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<h1 class="topictitle1">Times for conversions</h1>
<div><p><span>The number and type of conversions that occur when
you upgrade to a new release can have a significant effect either during the
upgrade or during normal operations after you upgrade.</span> More conversions
occur if you are skipping a release level. You need to consider the time for
conversions in both the release you are skipping and in the new release. </p>
<div class="section"><p>To estimate the additional time that conversions might require,
you can gather information
about specific object types on your system. To review conversion information
from a skipped release, see the software upgrade information in the <strong><a href="http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/infocenter" target="_blank"><span class="keyword">iSeries™ Information Center</span></a></strong> <img src="www.gif" alt="Link outside information center" /> for
that release.</p>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="ifsconv.htm">Integrated file system conversions</a></strong><br />
<span>(This information applies only if you are upgrading
from V5R2. The conversion does not affect the length of time for an upgrade.)</span> As
of V5R1, the "root" (/), QOpenSys, and user-defined file systems (UDFS) in
the integrated file system support the *TYPE2 directory format. </li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="sqlconv.htm">Conversion of objects that contain SQL statements</a></strong><br />
<span>In V5R4, the internal representation of SQL statements
has been changed to support statements up to 2 097 152 bytes in
length. </span></li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="dbconv.htm">Database file conversions</a></strong><br />
In V5R4, database files that were created on a release earlier than V5R4 are converted to eliminate a performance degradation that might occur due to Enhanced Hardware Storage Protection support.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="br1conv.htm">IBM Backup Recovery and Media Services for i5/OS conversions</a></strong><br />
If you have this licensed program installed, review the following information on product initialization.</li>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="estimatetimeupgrade.htm" title="Follow these directions to help you estimate the approximate installation time of this release.">Checklist: Estimating installation time</a></div>
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