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Installation planning
Plan for power needs and server location; review cabling, hardware specifications, setup instructions and PC requirements; and prepare for clustering, Internet connections and rack mounting.
IBM Power server install information is located in IBM Documentation under IBM Power10 documentation or your server of choice.
Logical partitions
Understand how to plan and set up partitions. This includes partitioning by using a Hardware Management Console (HMC) or Virtual Partition Manager (VPM), and creating partitions on new and old IBM models. Logical partition information is located in IBM Documentation under IBM Power10 or IBM Power9. Search on logical partitioning or HMC within the machine type model you are interested in.
Additional information
The ESS web site allows you to register and administer customer numbers associated with your software products and software maintenance products associated to your hardware serial numbers. Documentation shipped with your IBM i software order will provide you with the information required to register at the ESS web site and overview available support. Once registered, the following ESS applications provide functional support for you to access and manage the software products you have licensed from IBM: software entitlements, software keys, software release upgrade, electronic software download, and software maintenance inventory.
Entitled Software Support (ESS)
IBM Power Prerequisites
This tool provides compatibility information for the various features and hardware of your system, including which fixes and software levels are required.
IBM i Solution Editions
The IBM i Solution Editions are designed to help you take advantage of the combined experience and expertise of IBM and independent software vendors (ISVs) in building business value with your IT investments. Through innovation and technology leadership, IBM i Solution Editions help provide maximum flexibility in operating system and application choice to help your business grow as your needs evolve.
Flexible Capacity on Demand for IBM Power Systems
Some power systems allow you to easily activate dormant processor and memory resources within your system, without taking your system or application down. Whether your need is temporary or permanent; the solution is fast and easy.
IBM i Resaves
Resaves provide support for new hardware, critical fixes in the system install media, and a reduced "total install time" by reducing the time to install PTF CUM packages.
IBM i Technology Refresh
A Technology Refresh is a collection of operating system software that is developed together, packaged together, tested together, and delivered together as a PTF Group for a base release.
Preventive Service Planning (PSP) information
Lists Cumulative PTF packages, high impact and pervasive problems (HIPERs), Service Packs and Group PTFs for installation, upgrades and ongoing maintenance.
Memos to users
This information describes the changes that could affect your programs or system operations. Use the information in these memorandums to prepare for changes on your current release and to use the new release.
Additional resources
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