IBM Power Systems

Getting to IBM i 7.1 - Supported Upgrade paths

Important planning documents:

Memo to Users. For IBM i 7.1:

 

Installs on

 

https://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v7r1m0/topic/rzaq9/rzaq9.pdf

 

 

 

 

POWER5

 

IBM i Program Conversion: Getting Ready for 6.1 and Beyond

 

 

 

 

 

POWER6

 

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp4293.html

 

Servers

IBM i

IBM i 6.1

IBM i 7.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER7: 710, 720,

 

9

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

730, 740, 750, 770,

 

 

i5/OS

Still have the 6.1 conversions

 

 

 

780, 795

 

 

 

 

 

Power Blades

 

9

9

 

V5R4M0

 

 

 

 

 

with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER7: PS700

 

 

 

 

 

 

IBM i 7.1

 

 

PS701, PS702

 

 

Machine code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Blades

 

9

9

 

V5R4M0 or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER6/6+

 

 

V5R4M5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JS12, 22, 23/43,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER6+

 

9

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

550*, 560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER6 and

9

9

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER6+

 

 

 

 

IBM i 6.1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

520, 550, 570, 595

 

 

 

 

with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER5+

9

9

9

 

 

 

 

Machine code

 

 

515, 525

 

 

 

 

of 6.1.0 or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER5

9

9

9

 

 

 

 

6.1.1

 

 

 

 

520, 550, 570, 595

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

800, 810, 825, 870,

9

9

 

IBM i planning website

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

890

 

http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/migrationupgrade.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/index.html

 

270, 820, 830, 840

 

 

Installing, upgrading, or deleting IBM i and related software:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v7r1m0/index.jsp?topic=/rzahc/rzahc1.htm

 

 

 

 

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IBM I 7.1 manual Getting to IBM i 7.1 Supported Upgrade paths, Important planning documents, Installs on

I 7.1 specifications

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