Performing all upgrade tasks
Use this topic, which is a complete list of all the possible upgrade tasks, if you are using a CD-ROM or PDF version of the information. This list of tasks is not customized for your upgrade.
This topic contains all of the tasks for upgrading both a nonpartitioned and a partitioned server. To get a list of tasks specific to your upgrade, you can use the interactive interview to customize your upgrade tasks.
In this topic you will also see the tasks for upgrading both a nonpartitioned server and a partitioned server.
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- Adding or replacing a hardware feature
You might need to change one or more hardware features to satisfy capacity and compatibility requirements before you upgrade to V5R4 and to the new server.- Activating all standby processors
Capacity on Demand offers you the capability to dynamically activate one or more central processors of select servers. If you are upgrading from a server that is enabled for Capacity on Demand and you have standby processors that have not been activated, activate all of these processors before upgrading your software or server.- Upgrading to i5/OS Version 5 Release 4
To complete the software upgrade, perform these tasks.- Converting expansion units for a partitioned server
When performing any of the following expansion unit conversions in a partitioned environment, it is essential that detailed planning is performed before starting the expansion unit conversion.- Upgrading the server
Follow these procedures to upgrade to a new iSeries™ server.
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Performing the upgrade on your iSeriesRelated concepts
Activating all standby processors Performing resource management Performing resource management for a partitioned server