Re: Replace Twinax Console With Lan Console

[Roberto José Etcheverry Romero <yggdrasil.raiker@xxxxxxxxx>]

IBM System Planning Tool.
Input your config and the target OS. it should have everything loaded. If
the feature is not present it's not supported.

Best Regards,

Roberto

On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 3:20 PM, (WalzCraft) Jerry Forss <
JForss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I agree if we were going to keep it.
> It is very under sized and underpowered.  We have just out grown it.
>
> There is a push to "why buy old technology" like an as/400.
> I have all the info of why to upgrade to a power 8.
> I say why should be old technology based on a DOS system?
>
> They seem to think that getting rid of the IBMi and putting everything on
> a server (which the IBMi is) that everything will work without integration.
>
> Nothing is going to be happening soon.  I just need to show what it can do.
> Getting to 7.1 will be a start.
>
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> If you can afford it, an HMC is a great alternative for your system
> console.  Pretty much required if you're doing multiple lpars of IBM i.
>
>
> Rob Berendt
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> From:   "(WalzCraft) Jerry Forss" <JForss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Date:   06/24/2015 09:14 AM
> Subject:        Replace Twinax Console With Lan Console
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> Hi All,
>
> We have a 9406-525 running 5.4.
> I want to bring it up to 7.1 being that is as far as I can take that box.
>
> My understanding is that the twinax console needs to be replaced with a
> lan console before the upgrade.
>
> Is that correct that a twinax console is not supported?
> What are you recommendations as what hardware/software/instructions to
> use?
>
> I am working on getting us a new box but you know, baby steps.
> We would need the current box to be past 5.4 anyway to go to the new box
> anyway, right?
>
> Jerry Forss
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