All of the hardware requirements for running i5/OS® on IBM® System i5® and eServer™ i5 servers also apply
to running i5/OS on IBM System p5® and eServer p5 servers. In addition,
you must also adhere to the hardware requirements specific to running i5/OS on an IBM System p5 and eServer p5 server.
For more information about the general hardware requirements for running i5/OS on IBM System i5 and eServer i5 servers,
see Minimum hardware
configuration requirements for an i5/OS logical partition.
The following requirements must be met to run i5/OS on
an IBM System p5 and eServer p5 server:
- Operating system version
- Only V5R3 and later releases of i5/OS can
be installed on IBM System p5 and eServer p5 servers.
- Hardware Management Console (HMC)
- You must use a Hardware Management Console (HMC) to create i5/OS partitions
on the IBM System p5 and eServer p5 server.
The HMC must have machine
code V4R3.1 or later installed.
- I/O
- All of your i5/OS logical
partitions must use I/O hardware with System i® feature
codes. Install the System i hardware
in System i expansion units,
and then attach the System i expansion
units to your IBM System p5 and eServer p5 server.
The System i expansion units
are seen by the IBM System p5 and eServer p5 server
as an I/O subsystem with the feature code 9411-100. You can then create i5/OS logical partitions that use
the I/O hardware in those System i expansion
units. The i5/OS logical
partitions cannot use I/O hardware outside of this I/O subsystem, and AIX® and Linux® logical
partitions cannot use the I/O hardware in this I/O subsystem. You cannot have
more than six iSeries® units
within the I/O subsystem, and this limit can be lower with some unit models.
- Licenses
- The i5/OS operating
system is ordered with the IBM eServer p5 9117-570, 9119-590,
and 9119-595 servers as product
number 5722-SS1 with one of the following feature codes:
- 1527 - i5/OS 570 per Processor License
- 1528 - i5/OS 590 and 595 per
Processor License
You cannot transfer i5/OS licenses
from existing System i hardware.
The i5/OS licenses apply
to the IBM System p5 and eServer p5 server
itself and not to the underlying I/O subsystem. Moving the subsystem to a
new server at a later time will require that you obtain another license.
- Feature codes
- To install i5/OS on
the IBM System p5 and eServer p5 server,
you must order the following feature codes:
- 0530 - i5/OS Version
V5R3 Specify. This feature code indicates that i5/OS Version
V5R3 will be ordered for use in a logical partition on the server.
- 0267 - i5/OS Partition
Specify. This feature number indicates the number of logical partitions that
are to run i5/OS on the
managed system.
- The following feature codes provide enhanced commercial processing workload
(CPW) availability when running i5/OS on
an IBM System p5 and eServer p5 server:
- 7965 - Enterprise Enablement on 570. This feature code provides unlimited
CPW on the available processor (up to approximately 3000 CPW).
- 7978 - 59x Enterprise Enablement on 590 and 595. This feature code provides
unlimited CPW on one processor (up to approximately 3000 CPW) and can be used
twice (for up to approximately 6000 CPW total).
Use the System Planning Tool (SPT) to validate the logical
partition configuration on your IBM System p5 and eServer p5 server.
For more information on the SPT,
see System Planning Tool.
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