IBM manual ISeries 940x RISC-to-RISC Road Map, SA41-5155-05, Who Should Read This Book

iSeries 940x RISC-to-RISC Road Map, SA41–5155–05

Use this book as a guide for planning and conducting an upgrade or data migration, from one iSeries 400 or AS/400 reduced instruction set computer (RISC), to another RISC model.

For information on supported releases, see

http://as400service.ibm.com/supporthome.nsf/document/17623433

See “Prerequisite and related information” on page vii for a list of other required and recommended publications.

Who Should Read This Book

This road map is for anyone who is considering an upgrade for an iSeries server or is involved in migrating data from one RISC model to another RISC model. This audience includes:

vCustomers

vHardware services personnel

vSoftware services personnel

vBusiness partners

vMarketing representatives

Everyone involved in the model upgrade or data migration needs to know all of the information in this book.

Each customer should have a Customer Account Team Leader. This team leader can be a Hardware Service Representative, Software Service Representative, Business Partner, or Marketing Representative. The Availability Center usually assigns a Customer Account Team Leader.

Conventions and Terminology Used in This Book

This road map identifies activities, programs, tools, and references that you can use to upgrade the model.

As you read this book, you should be aware of the following terms:

vThe terms source system and target system are used throughout this manual. The source system is the system you are upgrading from. The target system is the system you are upgrading to.

vThe term Marketing Representative can mean either an IBM Marketing Representative, a Business Partner, or a Services Specialist.

vThe term 1xx includes Model 150 or 170.

vThe term 2xx includes Model 250 or 270.

vThe term 4xx includes Model 400, 40S, or 436.

vThe term 5xx includes Model 50x, 50S, 510, or 530.

vThe term Sxx includes Model S10, S20, S30, S40, SB1, SB2, or SB3.

vThe term 6xx includes Model 600, 620, 640, or 650.

vThe term 7xx includes Model 720, 730, or 740.

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