Current customers - read before you install

Read the Release Planning pages before you install IBM® i 7.6.

Additional information in the following list should be read and understood before you install this release. The sources that are referenced can be found through various links at the following website: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.6?topic=about-i-information

The Installing, upgrading, or deleting IBM i and related software topic on the IBM Documentation site contains software pre-installation information. This topic also has information about installing or upgrading the operating system release, part of the release, or related licensed programs.
A PTF maintenance strategy is recommended for all IBM i customers. This might reduce the impact to IBM i operations that result from unplanned outages or program failures. See "Maintaining and Managing IBM i and related software" at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.6?topic=software-maintaining-managing-i-related

Note: After the release of IBM i 7.6, updates to IBM i topics contained in the IBM Documentation site are made twice yearly. To review these updates, go to Information Updates under IBM i 7.6 on the IBM Documentation page, here: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.6?topic=documentation-information-updates.