Migration strategies must have been planned at the concept stage for = MESH networks. Need the roadmap for each of the major versions as = defined when engineering on the MESH was started. Q&As typically don't = help much when developing an upgrade strategy.=20 IMHO of course. *K > -----Original Message----- > From: Johnson, Alex P (IPS) [mailto:alex.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 9:16 AM > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [foxboro] More future direction questions. >=20 >=20 > Believe it or not a Q&A is in preparation.=20 >=20 > Vetting it on the User's List never came up, but I think it=20 > is a good idea. > I'll pass it on. >=20 >=20 > Regards, > =20 > Alex Johnson > Invensys Systems, Inc. > 10707 Haddington > Houston, TX 77063 > +1 713 722 2859 (voice) > +1 713 932 0222 (fax) > +1 713 722 2700 (switchboard) > alex.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > =20 >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 > [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of David Johnson > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 8:11 AM > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [foxboro] More future direction questions. >=20 > Alex, >=20 > It's not that this discussion (and great ASCII art) of how=20 > use ATSs to let=20 > I/A version 8 stuff co-exist with older installed I/A=20 > components isn't=20 > FASCINATING (as I roll my eyes). But, it seems that the=20 > general level of=20 > confusion means that Foxboro needs to make a fairly=20 > comprehensive guide to=20 > getting to version 8.0. Put it on their (and maybe our) web=20 > site and then=20 > you could field questions that aren't covered by the guide. =20 > ( Thus freeing=20 > you up to answer more important questions from me.) Foxboro=20 > could then=20 > incorporate those answers into the guide and before long,=20 > configurations=20 > that you guys never thought of would be mapped out for all to see. >=20 > David Johnson (unofficial Foxboro marketing genius & ASCII=20 > art stealer) >=20 >=20 >=20 > .'/,-Y" "~-. > l.Y ^. > /\ _\_ "Doh!" > i ___/" "\ > | /" "\ o ! > l ] o !__./ > \ _ _ \.___./ "~\ > X \/ \ ___./ > ( \ ___. _..--~~" ~`-. > ` Z,-- / \ > \__. ( / ______) > \ l /-----~~" / > Y \ / > | "x______.^ > | \ -Row > j Y >=20 > ->Homer<- >=20 >=20 > =20 > =20 > ______________________________________________________________ > _________ > This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by=20 > Invensys Process > Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you=20 > obtain here at > your own risks. Read=20 > http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html > =20 > foxboro mailing list: =20 > //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro > to subscribe: =20 > mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Djoin > to unsubscribe: =20 > mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dleave > =20 >=20 > =20 > =20 > ______________________________________________________________ > _________ > This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by=20 > Invensys Process > Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you=20 > obtain here at > your own risks. Read=20 > http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html > =20 > foxboro mailing list: =20 > //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro > to subscribe: =20 > mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Djoin > to unsubscribe: =20 > mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dleave > =20 >=20 _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave