RE: i5/OS and OS/400 level mapping

Kirk is correct, I have both machines installed currently with V5R4M0.

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kirk Goins
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 7:02 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: i5/OS and OS/400 level mapping

I hate to burst any bubbles, but the 515 and 525 Do Not need V5R4M5 as
teh chart lists. They need V5R4M0 with the correct RS levels.



rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

IBM updated this website (at my request) to include:
- 515
- 525
- footnotes to which machines required a M5 level of the OS
and they also added the new P6 hardware.

http://www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/osmappin
g.html

Interesting facts:

Which release heralded the arrival of the most hardware?
- V4R1: 9 models
- V5R3 and M5: 5 models
- V5R2: 4 models
- a few ties for 3 models
- "Next Release" (V6R1) so far, no models.

Which release killed off the most models?
- V5R3: 10 models
- V5R2: 7 models
- "Next Release" (V6R1): 1 model
- V4R1: not a one. Strange, when it leads the list in new hardware.

Granted, it's all RISC based and we all know that V3R6 killed off CISC
boxes.

Rob Berendt