Re: What is an i5 (iSeries, AS/400)

There is i5/OS  which is V5R3 and after OS400.
There is the new models (520, 590) that require V5R3 or after.
you can run i5/OS on models prior to the 520, 590) but in my mind
it really is a hardware designation. The previous term iSeries
pertained to certain models, even when earlier "AS/400" hardware
could run the newer releases of the OS.
As always, the capabilities of partitions, IXS, etc is very "model and OS
version"
dependent.
jim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Walden H. Leverich" <WaldenL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 12:11 PM
Subject: RE: What is an i5 (iSeries, AS/400)


> >I think the short answer is that there are certain models (like the 520
> >and 590) that are i5's. Other boxes are iSeries' and other boxes are
> >AS/400's. So that designation depends on the model.
>
> I get that (marketing) distinction. I'm trying to avoid a model-to-model
> discussion. I'm looking at the more conceptual/abstract idea of what
> makes an i5/iSeries/AS400 an i5/iSeries/AS400.
>
> >The fact that they're using a different
> >'translator' (PASE) or a different processor (IXS) or a different OS
> >(AIX/Linux) doesn't matter - it's still running on the i5.
>
> So the i5/iSeries/AS400 is simply a hardware platform? And in some cases
> not a very stable once since we can run Windows on it? If so, how is
> that use of an i5 any different from a blade server and a SAN?
>
> -Walden
>
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