RE: V5R2 Quality - Notes from the field needed

Scott,

I think that you're expecting too much here.  When IBM releases a new
processor, it also releases a new operating system written for that
processor.  Backward compatibility with the new processor will be
maintained in future releases.  Because these are real, hardware-based
partitions, as opposed to virtual guest operating systems, it makes
perfect sense that you can only run the operating systems written for the
processor.

My opinion only, I do not share your outrage.

Regards,
Andy Nolen-Parkhouse

> On Behalf Of Ingvaldson, Scott
> Subject: RE: V5R2 Quality - Notes from the field needed
> 
> As big of an AS/400 fan as I am, just last Friday I heard of a
> compatability
> problem that I could not believe.  Everything that I've heard to date
> about
> LPAR has stated that your secondary partitions have to be +/- one
> release
> from the primary partition.  HOWEVER, an S-Star processor will only run
> V5R1
> or newer, even in a secondary partition and a Power4 will only run V5R2
> or
> newer, even in a secondary partition.
 
> Scott Ingvaldson