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IBM Power Systems

Move up to POWER7 and IBM i 7.1
Erik Rex
Cert. Consultant Specialist
Power IBM i
rex@dk.ibm.com

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IBM Power Systems

Effortless Currency after Incomparable longevity, reliability, and
investment protection

Running the business for 18 years on an
AS/400 Model F60 with OS/400 V3R2

Replaced by an IBM Power 720 with IBM i
7.1

Unsurpassed reliability, security, and
availability

IBM i architected for application
investment protection
IT Healthcare specialists: – Migration and Pre-testing completed in 5
– Hospitals days
– Elderly, disabled and child care
– Benchmarking Dramatic performance improvement,
– Thorough business analysis savings in energy, maintenance, and
space requirement of a 2-drawer file
cabinet


IBM Power Systems

The Future of IBM i

2008 2010 2011-13

RPG
RPG Cobol
Cobol Java
Java PHP
PHP

IBM i Next

Power and IBM ii Roadmaps
Power and IBM Roadmaps
Power Hypervisor

Power System Hardware

POWER4 POWER5 POWER6 POWER7 POWER8

2001 2004 2007 2010
Power Systems
IBM invested over $3.2B in POWER7
systems over the last 3.5 years.

IBM i – Enhancements since V5R4


IBM Power Systems

IBM i 5.4 Life Cycle*
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

EOM EOS EOL
5/2011 9/30/13 9/30/16

- Marketed and serviced

- Serviced only

- GTS Fee-based service

IBM i 5.4 has been in the market longer than any previous IBM i release

* All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.


IBM Power Systems

Clients are moving to IBM i 7.1

IBM i 5.4 IBM i 6.1 IBM i 7.1
Thousands of Clients running IBM i 7.1 Servers 14. Feb 21. Marts 23. April
2006 2008 2010
Over a third of Power systems shipping POWER7
with IBM i are shipping with 7.1
POWER6
IBM i Technology Refreshes JS12, 22, 23/43,
– Easier adoption of new I/O & PowerVM 550 560
capabilities POWER6
520, 550*, 570,
595

POWER5+

POWER5

800, 810, 825,
870, 890

270, 820, 830,
840


IBM Power Systems

IBM i Program conversion consideration

V5R4 Conversion
Machine code required
V5R4M0 or V5R4M5
Conversion
required

Conversion
V5R3
required
Machine code
V5R3M0 or V5R3M5

IBM i 6.1
Machine code
6.1.0 or 6.1.1

Refer to Redpaper IBM i Program Conversion: Getting Ready for 6.1 and Beyond
– http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/abstracts/redp4293.html

Verify third party software is supported on these releases


IBM Power Systems

IBM i Roadmap

2008 2010 2011-13

Technology Refresh

…..

Clients requesting fewer operating system releases and longer support cycles
Major release upgrades can be disruptive for a business

Interim technology refreshes will provide new functions
Simpler to install on a current release and less disruptive


IBM Power Systems

Building a Foundation for the Future

IBM i 6.1 Highlights
– Solid State Drive support with unique IBM i performance advantages

– Java Virtual Machine, shared with AIX & Linux

– Systems Director Navigator web-based console

– PowerHA disk clustering

– Support for BladeCenter

– SAN DS8000 performance optimization

– PowerVM virtual storage for i partitions

IBM i 6.1 is a cornerstone release for strategic initiatives which
follow.


