Preparing to install the i5/OS release

 

Perform these preparatory tasks before you schedule your i5/OS^® software installation. Allow ample time (a few weeks or days before the installation) to complete these tasks before you perform the actual installation tasks.

Careful, complete, and early preparation saves a considerable amount of time and can help make your software installation on your new system or logical partition run smoothly.

If you are setting up logical partitions, you will need to plan in advance of your installation and have a basic understanding of logical partitions, your software requirements, and your hardware requirements. For System i™ 8xx and earlier models, refer to the topic Plan for logical partitions . For IBM^® System i5™, System p5, and IBM eServer™ i5 and p5 systems, see the topic Planning for logical partitions . You can also have different release levels on different partitions. For directions on how to do these correctly for iSeries™ 8xx and earlier models, see the topic Logical partition release support .

• Verifying the contents of your software order
  To save you time and avoid frustration, verify that the contents of your i5/OS software order are correct before you start the installation.

• Performing initial installation tasks
  Before you install new software on your system, complete these initial installation tasks.

 

Parent topic:

Installing i5/OS and related software on a new system or logical partition