From the Type-model field you'll have to take the 2892-002 and then cross
reference it with the models on the iSeries Windows Integration pages. I'm
pretty sure the 2892-002 translates to a 4810 model card (which is end of
sale). The real kicker is the 2892-002/4810s are the Xeon processor and
they can't be migrated via save/restore to the currently marketed 4813
cards (based on Pentium M). Although the 2 BPs that are bidding on our
upgrade kept saying "Sure, sure... they'll migrate with no problem via save
restore", I did my own homework and had the conversations with IBM support
and found out that they WON'T (more of a Windows restriction than anything
according to them).
I think to use 4810s on a new box (525) you need to put them into an 0588
type expansion cabinet (also out of marketing) and then the whole thing
starts to get a little dicey in terms of future support.
We're going to bite the bullet and rebuild our 5 4810 based IXS servers
when we get our new 4813 cards in a few months. It may be the last hurrah
for Windows integration here because the blade solution starts to get
complex and expensive right off the bat. We saved a ton in support fees by
having the IXS type cards as servers, and the same benefit isn't there with
IXAs or the blade types.
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Ok. So it is NOT all IXS cards, just older ones. I can understand that,
to a point. IBM just recommends iSCSI - nothing there to stop you from
upgrading your IXS cards. Although not being able to order new IXS cards
on a power 6 processor is baffling. What, won't anyone take my check?
Especially when moving certain existing ones is not a problem.
My question is what precludes some of those particular IXS cards. Actually
had a face-to-face with a room full of IBMers on this issue recently and
no one had the answer. Trust me - this was the team that should know.
They were not your "smiling jack the sales guy" type of people.
What, on a WRKHDWRSC *CMN, tells you what IXS card you have?
Resource name . . . . . . . : CC04
Text . . . . . . . . . . . . : Comm Processor
Type-model . . . . . . . . . : 2892-002
Serial number . . . . . . . : 53-4129085
Part number . . . . . . . . : 0000097P4465
Location: U0588.001.107841D-CB1-C11
WRKNWSD finds 8 (not counting the guested Linux lpar).
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Announcement 107-448:
http://www-306.ibm.com/common/ssi/fcgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=AN&subtype=
CA&htmlfid=649/ENUSA07-1844 From the announcement:
"Windows integration - IXS, IXA, and iSCSI: IBM plans that the System i
models 520, 525,
550, 570, and 595 based on POWER5 and POWER5+ processor technology will
be the last
models to support the earlier versions of the Integrated xSeries(r)
Server (IXS). The IXS is a
server running Windows or Linux that is plugged into PCI slots located
inside the System i CEC
or I/O expansion tower/drawer. The recommended replacement option in
POWER6 systems is
the System i integration with BladeCenter(r) and System x server
solution via iSCSI adapters.
The IXA (1519-001/002) and only the newest IXS
(#4811/4812/4813/9812/9813) will be
supported with POWER6 models. Additional IXS or IXA will not be
orderable on POWER6
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IBM really needs to start upgrading this:
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/futu
re.html
Where did you hear your information?
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I've not used iNav for this; I've always used WRKNWSSTG. If you
formatted the boot storage space you wiped out the Windows OS and will
have to restore/reinstall.
On the green screen side I've used the option to create new a NWSSTG
space and copy an existing one into it. That creates a partition on the
storage space that contains the old data with the new space unallocated
at the end. Then fire up the IXS and use a partitioning tool to expand
the existing partition to fill the entire space (or create a second
partition).
The other thing I've done before is to create a new storage space, add
it to the IXS, boot, format, copy from the old to the new, shut down,
remove the old, boot, and adjust the drive letter of the new to match
the old. This should work for just about anything except the boot
drive/space.
BTW did you catch that the new POWER6 boxes will be the last to support
the IXS? IBM wants us to go iSCSI & blade. So they'll be losing that
business from us since we don't normally by IBM x86 servers.
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We have one IXS server running Windows 2003. It has two virtal disk
assigned, one was 700MB and the other was 4 GB. We needed to update the
size on both to 1GB and 6GB. Shutdown the server, changed the disk space
using iSeries Nav. Space was allocated OK. Format status is Complete.
When we start the server the BIOS boot screen appears and goes to the
Windows will start in 5,4,3,2,1 and then the screen goes blank and stays
there. Status never leaves VARY ON PENDING. Joblog of the server job in
QSYSWRK just shows Starting Windows server admin job.
Any ideas what might be wrong?
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