IBM Power Systems

IBM i 7.1 and POWER7 deliver unbeatable combination

Over 150% performance improvement
IBM i 7.1
POWER7 delivers 15%
300000 improvement
delivers 56%
improvement
POWER6 and
Query Navigation Steps/hour

250000 5788 CPW
IBM i 6.1 per Core
deliver 59% 5788 CPW
200000 improvement per Core

150000
4575 CPW
100000 per Core
3550 CPW
50000 per Core

0
POWER5 8-Core POWER6 8-Core POWER7 8-Core POWER7 8-Core
IBM i V5R4 (model) IBM i 6.1 IBM i 6.1 IBM i 7.1

Source Data:
http://www.sap.com/solutions/benchmark/bixmlwo_results.htm
http://www.sap.com/solutions/benchmark/bid_results.htm


IBM Power Systems

Total integration with IBM i 7.1

Information into insights
Simplify supplier data exchange with native XML in DB2® for i

Data protection and compliance
Secure critical client data with DB2 column level encryption

Resiliency without downtime
Implement multi-site disaster recovery with PowerHA SystemMirror

Virtualization without limits
Test a new release with ease by hosting i 7.1 on a i 6.1 server

Management with automation
Reduce costs of fix management with IBM Systems Director

Workload optimizing systems
Automate exploitation of solid state drives


IBM Power Systems

IBM i - Technology Refresh

2008 2010 2011 2012 . . .

IBM i 6.1.1 TR 1 TR 2 TR 3 TR 4
April 24


IBM Power Systems

IBM i 7.1 Technology Refresh 1 – Oct. 2010
Virtual Media Auto-Changer
– Client partitions can change the image loaded in the server's IMGCLG.
– Customer Value: Load media into one partition's IMGCLG and do unattended installs of other IBM
i LPARs on the same box.

Virtual optical media library
– Migrate optical libraries into a virtual optical media library backed by disk.

Y4 Cryptographic card for IBM i customers
– PCIe attached so it can plug into the newer PCIe slots

Support for LTO5 in TS2900 Tape Library
– Low Profile Entry level Tape Library TS2900 will now support the newest LTO5 tape drive.
(Tucson will announce in Feb, IBM i GA will be in March for 6.1.1 and later.)

Full Network install
– Initial (scratch) install of an IBM i v7.1 system from a network device

Web Services - New client support – WSDL2RPG
• Call Web Services natively from RPG
• WSDL converted to native RPG to encapsulate Web Service call


IBM Power Systems

May 2011: Technology Refresh 2
Virtualization Enhancements
IBM i Suspend/Resume (Hibernation)
– Ability to suspend a partition and resume it from the suspend point
– Customer Value: Saves IPLs. Suspend before CEC maintenance, do the repair or CEC IPL and
then resume.

IBM i to IBM i Virt Tape
– Allow multiple IBM i partitions to share the tape drive owned by a different IBM i partition.
– Client partitions can be either 7.1 or 6.1 with 6.1.1 machine code.

I/O Performance – Multi-path
– New load balancing multi-path algorithm that tries to push more I/O down the faster path.
– Example: When using NPIV, running both disk and tape traffic on the same port more feasible
since the disk traffic will move off the port if the tape traffic starts slowing down the disk
performance.

DS5K NPIV support
– Allows better utilization of FC adapter/switch resources by using NPIV with the DS5300/DS5100.

PowerVM Redundant VIOS Support for IBM i on POWER Processor-Based Blades
– Available through the use of SDMC


IBM Power Systems

May 2011: Technology Refresh 2
Storage Announcements

SFF DASD Drawer
– SFF (Small Form Factor) SAS disk drawer that supports up to 24 SFF (2.5 inch) disks in a 2U 19
inch rack drawer.
– POWER6 and POWER7; IBM i 6.1.1 or 7.1

177 GB SFF SSD
– 2.5 times more capacity than existing 69 GB SSD
– Much improved cost per GB, and lower number of slots needed for same number of GB
– Just a few SSD reduce need for a large number of HDD, and often improve performance

571 GB 10K RPM SFF Disk Drive
– Lower cost per GB and more GB per 2U rack space

IBM i Disk Sanitizer PRPQ supports SSD
– Sanitize natively attached internal SSDs in CECs and Drawers


