Related information for Installing, upgrading, or deleting IBM i and related software

This document provides information about software and hardware changes that might potentially affect your system operations.

(V5R4 to 7.1 upgrade) This IBM Redpaper publication contains suggestions and instructions for analyzing and converting programs for V6R1.

This IBM Redpaper publication provides a product overview of POWER® hardware and software capabilities.

This book is used for planning and implementation considerations when booting to IBM i from the load-source disk unit that is attached via the 2847 I/O processor.

This Web site contains tools and resources such as preventive service planning (PSP) information and authorized problem analysis reports (APARs) that help you with your software installation.

This Web site provides links to a variety of planning tools and information. The page on Upgrade planning - IBM i and OS/400® level mapping shows which releases of IBM i or OS/400 are supported by each of the RISC models.

This Web site provides product previews, Statements of Directions, and information about products or features that might not be supported in future releases of the IBM i operating system or on future IBM i models.

This Web site provides information on Electronic Service Agent, which is part of the IBM i operating system. Electronic Service Agent provides a hardware problem reporting function that predicts and prevents hardware errors by early detection of potential problems, downloads, fixes, and automatically calls IBM Service when necessary. Supplemental service information to aid in problem determination is sent and made available to IBM support centers for timely and proactive problem resolution.

From this Web site you can download licensed programs, manage your software keys, and manage your Proofs of Entitlement. If you have a Software Maintenance Agreement (SWMA), you can order software upgrades.

This Web site provides additional information on downloading IBM licensed programs and preparing for installation.

This topic collection contains considerations for setting up and using IBM i client logical partitions on system hardware, such as the IBM BladeCenter blade server. You can use the Hardware Management Console (HMC) or IBM Integrated Virtualization Manager to manage IBM i client logical partitions.

This category contains information about how to plan a backup and recovery strategy, how to set up disk protection for your data, how to back up your system, and how to control your system shutdown in the event of a failure. It also includes information about the Backup, Recovery, and Media Services plug-in to System i Navigator.

This topic collection contains information about IBM i basic operations, concepts, and analyzing and reporting system problems.

The Distributing software topic collection describes how you can distribute some or all of the programs on a system, including the operating system, to another system.

The Logical partitions topic collection describes how you distribute resources within a single system to make it function as if it were two or more independent systems.

This topic collection indicates how you can manage and maintain fixes and licensed programs in your network.

The Storage solutions category steps you through the world of system storage. It helps you make choices about which storage technologies are right for your company now and which technologies might be useful in the future.