Re: Load source space for V7R3

Remembering the nightmare we had with our Power 6...
We had expansion units up the wazoo in that which were REALLY old carry
overs from Power 5 days. Jim O saw it.
While the unit was theoretically capable of going to 7.2 none of the disk
drives and expansion units were. We moved to Power 8 instead.

Never had a Power 7. Were there similar concerns with it moving past 7.1?

So far all I see is:

7.2
IBM i support for POWER6, October 2014
IBM plans for IBM i 7.2 to be the final release to be supported on POWER6
systems:
POWER6 BladeCenter models JS12, JS22, JS23, JS43
POWER6 Power 520, 550, 560, 570, 595

Minimum load source size change, May 2014
The minimum load source disk size for IBM i 7.2 is 70 GB of usable space.
This size is based on storage with 520-byte sectors.
Go to IBM i 7.2 Memo to users for more information.

Hardware considerations before upgrading to IBM i 7.2 on POWER6, May 2014
IBM i 7.2 will not support RIO/HSL loops or drawers on POWER6
IBM i 7.2 on POWER6 does not support IOPs or IOP based adapters
IOPless (Smart IOA) options are available for all I/O attachments (except
Twinax and IXS) and provide more efficient attachment of I/O. Customers
using IOP based I/O must move off IOPs to enable upgrading to IBM i 7.2.
Go to IBM i 7.2 Memo to users for additional details.


7.3
IBM i support for POWER6, April 2016
IBM i 7.3 will not support Power6 systems:
POWER6 BladeCenter models JS12, JS22, JS23, JS43 (7998-60X, 7998-61X,
7778-23X)
POWER6 Power 520, 550, 560, 570, 595 (9407-M15, 9408-M25, 8203-E4A,
8261-E4S,
9409-M50, 8204-E8A, 8234-EMA, 9406-MMA, 9117-MMA 9119-FHA)

IBM i support for POWER7 BladeCenter or POWER7/POWER7+ IBM Flex system
compute nodes, April 2016
IBM i 7.3 is not supported on the following POWER7 BladeCenter or
POWER7/POWER7+ IBM Flex system compute nodes
IBM Flex System®™ p260 and p460 Compute Nodes for POWER7 or POWER7+
(7895-22X , 7895-42X, 7895-23X, 7895-23A, 7895-43X, 7954-24X)
IBM BladeCenter® PS700, PS701, PS702, PS703 or PS704 (8406-70Y, 8406-71Y,
7891-73X, 7891-74X)



Rob Berendt