IBM Power Systems

IBM i 7.1 Technology Refresh 3 – October 2011
DB2 IBM i for Business Intelligence
• Security – Simplify Authentication with new keyword
• New solution from IBM
• SSD Asynchronous Table & Index Movement
• Low-cost value built solution (IBM i with Power System)
• DB2 Monitoring Tool Improvements – Filters
• Builds on popular DB2 Web Query
• Error Cases, Client IP Addresses, Group & User
• Start with Operational Reporting and optionally grow into
Profiles
Data Warehousing
IBM DB2 Web Query for i
Virtualization • Standard Edition bundle to provide customers with a
• Thin Provisioning for DS8700 and DS8800 storage servers, complete query reporting solution in a single, simplified
and for VIOS Shared Storage Pools ordering package.
• Virtual Partition Manager is enhanced to create IBM i • New interface that allows users to generate URLs to query
partitions reports for report
• For POWER6 and POWER7 Express Servers that
do not have an external management console.
• Enhancement to IBM i 7.1, the ability to create up PowerHA SystemMirror for i
to four IBM i partitions will be enabled in VPM.
• Support replication through V7000
• Support replication though SVC server
• Metro Mirror, Global Mirror and FlashCopy support
System and I/O Support
• New ’C’ models of IBM Power 710, 720, 730, 740, 770, and
780 servers with IBM i 7.1 and IBM i 6.1 with 6.1.1
• PCIe2 1.8 GB Cache RAID SAS Adapter Tri-Port 6 Gb Application Runtime Expert
(#5913) • Automate servicing of applications using scripting, CL
• SAS SFF 15K RPM 283 GB disk drive commands and SQL queries
• PCIe2 8x 4-port Fibre Channel Adapter (#5729)
• Bus level statistics for 12x loops
• Ethernet link aggregation improves throughput and Zend Server Community Edition
reliability for up to 8 links • PHP environment preloaded with IBM I
• Share physical Ethernet connections across partitions with • New extensions and toolkit for accessing DB2 for i
Ethernet layer-2 bridging


IBM Power Systems

Ibm i 7.1 Technology Refresh 4 - GA 24/4 2012

IBM i and PowerVM for Virtualization
Delivers the next step for cloud implementation
Live
Drive systems to 90%+ utilization Partition
Performance without penalty Mobility
Storage-based
Virtual Image
Deployment
Suspend
Resume
Network
Install
IBM i
Virtualized
I/O
Dynamic
Resource
Sharing
Consolidate via
Virtual Images


IBM Power Systems

IBM i Technology Refresh 4 - Highlights
Moving running workloads from one machine to another with
Live Partition Mobility delivers the next step for cloud
environments
DB2 for i enhancements improve performance as well as
Virtualized SAN and Network Infrastructure
delivering additional security, error monitoring and SQL
functions

DB2 WebQuery for i simplifies ordering with Express and
Standard offerings
New options in Application Runtime Expert allow access to
the tool without granting high security levels

IBM i Workload Groups allows clients to license SWG products
at "less than capacity" level
• PowerHA for IBM i now includes support for Advanced Copy
Service for IBM Storage Systems Storwize V7000 and San
Volume Controller (SVC)


IBM Power Systems

Live Partition Mobility for IBM i

Improves service levels for IBM i workloads
– Business and IT security and resiliency are as critical as ever, and must
be dynamic and intelligent in order to match the speed of business
change
– PowerVM Live Partition Mobility
Move running IBM i partitions between systems
Eliminate planned outages and balance workloads across systems
VIOS is required



IBM Power Systems

DB2 for i Enhancements Row Lock Performance

250
Significant functional enhancements 228

– Short names
200
– Where used information
– Support for JDBC 4.1 specification
150
SQL enhancements Minutes
Before
– Subselect After
100
– RUNSQL command
Security enhancements 50
– Object Auditing Control 12
Performance improvements 0
– based on analysis of index statistics
DB Management Improvements
– adding SYSDISKSTAT catalog to QSYS
library
Enhanced SQL Error Reporting using
monitor records


IBM Power Systems

DB2 Web Query – Intuitive, Insightful, Extensible

Authoring Tool
Authoring Tool
IBM DB2 WebQuery
“Intuitive”
“Intuitive”

