RE: SLIC/OS Levels for POWER5 to POWER5+ Upgrade

["Crump, Mike" <Mike.Crump@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dean,

Check out the link



http://www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eserverprereq.nsf

This will get you the software requirements.  My guess is that you would
need to be at LIC level RSH.

For example a model 570, machine type 9406, feature code 8338 (570
2.2GHz 0/2-way) will work with V5R3M0 at SLIC level RSH, Cum level
C6045.
 

You will want to keep an eye out and make sure that some of your
components (like the smart IOA's) don't require V5R4.  If you
documentation isn't pointing it out you should be ok.


Michael Crump
 
Manager, Computing Services
Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc.
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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dean Boyle
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 6:04 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: SLIC/OS Levels for POWER5 to POWER5+ Upgrade

Hi,
I have a customer who is planning to upgrade from a POWER5 570 to a
POWER5+ 
570.  They are currently running V5R3 and I'm trying to understand if
they 
need to install a newer version of the V5R3 SLIC and Base OS before the 
hardware upgrade takes place.  There is reference to this in one of the
V5R4 
Hardware Announcement PDFs but I'm trying to confirm if this is indeed
the 
case.  The PDF refers to a feature code of #2692 (V5R3 Refresh) which
must 
be ordered as part of the upgrade.  Has anyone gone through this
process?
Thanks,
Dean.