

J

All those things can be found in the appropriate sections of support.lawson.com.

Look in the 9.0 Apps for the "differences" document - also check the UIP (Upgrade Information Packet) for requirements and paths.

LSF 9 also has requirements docs - and the install docs are a wealth of information.

of course, involving your Lawson Account Manager can get you pretty quick access to anything you want regarding 9.0. There's a big effort to get clients upgraded to the new technology.

Aye, I can second Dave on the support you get from Lawson.

A few years ago, back when I was working at Siemens, my boss gave me a project to investigate what it would take to do a 7.2.4 - to - 8.0.2 upgrade. I contacted our Lawson rep, who immediately sent me over to the upgrade group. They gave me all the information that I wanted. When I needed detailed technical questions answered, the upgrade people arranged for phone conferences with the right people.

So, you can call Lawson and ask away!

Hi guys,

Thanks. Yeah we've talked to the client manager and I'll leave that at that.
I downloaded the upgrade docs and they were helpful.

Is there anything that talks about Differences on the tech side? I have the DB diffs and the App Diffs.

Also are there any necessary extra Hardware resources going from 8.0.2 env to 8.0.3 env? What about when going to 9.0? Is there any Hardware recommendation document anywhere to be found?

If I was in a cynical mood, I'd say that Lawson prefers to leave technical differences as an undiscovered country, for which they will gladly supply a highly-paid consultant as your guide.

Actually, there are some release notes that detail the technical differences in each level. I have found things like, "Program Changes for Financials Suite for Release 8.0.3", "Program Changes for Human Resources Suite for Release 8.0.3 ", "Lawson Technology 8.0.3 Release Notes", "Lawson Technology 8.0.3 Service Pack 1 Release Notes", "Lawson Technology 8.0.3 Service Pack 6 Release Notes", etc. Those are the best that you're going to find. Search the Documentation part of Lawson's support site.

When we went from Env. 8.0.2 to Env. 8.0.3, we found that we had to leave Windows 2000 behind (also, no longer supported). For the NT technology, only Windows 2003 server is supported. We got more memory, faster processors, bigger hard disks. (And then it didn't run any faster. See my post in the System Admin section.)

It's been a while since I worked an 802 env so I may be speaking out of turn here - but that's never stopped me before! :-)

803 env is a fix for some of the issues that were encountered in 802. Processflow works MUCH better. If I'm not mistaken there is a higher reliance on the java classes in 803 as well. i can't attest to Milos reference to reduced performance on Win2k3 as I'm a Unix geek -and it works MUCH better on Unix that 802 did...

LSF 9 is definitely more resource intensive, so plan on some additional hardware (at least processors) when you make that move - you'll also need to house the LDAP, which means a separate Windows box if you want to use ADAM or additional resources on Unix for Tivoli.

Of course it never hurts to go through the sizing exercise again for your upgrade. Your account manager should be able to supply you the sizing docs and then run them by the sizing team - of course the accuracy of the sizing exercise is a direct reflection of the accuracy of the information you supply, so take it VERY seriously..

g'luck!