Upgrade paths for Power 520 systems

Learn about the supported paths for upgrading Power 520 systems to Power Systems™ systems.

The following upgrade paths are supported:

• POWER®5 System i® 9406-520 to POWER6™ Power Systems 2–core 8203-E4A or 8261-E4S
• POWER5 System i 9406-520 to POWER6 Power Systems for IBM® i 2–core 9408-M25 and then to POWER6 Power Systems 2–core 8203-E4A or 8261-E4S
• POWER5+™ System i 9406-525 to POWER6 Power Systems 2–core 8203-E4A or 8261-E4S
• POWER5+ System i 9406-525 to POWER6 Power Systems for IBM i 2–core 9408-M25 and then to POWER6 Power Systems 2–core 8203-E4A or 8261-E4S
• POWER6 Power Systems for IBM i 1–core 9407-M15 to POWER6 Power Systems 1–core 8203-E4A or 8261-E4S

The following figure shows the supported paths for upgrading Power 520 systems to Power Systems systems.

Figure 1. Supported paths for upgrading Power 520 systems to Power Systems systems