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The tables in this section indicate the minimum IBM i operating system levels that are supported for the Power Systems Models at GA time.
When you add or change hardware, always refer to the Sales Manual, which has the up-to-date specifics for all types of code levels needed for support of a feature. Look for the processor feature on a particular model to see the minimum code levels supported for that platform. The Prerequisites information can be found in the Sales Manual by searching for a Machine Type Model (MTM) or Feature Code. If you are not familiar with how to search for the information in the Sales Manual, refer to the Feature Code Software Requirements Guide.
For more information about IBM i Technology Refreshes and Resaves, see IBM i Technology Refreshes and Resaves.
For marketing information about the IBM Power products, see IBM Power Servers.
For technical information about IBM Power servers with the Power11 design and processor, and prior IBM Power server families, see IBM Documentation topic for Power11.
See IBM i Platform Support Details for a detailed description of the items summarized in these tables:
Power Platform Support | IBM i 7.6 | IBM i 7.5 | IBM i 7.4 |
| Enhancements from July 2025 | |||
| IBM Power E1180 (9080-HEU) | Power11 GA PTF Group | Tech Refresh 6 | Tech Refresh 12 |
| IBM Power S1124 (9824-42A) | Power11 GA PTF Group | Tech Refresh 6 | Tech Refresh 12 |
| IBM Power S1122 (9824-22A) | Power11 GA PTF Group | Tech Refresh 6 | Tech Refresh 12 |
| IBM Power L1124 (9856-42H) | Power11 GA PTF Group | Tech Refresh 6 | Tech Refresh 12 |
| IBM Power L1122 (9856-22H) | Power11 GA PTF Group | Tech Refresh 6 | Tech Refresh 12 |
| Items in the next table were before the IBM i 7.6 General Availability date of April 18, 2025. |
Power Platform Support | IBM i 7.5 | IBM i 7.4 | IBM i 7.3 |
| Enhancements from June 2024 | |||
| IBM Power S1012 (9028-21B) | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 10 | N/A |
| BMC-based ASMI adds IBM i functions | None | None | N/A |
| Enhancements from December 2022 | |||
| 2 x 4-core P10 software tier offering for Power S1022s | Tech Refresh 1 | Tech Refresh 7 | Tech Refresh 13 |
| Enhancements from July 2022 | |||
| IBM Power S1014 (9105-41B) | Base + PTF SI80676 | Tech Refresh 6 + PTF SI80673 | Tech Refresh 12 + PTF SI80671 |
| IBM Power S1022 (9105-22A) | Base + PTF SI80676 | Tech Refresh 6 + PTF SI80673 | Tech Refresh 12 + PTF SI80671 |
| IBM Power S1022s (9105-22B) | Base + PTF SI80676 | Tech Refresh 6 + PTF SI80673 | Tech Refresh 12 + PTF SI80671 |
| IBM Power S1024 (9105-42A) | Base + PTF SI80676 | Tech Refresh 6 + PTF SI80673 | Tech Refresh 12 + PTF SI80671 |
| IBM Power L1022 (9786-22H) | Base + PTF SI80676 | Tech Refresh 6 + PTF SI80673 | Tech Refresh 12 + PTF SI80671 |
| IBM Power L1024 (9786-42H) | Base + PTF SI80676 | Tech Refresh 6 + PTF SI80673 | Tech Refresh 12 + PTF SI80671 |
| Items in the next table were before the IBM i 7.5 General Availability date of May 10, 2022. |
Power Platform Support | IBM i 7.4 | IBM i 7.3 | IBM i 7.2 | IBM i 7.1 |
| Enhancements from September 2021 | ||||
| Power E1080 (9080-HEX) | Tech Refresh 5 | Tech Refresh 11 | N/A | N/A |
| HMC and Virtualization enhancements | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Enhancements from November 2020 | ||||
| IBM i 7.1 Activation on selected Power S922 and E980 servers | N/A | N/A | N/A | Tech Refresh 11 + PTFs |
| IBM Power H922 model 9223-22S | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 9 | Resave RS-720-Q | N/A |
| IBM Power H924 model 9223-42S | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 9 | Resave RS-720-Q | N/A |
| Enhancements from July 2020 | ||||
| IBM Power S914 model 9009-41G | Tech Refresh 2 | Tech Refresh 8 | Resave RS-720-Q | N/A |
| IBM Power S924 model 9009-42G | Tech Refresh 2 | Tech Refresh 8 | Resave RS-720-Q | N/A |
| IBM Power S922 model 9009-22G (8-, 10-, 11-core processor offerings, which require VIOS) | Tech Refresh 2 | Tech Refresh 8 | Resave RS-720-Q | N/A |
| IBM Power S922 model 9009-22G 1-core option | Tech Refresh 2 | Tech Refresh 8 | Resave RS-720-Q | N/A |
| Enhancements from Nov 2019 | ||||
| IBM Power S924 model 9009-42A adds 11-core and 22-core configurations | Tech Refresh 1 | Tech Refresh 7 | Resave RS-720-P | N/A |
| HMC and Novalink injection of license keys to an IBM i LPAR | Tech Refresh 1 | Tech Refresh 7 | Resave RS-720-P | N/A |
