Re: i5/OS and OS/400 level mapping

[Kirk Goins <kgoins@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I hate to burst any bubbles, but the 515 and 525 Do Not need V5R4M5 as 
teh chart lists. They need V5R4M0 with the correct RS levels.



rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> IBM updated this website (at my request) to include:
> - 515
> - 525
> - footnotes to which machines required a M5 level of the OS
> and they also added the new P6 hardware.
> http://www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/osmapping.html
>
> Interesting facts:
>
> Which release heralded the arrival of the most hardware?
> - V4R1:  9 models
> - V5R3 and M5:  5 models
> - V5R2:  4 models
> - a few ties for 3 models
> - "Next Release" (V6R1) so far, no models.
>
> Which release killed off the most models?
> - V5R3:  10 models
> - V5R2:  7 models
> - "Next Release" (V6R1):  1 model
> - V4R1:  not a one.  Strange, when it leads the list in new hardware.
>
> Granted, it's all RISC based and we all know that V3R6 killed off CISC 
> boxes.
>
> Rob Berendt
>