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.

You might need to add more memory, or you might need to replace a tape drive that is not compatible with your target server. The unique requirements of the hardware feature will indicate when you change the hardware feature. Some examples are:

• If you have hardware features that will not work with i5/OS^® V5R4, you will need to replace these hardware features before upgrading the i5/OS release to V5R4.

• If you are adding a hardware feature that will work only with i5/OS V5R4, you will need to upgrade to V5R4 before adding the hardware features.

• If you have hardware features that will not work with the new server, you will need to replace these hardware features either before, or when you upgrade to the new server.

You may need to change more than one hardware feature. If you plan to upgrade both i5/OS and the server, ensure that all your hardware features are compatible with both i5/OS V5R4 and the new server. You should identify these hardware feature changes when you plan for your upgrade. For information about hardware features that you may need to replace, see the iSeries™ Upgrade Planning Web site.

Before you begin these tasks, be sure you have completed the necessary upgrade planning. Then, to change a hardware feature, perform the following tasks:

• Preparing to change the hardware feature
  Before you add or replace a hardware feature, follow these preparation procedures.

• Preparing to change the hardware feature for a partitioned server
  Before you add or replace a hardware feature for a partitioned server, follow these preparation procedures.

• Performing the hardware feature change
  To complete the hardware feature change, follow these guidelines.

• Performing resource management
  After you change a hardware feature, you might need to perform these completion tasks.

• Performing resource management for a partitioned server
  After you change a hardware feature, you might need to perform these completion tasks.

 

Parent topic:

Performing all upgrade tasks

Related concepts
Upgrade process IBM System i Support: Planning - Migration and upgrades Upgrade planning Performing the hardware feature change Performing resource management Performing resource management for a partitioned server

Related tasks
Performing all upgrade tasks Preparing to change the hardware feature Preparing to change the hardware feature for a partitioned server Adding or replacing a hardware feature

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