Reports & Graphs
Reports & Graphs
“Flexible delivery”
“Flexible delivery”
• New Express and Standard Offerings
• Simplify packaging
• Core-based licensing
Dashboards
Dashboards
• More granular user security
“Insightful”
“Insightful”

OLAP
OLAP
“Extensible”
“Extensible”


IBM Power Systems

Web Integration Enhancements

Java 7 5761-JV1 Options 14 & 15
– 32 and 64 bit version Java 7 runtime engine
– Available only on IBM i 7.1

XML Service GA Dec 2011
– New Open Source tool to access Native IBM i objects from any language
– Access RPG programs from PHP, RUBY, or other languages
– Use in a Tier 1 or Tier 2 environment


IBM Power Systems

Application Runtime Expert for i

Application Runtime Expert for i
– *ALLOBJ special authority NO longer
required
– Uses the Web Admin Permissions support
– Review and compare content within spool
files from CL commands
– Archive the spool file content created on
remote system by CL command call
– Console passwords maintained per session


IBM Power Systems

IBM i Access Client Solutions

New Java based iAccess solution
– Runs on any platform with Java
• Windows PC
• Linux
• MAC

Popular iAccess Functions
– 5250 Display and Print Emulation
– Data Transfer (*.ods & *.xlsx)
– IBM i System 5250 Console

Portable solution – NO Install!
– Load solution on thumb drive!

Open Beta
– Any customers interested in
participating?


IBM Power Systems

Application Management Tool Set

NEW Product for Managing and Editing
– Control Language (CL) source code (scripts)
– Work with Libraries & Objects
Targeted for the Administrator or Super User
– Perform various system and application
administration tasks
Low Cost
– Tier priced based on Serial number


IBM Power Systems

IBM i Workload Groups – Enhanced Management & Licensing

Workload Groups new capabilities to manage/license workloads
on IBM i
– Limit the number of cores that are used by specific applications
within single system/partition/subsystem
– Limits placed at the whole processor-core level
– Applications licensed for the number of capped cores
– Can cap a single job or all jobs/threads in a subsystem

IBM i Today IBM i with Workload Groups

Application #1= 6 Cores Application #1 = 3 Cores

Application #2 = 6 Cores Application #2 = 4 Cores

IBM i = 6 Cores IBM i = 6 Cores

IBM i System / Partition / Subsystem IBM i System / Partition / Subsystem

https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/wikis/home?lang
=en#/wiki/IBM%20i%20Technology%20Updates/page/IBM%20i%20workload%20groups

IBM Power Systems

New I/O Support for IBM i

New SFF SSD:
– 2X performance 2X capacity
– Better price performance

High performance low profile SAS SSD Adapter
– RAID 5/6 with just one adapter (vs two)
– May lower the cost for SSD configuration

New lower price, 4-port 1Gb LAN adapter
– Native support plus support through VIOS
– Replaces existing 2-port and 4-port LAN adapters in most
POWER7 proposals

New DAT160 USB-attached tape drive config option
– for Power 720/740/750 HH bay of system unit
– Supported through VIOS
– Potentially improves performance for saves/restores


IBM Power Systems

World Class eMLC SSD Performance

Note these are drive specific measurements and projections which can vary from what you might experience. The values assume
528 byte sectors running RAID-0 with no protection. Hypothetically if measured with 512 byte sectors (unsupported by IBM) as
done
by most SSD vendors, values would be even higher. The values are highly workload dependent. Factors such as read/write mix,
random/non-random data, drive cache hits/misses, data compressibility in the drive controller, large/small block, type of RAID or
mirroring protection, etc will change these values. These values are produced by a server with plenty of processor, memory and
controller resources to push this much I/O into the SSD. Most client system applications don’t push SSD nearly this hard

