An observation, not an answer.
I believe the quoted URL giving "System i upgrades and conversion
availability list" is just a .xls view of _previously published_ upgrade
availability [& withdrawal] information. It is unclear to me why so
many entries would record 01-Oct-2007 as a "end of offering date" value;
perhaps it was an error in generating the data, whereby the update left
all of the cells for condition /date has passed/ with the date of the
last update.? Regardless, as previously withdrawn, I do not expect
there is any "new ruling" with regard to the upgrade.
The noted conversion was withdrawn in "Effective October 1, 2004"
according to a search of Announcement letters at either
http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/index.wss or the advanced search at
http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/index.wss?buttonpressed=NAV002PT090
searching on...
Title: hardware withdrawal
Contents: 840 9406 Model Conversion 2396 2437
That search gave amongst the results:
5. Hardware withdrawal: Selected IBM eServer iSeries products
Announcement Letters 79% 05-11-2004 ZG03-0446
6. Hardware withdrawal: Selected IBM eServer iSeries products
-- Replacements available
Announcement Letters 78% 05-04-2004 904-085
ENUS904-085.PDF 19 KB
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct01003c/cgi-bin/common/ssi/ssialias?infotype=an&subtype=ca&htmlfid=897/ENUS904-085&appname=gpa&language=enus#Product
Additionally:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp0322.pdf
"Upgrades within iSeries 270, 820, 830, and 840 servers are not
supported as of 01 October 2004. Upgrades to the iSeries 820, 830, and
840 servers are not supported as of 21 November 2003. Upgrades from the
AS/400e™ 720, 730, and 740 servers are not supported as of 08 October
2003. Upgrades within and to the AS/400e 720, 730, and 740 servers, and
within the 250 models are not supported as of 02 July 2002. Upgrades
from and within other AS/400e servers were withdrawn earlier."
Regards, Chuck
midrange.com
