RE: i5 vs. p5

Read the redbook about p5's for the answer.

It is limited, and it's not very cost-effective unless you have a
specific task to perform.

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg248001.html?Open

IBM i5/OS on p5 servers is intended for clients with a relatively small
amount of i5/OS applications, whose focus and IT strategy are centered
on UNIX.  


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Justin C. Haase - iSeries System Engineer
IBM Certified Systems Expert - System i
Kingland Systems Corporation

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ingvaldson, Scott
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 9:46 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: i5 vs. p5

Seriously what's the difference?  Can anyone definitively say that you
can't (or can) load i5/OS on any 5xx model p5 or load AIX on any 5xx
series i5?
 
I took a plant tour at IBM Rochester yesterday and the tour guide
specifically said that there was no way to tell an i5 from a p5 until
the cover was put on.  Later I asked one of the engineers and she said
that other than licensing and support issues she didn't know why it
wouldn't work.
 
A thread earlier this week suggested that i5/OS could only run on p5 in
a "limited fashion" and it would cost "a GAZILLION dollars."   Does
anyone really know?
 
Regards,
 
Scott Ingvaldson
iSeries System Administrator
GuideOne Insurance Group