| Items in the next table were before the IBM i 7.4 General Availability date of June 23, 2019 |
Power Platform Support | IBM i 7.3 | IBM i 7.2 | ||
| Enhancements from Sep 2018 | ||||
| IBM Power E980 model 9080-M9S | Tech Refresh 5 | Tech Refresh 9 | ||
| Enhancements from Mar 2018 | ||||
| IBM Power S914 model 9009-41A | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | ||
| IBM Power S922 model 9009-22A | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | ||
| IBM Power S924 model 9009-42A | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | ||
| IBM Power H922 model 9223-22H | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | ||
| IBM Power H924 model 9223-42H | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | ||
| Simplified D-mode IPL for Systems with POWER9 Technology | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | ||
| IBM PowerVM 2.2.6 | N/A | N/A | ||
| HMC Virtual Appliance Version 9 | N/A | N/A | ||
| Enhancements from Sep 2017 | ||||
| IBM HMC Virtual Appliance | N/A | N/A | ||
| IBM Power technology-based HMC | N/A | N/A | ||
| Enhancements from Mar 2017 | ||||
| IBM Power S812 model 8284-21A | Tech Refresh 2 | Tech Refresh 6 | ||
| Enhancements from Nov 2016 | ||||
| IBM Power S822 model 8284-22A increases max cores | Tech Refresh 1 | Tech Refresh 5 | ||
| NovaLink support for SR-IOV configurations | N/A | N/A | ||
| Enhancements from Sep 2016 | ||||
| IBM Power E880C | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | ||
| IBM Power E870C | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | ||
| Items in the next table were before the IBM i 7.3 General Availability date of April 15, 2016 |
Power Platform Support | IBM i 7.2 | IBM i 7.1 | ||
| Enhancements from Nov 2015 | ||||
| IBM Power S822 model 8284-22A (with and without PurePower) | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 11 | ||
| Enhanced RAS for PCIe Gen3 I/O Drawer (#EMX0) | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 11 | ||
| Enhancements from May 2015 | ||||
| POWER8 servers attach more System Node and I/O drawers | Tech Refresh 2 | Tech Refresh 10 | ||
| Enhancements from Nov 2014 | ||||
| IBM Power E870 model 9119-MME | Tech Refresh 1 | Tech Refresh 9 | ||
| IBM Power E880 model 9119-MHE | Tech Refresh 1 | Tech Refresh 9 | ||
| New HMC V8.2 Release | N/A | N/A | ||
| Enhancements from Jun 2014 | ||||
| IBM Power 4-core S814 model 8286-41A (#EPXK) | Base | Tech Refresh 8 | ||
| IBM Power S814 model 8286-41A | Base | Tech Refresh 8 | ||
| IBM Power S824 model 8286-42A | Base | Tech Refresh 8 | ||
| New HMC Release and Hardware Model 7042-CR8 | N/A | N/A | ||
| Items in the next table were before the IBM i 7.2 General Availability date of May 2, 2014 |
| Power Platform Support | IBM i 7.2 | IBM i 7.1 Minimum code level | IBM i 6.1 with 6.1.1 Machine Code Minimum code level |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 Firmware Level 7.8 for POWER7+ 770 and 780 | Base | Technology Refresh 7 | Resave RS-611-M |
| November 2013 HMC Update, including Power Enterprise Pools | Base | N/A | N/A |
| June 2013 Power 795 Memory DIMMs | Base | N/A | N/A |
| February and March 2013 Power 710 Model 8231-E1D Power 720 Model 8202-E4D Power 730 Model 8231-E2D Power 740 Model 8205-E6D Power 750 Model 8408-E8D Power 760 Model 9109-RMD | Base | Technology Refresh 6 | Resave RS-611-K |
| February and March 2013 HMC Hardware Appliance Update | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| November 2012 HMC Hardware Appliance Update | N/A | N/A | N/A |
October and November 2012 New features for IBM Power 795 Model FHB | Base | Technology Refresh 5 | Resave RS-611-J |
| May 2012 IBM Flex System P260 Compute Node 7895-22X IBM Flex System P460 Compute Node 7895-42X | Base | Technology Refresh 4 | Resave RS-611-H |
| October 2011 Power 710 Model 8231-E1C Power 720 Model 8202-E4C Power 730 Model 8231-E2C Power 740 Model 8205-E6C Power 770 Model 9117-MMC Power 780 Model 9179-MHC | Base | Technology Refresh 3 | Resave RS-611-E |
| May 2011 BladeCenter PS703 Model 7891-73X BladeCenter PS704 Model 7891-74X | Base | Technology Refresh 2 | Resave RS-611-D |
| September 2010 Power 710 Model 8231-E1B Power 720 Model 8202-E4B Power 730 Model 8231-E1B Power 740 Model 8205-E6B Power 795 Model 9119-FHB | Base | Technology Refresh 1 | Resave RS-611-C |
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