Re: Old Model 520

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

While I won't say it absolutely will not run, VIOS (PowerVM) is not 
AIX.  True it is based on AIX but it is not the same.

The check is in the firmware anyway, if the firmware does not recognize 
an acceptable OS then it will not boot.  When you look at the 
environment column of the HMC you will see it's recognized as "Virtual 
I/O Server" not "AIX".

PowerVM is hardly a "thingy", but a very powerful and industry leading 
virtualization technology.

As to the cost of putting up a system with IBM i, AIX, Power Linux, and 
PowerVM, you could get that done for about $15K with most all the toys 
needed.  Too much of a capital outlay for an individual, yep, so call 
iDevCloud.com and get a partition.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 1/3/2013 8:19 AM, Yvan Janssens wrote:
> Are you sure about that?
>
> http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssm1platformvios9111-520lists
> that PowerVM VIOS should run on it (or I might understand things
> wrong)
>
> The PowerVM thingy is quite new to me, atm my most recent machine is a
> Model 270.
>
> Yvan
>
>
> 2013/1/3 DrFranken<midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> > >  No. 9111's are AIX/Linux only.
> > >
> > >
> > >            - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis
> > >
> > >  www.frankeni.com
> > >  www.iDevCloud.com
> > >  www.iInTheCloud.com
> > >
> > >  On 1/3/2013 4:40 AM, Yvan Janssens wrote:
> > > >  >  *This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(r) Pro*
> > > >  >  Hello,
> > > >  >
> > > >  >  I managed to find an old Model 520 on a second hand site (9111-520),
> > >  which
> > > >  >  the IBM docs state that it could run AIX/Linux.
> > > >  >
> > > >  >  Somebody mentioned the existence of PowerVM - will this allow me to run
> > >  IBM
> > > >  >  i on it?
> > > >  >  If I looked well, there is an 'express' version, which should be
> > >  sufficient
> > > >  >  I think - what's the price of that? (I cannot see prices at the IBM site)
> > > >  >
> > > >  >
> > > >  >  Thank you,
> > > >  >
> > > >  >  Yvan Janssens
> > > >  >
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