Re: Reinstalling IBM i 7.3?

Unfortunately, I'm on a POWER7 8202-E4B, so I can't run 7.4.

I do understand that 7.3 is EOM, but I still think it's worth learning. Sure, new features are in 7.4+ but if / when I find a role in a organization running i, basic administration and development will be the same, and I can learn the new parts.

I do have a pub400 account too - and it's super valuable for working on 7.5.

Thanks,

Rob

On Wed, Apr 30, 2025, at 9:07 AM, Rob Berendt wrote:

Executive Summary: Go to 7.4

Details: Not sure if IBM is even doling out new keys for 7.3. I'm pretty
sure that is what they mean by "End Of Marketing". You might want to
consider 7.4. Oh, and MASSIVE CLUE. April 2026 will be 3 years after the
EOM of 7.3 so what do you think will happen in less than a year for 7.4?
I'm betting the ranch that this September IBM will announce: 1 - EOM for
7.4 will be April 2026, 2 - EOS of 7.4 will be September 2026.
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/668157


On Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM Robert Roland via MIDRANGE-L <
midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi there,

I'm working on reinstalling IBM i 7.3 from scratch because I hit my 70 day
eval window on DB2 and ILE (I have a permanent OS license). I did the IPL
from a USB drive, and it says it reinstalled, but it came back up with my
system configuration (and expired licenses). I am trying to work with
Midland to buy an RDi/ILE license, but IBM is being difficult about this.

Apparently DB2 and Query for i are free nowadays, but you still need
license keys (or a PTF?) but I don't have access to those.

Do I need to load the diagnostic DVD and format the array first to get a
clean reinstall?

Any pointers here would help!

Thanks,

Rob
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