Re: Anybody using XML Toolkit for the IBM System i (5733-XT2) on a POWER4 or older box?

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Paul,

Yeah it would be strange if xt2 required POWER5 hardware and v5r4, but
that's what the article said.  But then again I think the article was
pre-GA of xt2.

We've got v5r4, running on an 810.

Charles

On 10/23/09, Paul Nicolay <Paul.Nicolay@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> XT1 runs even on V5R3... and I do indeed know that XT2 only exists for
> V5R4.
>
> I doubt it has something to do with hardware... it is just a release
> dependency I guess.
>
> Kind regards,
> Paul
>
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> Subject: Anybody using XML Toolkit for the IBM System i (5733-XT2) on a
> POWER4or older box?
>
> All,
>
> Just wondering if anybody out there is using XML Toolkit for the IBM
> System i (5733-XT2) on a POWER4 or older box running v5r4?  Say an
> SStar 810 or a POWER4 825?
>
> I found this 2006 story:
> http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh060506-story06.html
>
> "The XML Toolkit requires i5/OS V5R4 and runs only on System i5
> hardware. This server restriction seems hard to believe, and if you
> want to run it on an older iSeries box that supports i5/OS, it seems
> hard to believe that IBM is not allowing this. The XML Toolkit goes by
> the IBM product number 5733-XT2 and costs $250."
>
> That says i5 hardware is required, but I can't find this requirement
> in any of the IBM documentation.
>
> I've asked our ops/admin to contact our BP, but it'd be nice to get a
> answer a little sooner.
>
> Thanks!
> Charles Wilt
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