Re: i5 and Linux

[Larry Bolhuis <lbolhuis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> First things first an "i5" must be sold with an i5/OS on it to be 
called an i5 (ie 9406)

Makes sense but there is no requirement that you must RUN that 
partition. It's your box. However I understand that some functions to 
require one OS/400... oops i5/OS partition so you likely will want to.

> I'm being told that Linux will no longer run as a "Guest" running on 
top of i5/OS.
> It will run "Native" as a LPAR Partition as will AIX

This is incorrect. You will have the choice of hosted or non-hosted 
Linux partitions on i5. That is, you can configure linux partitions to 
have no native disk, tape, or network cards, or it's own disk adapters, 
tape, and ethernet cards or any combination between.

Linux never really ran 'on top of' OS/400, rather Linux just utilized an 
OS/400 virtual SCSI adapter to see disk, a virtual LAN to see the 
network, and the virtual SCSI again to see tape drives.  This doesn't 
change. In fact on i5 you must create the virtual SCSI, LAN, and Serial 
cards to support Linux.

> Linux and AIX won't be supported on the i5 until 3rd Quarter

True.

>  How this will affect Linux on 8xx hardware running 5.3, I don't know

Should be no problem. Wait, I've done it already! No changes. The issue 
for Linux is the POWER5 processor needing a new Linux Kernel.

 - Larry

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