IBM Power Systems

Move up to POWER7 and IBM i 7.1


IBM Power Systems

Planning for IBM i upgrades

Planning critical for a successful upgrade to a new release
– IBM i information center is the starting point for information
• IBM i 7.1 Installing, upgrading, or deleting IBM i and related software
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v7r1m0/topic/rzahc/rzahc1.htm
• IBM i 7.1 Memo to Users
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v7r1m0/topic/rzahg/rzahgmtu.htm
• IBM i 6.1 Installing, upgrading, or deleting IBM i and related software
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v6r1m0/topic/rzahc/rzahc1.htm
• IBM i 6.1 Memo to Users
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v6r1m0/topic/rzahg/rzahgmtu.htm
NOTE: If skipping a release review the Memo-to-Users and the Installing, upgrading or deleting IBM i and
related software sections for conversion and compatibility information that will apply even when skipping a
release.
– IBM i Upgrade planning
http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/index.html
• This site provides information on Power systems running the IBM i operating system and products or features
which may not be supported in future releases of IBM i or on future product offerings
– IBM Pre-Upgrade Verification tool
http://www-
912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.nsf/1ac66549a21402188625680b0002037e/5a6b33f04dcc093a8625736a00590072?
OpenDocument&Highlight=2,pruv
• ‘As-is’ tool developed by IBM to help ensure a successful IBM i (i5/OS) upgrade


IBM Power Systems

Considerations for deciding which release

Clustering only supports N-1 upgrades
– Can do the N-2 upgrades but will have to rebuild clusters

What release 3rd party software is supported on

IBM i 7.1 will support new hardware with Technology Refreshes
– http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/techrefresh/index.html
– Perm applies needed PTFs for hardware support

Refreshes of the machine code and operating system are done for
– Support of new hardware (for a new partition install, need a machine code media that
has hardware support permanently applied and the operating system image that it was
tested with)
– Aged PTFs are included in the refresh (reduces time of install)
– Information center topic Replacing Licensed Internal Code and IBM i of the same
version and release has instructions for installing a refresh
– http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/resave/index.html


IBM Power Systems

Outline* of Major IBM i Planning or Pre-Upgrade Tasks
A.) Use key planning documents: Info Center (e.g. Install Guide), Memo to Users and
Planning website,
– If needed IBM ITSO Redpaper: IBM i Program Conversion: Getting Ready for i5/OS V6R1 and beyond

B.) Verify server firmware requirements and read applicable PSP (Preventive Service
Planning) documents
- IBM Prerequisite website
https://www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eServerPrereq.nsf
C.) Read applicable Info APARs -- e.g. II14310 (Required PTFs for 6.1)
II14482 (Required PTFs for 7.1)S
D.) Order latest CUMe package for release you are going to
E.) “Prepare for Install PTFs” are required system before using the Prepare for Install menu
option (see info APARs listed above)
F.) Review Software Stack (for each LPAR)
– Third Party Vendors
– License Program Products
– Middleware
G.) Consider using virtual image catalog for upgrade (see info APARs listed above for PTFs
are required for source releases)
– See document at ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/systems/support/power/i/nfs_optical upgrade.pdf for
more information

H.) Use Collection Services to collect performance data on current release
I.) Verify contents of the software media that was shipped
J.) Accept Software Agreements before upgrading (GO LIGPGM and then Option 5:
Prepare for Install)
•Note: This is not anapply PTFstask list –Info Center ASP storage documentation
K.) Permanently all-inclusive (frees up system install/upgrade for a faster install)
L.) Clean-up spool files
TIP: To make upgrade planning easier --- take advantage of the IBM Pre-Upgrade Verification Tool!
M.) Ensure a current back-up of partition/system

