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Version 3 software users may have some System Product Division (SPD)
hardware that is not supported by these PCI changes. Your IBM
representative can use marketing tools to get more information about these
changes:
On a VM system type:
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v The prerequisite for migrating SPD book-type adapter cards is a Model S20, S30,
S40, SB1, 620, 640, 650, 720, 730, or 740.
v There is concurrent disk unit maintenance.
v You must upgrade any 266 MB expansion unit to 1063 MB.
v You can use the alternate IPL device (see “Installing from an Alternate
Installation Device” on page 10) function for any installation or recovery that
requires replacing Licensed Internal Code or other licensed programs. Some
models might require an alternate installation device. You can use this device
for installing distribution tapes that were created by a central site, or for
recovery, using a SAVSYS tape.
Note: In Models S10, S20, 600, 620 and 720, the input-output processor (IOP) to
which certain older tape devices connect, require an expansion unit in
order to use the devices. The following tape devices are affected: 2440,
3422, 3430, 3480, 9347, 7208-002, and some models of 3490. Other 7208
models and 3490 models Exx, C11, and C22 are supported without an
expansion unit. Models 3490 C1A and C2A can be converted to Small
Computer Systems Interface (SCSI) format, which is supported without an
expansion unit. If you use older tape devices as alternate installation
devices, on Models S10, S20, 600,620 and 720, you need the expansion
unit. You need to set up the devices as alternate installation devices.
v Models Sxx and 6xx have a new internal-external SCSI input-output adapter.
v You cannot upgrade an AS/400 Advanced Series to an AS/400 Advanced Server.
You cannot update an AS/400 Advanced Server to an AS/400 Advanced Series.
v Be aware that upgrades to an AS/400 may require wiring changes to the
building. For more information, see the AS/400 Technical Studio.
The customer should work with the marketing representative to schedule a
system assurance meeting to review all of the following activities.
Note: This meeting should include the customer, IBM marketing representative,
hardware service representative, software service representative, and any
non-IBM software service representative.
v Review memory considerations as follows:
– Net-priced main storage feature exchanges are not available when upgrading
to another AS/400 PowerPC AS model. In addition, you cannot exchange
AS/400 memory cards for credit toward the purchase of newer or larger
AS/400 memory cards. To reduce the necessity for future memory exchanges,
the customer should order sufficient memory card sizes for future growth
requirements.
– Main storage for AS/400 400
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, 500, and 530 is not compatible with each other.
– Main storage for AS/400 40S, 50S, and 53S, are not compatible with each
other.
– You must plug in main storage cards in equally-sized pairs for the Model 500
Feature Processor 2142. Therefore, it might not be possible to reuse all of the
main storage cards from the previous feature processor (2140 or 2141).
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