RE: V5R4M5? was Re: 520 rack mount

Jerome,

The release of OS/400 or more properly i5/OS will be V5R4M0
(5722-SS1), while the Lic will be V5R4M5 (5722-999). You will need the
first 3 CDs to do this because IBM wants to make sure you have the right set
of base i5/OS to match Lic. So, you actually need the new I_BASE_01,
B2924_01, and B2924_02 (2924 is US English). Then just put your PTFs on.
There will be some additional PTFs in these resaves of SS1 to be compatible
with V5R4M5 of LIC.

Pete

-----Original Message-----
From: Jerome Hughes [mailto:jromeh@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 11:47 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: V5R4M5? was Re: 520 rack mount

Pete--

If you are already at V5M4R0, then upgrading to V5R4M5 is just
slipping the
Lic. You will want to insure that you permanently apply all your
PTFs prior
to this, and you should be on the latest Cume so that your version
of i5/OS
has all the right PTFs to make it compatible with V5R4M5 of Lic.

After upgrading to V5R4M5, will the i5/OS version be V5R4M5, or will
only the LIC version change to V5R4M5?

In other words, does "slipping the Lic" as you say above mean that
only the LIC changes and nothing is different at the OS level?

Or does the function of the OS stay the same, but the version number
advance?

Or is it perhaps something else that happens?

thanks in advance,

--Jerome Hughes
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On Aug 3, 2007, at 10:48 PM, Pete Massiello wrote:

You will get V5M4M0 when you order the 525. You can get v5R4M5
after Sept
14 (I think that is the date). Remember, the hot spares only work
with a
5786 (Exp-24 type of rack). You can't put a hot spare in a 5094
or 5074
type of tower.

If you are already at V5M4R0, then upgrading to V5R4M5 is just
slipping the
Lic. You will want to insure that you permanently apply all your
PTFs prior
to this, and you should be on the latest Cume so that your version
of i5/OS
has all the right PTFs to make it compatible with V5R4M5 of Lic.