IBM Power Systems

Electronic Software Download

IBM i 6.1 and 7.1

IBM i preloaded on newly
purchased Power Systems

http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/ess


IBM Power Systems

Moving up to POWER7

Mark Olson
WW Power Systems Product Manager


IBM Power Systems

Power Systems Power 795

Power 770

Power 750

Power 720/740

Power 710/730
PS Blades


IBM Power Systems


Power 780

CPW is often less relevant in
picking the right server Power 770

Max CPW
Power 750

1,000,000+
Power 720/740 363,000
321,000
183,200 550,700

Power 710/730
PS Blades
97,700
97,700

110,000


IBM Power Systems

Max CPW – POWER5 Through POWER7

POWER7

POWER6
Power 795
Power 780 1,000,000+
POWER5
363,000-
Power 770 555,700
321,000
Power 750
183,200
Power 595
294,700
Power
730 / 740 Power 570
Power 97,700 103,800
710 / 720 Power 550
46,300 37,950
PS 7xx
110,000 Power 520 Power 595
18,300 216,000
Power 570
76,900
JSxx Power 550
24,050 Power 520 14,000
7,100


IBM Power Systems


Power 780

Memory & I/O & GHz are
important POWER7 Power 770
selection factors
Power 750
GHz
Memory 3.7-4.25 GHz
3.8–4.1 GHz
I/O loops 3.1 – 3.5 GHz 1,000,000+
64GB - 8 TB
Power 720/740 64GB – 4TB
3.0 – 3.55 GHz 64GB – 4TB Max 8 - 32
181,000 Max 2 - 8
8 - 512 GB Max 2 - 8

Max 1 - 2
Power 710/730
PS Blades
3.0 – 3.7 GHz
97,700
3.0 – 3.7 GHz 8 - 512 GB
97,700
4 - 256 GB Max 0 - 1 - 2

0

2.4 - 3 GHz
76,300
8 - 512 GB
n/a

IBM Power Systems

Power 720 and Power 740

Power 720 Power 740
4U rack or tower 4U rack or tower
4, 6, 8, core options 4, 6, 8, 12, 16 core options
3.0 GHz 3.3, 3.7, or 3.55 GHz
3 years HW warranty 3 years HW warranty

4-core 6-, 8-core 4-, 6-, 8-core 8-, 12-, 16-core
64GB max memory 256GB max memory 256GB max memory 512GB max memory
0 Disk-only drawers Disk-only drawers Disk-only drawers Disk-only drawers
0 PCI I/O drawers PCI I/O drawers PCI I/O drawers PCI I/O drawers
0 I/O loops Up to 1 I/O loop Up to 1 I/O loop Up to 2 I/O loop
Max 9+1 PCI slots Max 29+1 PCI slots Max 29+1 PCI slots Max 54+1 PCI slots
Max 8 disk slots Max 380 disk slots Max 380 disk slots Max 415 disk slots
P05 IBM i tier P10 IBM i tier P20 IBM i tier P20 IBM i tier


IBM Power Systems

October 2011 Power 720 / 740 Enhancements

✓Power 720: New Model: E4C
✓Power 740: New Model: E6C
✓2X Memory (Up to 512 GB)
✓5 PCIe Gen2 Slots
Plus 6th slot for Ethernet adapter
Plus optional 4 additional Gen2 slots
✓Same GHz options
✓Same number cores
✓Same number loops / I/O drawers
✓Same number SAS drives
✓New Business Intelligence Editions


IBM Power Systems

PCI Adapters (as of November 2011)
Type adapter PCI-X PCIe
LAN (Ethernet) 1 Gb & 10 Gb 1 Gb & 10 Gb Gen2

2-port & 4-port 2-port
WAN / Comm
(SNA only with IOP) (No SNA)
SCSI
Tape/disk 0 cache Y No plans
Disk medium cache Y 90 MB No plans
Disk big cache Y 1500 MB No plans
SAS
Tape/disk 0 cache Y Y
Disk medium cache No 175 MB Y 380 MB
Gen2
Disk big cache Y 1500 MB Y 1800 MB Oct
Gen2
Fibre Channel 4 Gb 4 Gb & 8 Gb
FCoE (or FCoEE) N Y
Twinax (IBM i) Y, with IOP No plans
iSCSI Y No adapter plans
IXS (IBM i) Y with IOP No adapter plans
USB (AIX) 2-port 4-port
Crypto Y Y
SSD on Adapter N Y

