IBM i integration with BladeCenter and System x

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[NEW] Withdrawal of Support Announcement

Integrated Server Support for IBM i (5770-SS1 option 29)
Effective December 23, 2022, IBM will no longer support the Integrated Server Support for IBM i.
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/i-73-miscellaneous-products-eom-ongoing-lifecycle-management

Stabilization Announcement

The IBM i Integrated Server solution has been stabilized and will only be supporting the hardware and operating system versions that are currently listed in the iSCSI Solution Guide.
•     There are no new planned enhancements to the IBM i Integrated Server product.
•     There are no plans to support any new System x hardware.
•     There are no plans to support any non-IBM hardware.
•     There are no plans to support any additional operating systems.
•     There are no plans to support IBM i 7.3.
Details on the supported hardware models and operating system versions can be found at the solution guide.

• Customers looking for storage integration alternatives are recommended to instead leverage a Storwize V3700 or V7000 SANs via iSCSI or fiber channel attachment. Details on the alternative SAN solutions can be found at:
  •   Storwize V3700: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/disk/storwize_v3700/index.html
  •   Storwize V7000: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/disk/storwize_v7000/index.html

Storage migration can be done using a X86 based techniques, for example, Windows Robocopy or some other Windows based backup/restore mechanisms, VMware storage VMotion or VMware vSphere replication etc. If additional assistance is required, please contact intwin@us.ibm.com.

Customers looking for user profile integration alternatives are recommended to instead leverage a Single sign-on environment.  Details on the alternative Single sign-on solution can be found at:
  IBM i OS r7.2 > Security > Single sign-on:

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_72/rzamz/rzamzsso.htm

Additionally, the IBM i Lab Services team also has tools and a practice that can assist you with this transition.

 http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/services/labservices/platforms/labservices_power.html

[End of the Stabilization Announcement]

Solution Guide and Work Sheets Download

systems_po​wer_ibmi_i​scsi_solut​ion_guide.​pdf

systems_power_ibmi_iscsi_solution_work_sheets.pdf

Enhancements for the IBM i integration with BladeCenter and System x (integrated server support) solution are listed in the table below.

Many of these enhancements are delivered using the IBM i PTF groups listed for each release. "Base" indicates that the enhancement is included in the base release and "-" indicates that the enhancement is not available for the release.

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