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IBM i V7R3 and later - Media Type Identifiers and Feature Codes for Language Version

Troubleshooting


Problem

This document contains information about the media type identifiers and also includes a table which shows all the available languages that are shipped within the IBM i V7R3 and later installation media.

Resolving The Problem

Media type identifiers

Labels on the distribution media that are used for installation have unique identifiers. Media type identifiers are located on the center of the label. These identifiers help you determine when to use each media volume.

When you are ready to install your new software, you should arrange the media in this order:
1. Licensed Machine Code - I_BASE_01
This language independent Licensed Machine Code (Licensed Internal Code) supports all language versions.
The Licensed Machine Code is part of the standard set of media.
2. Multiple language version media - B_GROUPx_nn
This media contains the multiple language versions of the operating system, IBM-supplied libraries, no charge options, no-charge licensed programs, and keyed products. For the media identifier string B_GROUPx_nn, x indicates the language group and nn indicates a sequence number.
3. F_MULTI_NLV
This media contains some additional programs, products, single licensed programs, or options.
4. N29xx_01 Secondary Language Media
This media contains only language objects for the indicated secondary language. For secondary language media,
the value for 29xx is the feature code of the secondary language as used for installation.

The following links list the IBM i 7.3 and later media labels and their contents


Feature codes for language version
Use this table to locate the appropriate IBM i feature code for your primary or secondary language.
You can also refer to the following link.
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.5?topic=reference-feature-codes-language-version

Note: When you install the operating system, the system prompts for the primary language in the form 29xx.
When you install the secondary language, you select a feature code, in the form 29xx, from a list of national language feature code identifiers.

For example, if you ordered French for your primary language and Arabic as your secondary language, you would specify 2928 as your primary language when installing the operating system and select 2954 from the list of feature codes when you install the secondary language.
Group 1 languages (5837) - B_GROUP1_nn Group 2 languages (5838) - B_GROUP2_nn Group 3 languages (5839) - B_GROUP3_nn
2924 English 2924 English 2924 English
2963 Belgian Dutch MNCS 2995 Albanian 2938 English DBCS Uppercase
2909 Belgian English 2954 Arabic 2984 English DBCS Uppercase and Lowercase
2966 Belgian French MNCS 2974 Bulgarian 2930 Japanese Universal
2980 Brazilian Portuguese 2912 Croatian 2962 Japanese Katakana
2981 Canadian French MNCS 2975 Czech 2986 Korean
2926 Danish 2902 Estonian 2906 Laotian
2923 Dutch Netherlands 2998 Farsi 2989 Simplified Chinese
2925 Finnish 2957 Greek 2987 Traditional Chinese
2928 French 2961 Hebrew 2972 Thai
2940 French MNCS 2976 Hungarian 2905 Vietnamese
2929 German 2904 Latvian
2939 German MNCS 2903 Lithuanian
2958 Icelandic 2913 Macedonian
2932 Italian 2978 Polish
2942 Italian MNCS 2992 Romanian
2933 Norwegian 2979 Russian
2922 Portuguese 2914 Serbian
2996 Portuguese MNCS 2994 Slovakian
2931 Spanish 2911 Slovenian
2937 Swedish 2956 Turkish

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Modified date:
18 December 2024

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