IBM Power Systems

I/O Migration/Upgrade Considerations

POWER5 POWER6 POWER7

HSL / RIO HSL / RIO ---
I/O loops
--- 12X* 12X*
PCI-X PCI-X PCI-X (I/O drawer only**)
PCI cards
--- PCIe PCIe
SCSI mostly SCSI SCSI limited
Disk
SAS SAS mostly SAS mostly
SAS-bay-based
SSD --- SAS-bay-based
PCIe-based
IOP-based
yes yes limited no
adapters
Evolving I/O technologies is to be expected and
desired. But as you would also expect, it requires
planning to ensure smooth upgrades/migrations.
* 12X loop is either all PCIe or all PCI-X
** Power 750 is exception with some PCI-X slots in CEC

IBM Power Systems

More Information on Upgrades

Work with your sales team
InfoCenter manuals
IBM i Upgrade planning web sites
– www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/index.html
• This site provides information on Power systems running the IBM i operating
system and products or features which may not be supported in future releases of
IBM i or on future product offerings
– www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/sod2.html (see also the handy listing of
devices “not supported” list in the “additional information” on this page)
IBM Pre-Upgrade Verification tool
– www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eServerPrereq.nsf
– Tool helps ensure a successful IBM i (i5/OS) upgrade
SPT – Systems Planning Tool
Announcement Letters / Sales manuals / Red books


IBM Power Systems

What are you waiting for…..

Recommending to all our customers to upgrade to 6.1 since
Spring 2008.

Recommending to all our customers to upgrade to 7.1 since
last summer.

Every upgrade has been successful and the secret is……..
preparation and planning.

If you are looking at POWER7 hardware you will need to be at
6.1.1 or 7.1.

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IBM Power Systems

Analyze Object Convert

Most important planning step
– 2 Months before: Run ANZOBJCVN to see what issues you
might have.
– Iterative process

*COLLECT in batch
*REPORT
– *CVNPRB
– *LIBSUM

Going from V5R4 to 7.1 (Skipping 6.1) requires you to
perform this as well.

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IBM Power Systems

IBM i 6.1 or 7.1?

Always go to the latest release if you can.

Ask your third party vendors what release they support.

If using Websphere 6.1 or 7.0 then IBM i 7.1 is ok.

If using JAVA, gone in IBM i 7.1 is Classic Java 1.4 (option 6), 5.0 (option 7), and
6.0 (option 10).

Gone in 7.1 is Anynet – Easy conversion to Enterprise Extenders beforehand.

Websphere MQ 6 not supported on 7.1, upgrade to 7.0.1 of MQ.

Domino 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 8.5 upgrade to IBM i 6.1, Domino 8.5.1 or 8.5.2 upgrade to
IBM i 7.1.

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IBM Power Systems

What you need to start

Order (download or physical media) 6.1 or 7.1 about 4 weeks before your
planned upgrade date.
Read Preventive Service Planning PTF 6.1: SF98610 7.1: SF98710
Read Informational APAR 6.1: II14310 & 7.1: II14482
Verify software order.
Download & install keys
Validate FSP Firmware levels
Manuals:
– IBM i Installing, Upgrading, or deleting IBM i and related software. 6.1:
SC41-5120-10. 7.1: SC41-5120-11
– Memo to Users: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v7r1m0/topic/rzaq9/rzaq9.pdf

PTFs order about 2 weeks before the upgrade.
Plan Save strategy for before and after the upgrade.
Determine dedicated system time required.

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IBM Power Systems

9 Key Points to take home

ANZOBJCVN, ANZOBJCVN, ANZOBJCVN !!!
Get the required PTFs on your system before the upgrade
(from Informational APARs).
Read Memo to Users.
Check FSP Firmware minimum levels.
Have a Good FULL Backup right before the upgrade.
Have license keys and new PTFs available.
Install PTFs (Cumulative, Hiper, Groups) after verification.
Conversions need to complete afterwards.
SAVE 22 or Full save after the conversions.

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