Before you begin to change the primary language

Consider this information before you change the primary language on your system or IBM® i logical partition.

Before you begin to change the primary language, read the topic, Globalization and IBM i software installation.

Obtain either of the following media:

A complete set of the primary language media, which includes the Licensed Internal Code media and the IBM i (5770-SS1) media. Use either the steps in this topic collection (Changing the primary language) or, if you want to change your primary language as part of a release upgrade, then refer to Upgrading or replacing software using automatic installation or Upgrading or replacing software using manual installation.
Secondary language media.You need to ensure that the media contains the secondary language. Follow the instructions for using secondary language media in Changing the primary language.

The release and modification of your system must be the same as the release and modification of your secondary language media.

If you have not already done so, complete the tasks in Preparing to install the IBM i release.