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<h1 class="topictitle1">Evaluate the hardware limitations of the iSeries servers</h1>
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<div><p>The 6xx, 7xx, Sxx, 8xx, and 890 n-way base servers support logical
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partitions (LPAR).</p>
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<p>However, the 6xx, 7xx, and Sx0 models do not support the shared processor
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pool or Linux<sup>®</sup> in
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a secondary partition.</p>
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<p>For upgrade customers, the current physical placement of hardware may restrict
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your configuration choices. For server-specific information, consult the Technical
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information section on the <a href="http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/lpar" target="_blank">Logical Partition</a> <img src="www.gif" alt="Link outside Information Center" /> web site, and contact your business partner, marketing
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representative, or service specialist.</p>
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<p>Be sure that you have the right hardware and software for your server.
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The following table list the LPAR hardware function by model.</p>
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<p><strong>Available hardware function, listed by model:</strong></p>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><thead align="left"><tr><th valign="top" id="d0e47"> Hardware function </th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e49"> AS/400e™ models
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Sx0, 6xx, and 7xx </th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e54"> iSeries™ model
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820, 830, and 840 </th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e59"> iSeries model
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270 </th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e64">iSeries model
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890 </th>
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</thead>
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<tbody><tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e47 ">Logical partitioning</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e49 ">With Version 4 Release 4 (V4R4) through V5R2 in the primary partition:<ul><li>S20 processor feature codes 2165, 2166, 2170, 2177, 2178</li>
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<li>S30 processor feature codes 2258, 2259, 2260, 2320, 2321, 2322</li>
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<li>S40 all processor features</li>
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<li>620 processor feature code 2182</li>
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<li>640 processor feature codes 2238, 2239</li>
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<li>650 all processor features</li>
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</ul>
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<p>With V4R4 and later in the primary partition:</p>
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<ul><li>720 processor features 2063, 2064</li>
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<li>730 processor features 2066, 2067, 2068</li>
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<li>740 all processor features</li>
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</ul>
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</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e54 ">With V4R5 in the primary partition: <ul><li>820 processor feature codes 2397, 2398, 2426, 2427</li>
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<li>830 all processor feature codes</li>
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<li>840 all processor feature codes</li>
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</ul>
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<p>With V5R1 and later in the primary partition:</p>
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<ul><li>820 all processor feature codes</li>
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<li>830 all processor feature codes</li>
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<li>840 all processor feature codes</li>
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</ul>
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</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e59 ">No LPAR support with V4R5 in the primary partition. <p>With V5R1 in
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the primary partition:</p>
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<ul><li>270 processor feature codes 2431, 2432, 2434, 2452, 2454</li>
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</ul>
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</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e64 ">With V5R2 and later in the primary partition: <ul><li>810 all processor feature codes </li>
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<li> 825 all processor feature codes </li>
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<li>870 all processor feature codes </li>
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<li>890 all processor feature codes </li>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e47 ">Shared processor pool</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e49 ">No</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e54 ">Yes</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e59 ">Yes</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e64 ">Yes</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e47 ">Linux</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e49 ">No</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e54 ">Yes for all models excluding 820 processor feature codes 2303, 2395,
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2396, 2425.</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e59 ">Yes for all 270 models with feature codes 2431, 2432, 2434, 2452, 2454.</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e64 ">Yes</td>
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<p>You can create a maximum of one logical partitions for each installed processor
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using dedicated processors. Or you can use the shared processor pool and specify
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a partial amount of processors for the partition.</p>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzaitunderstandhardware.htm" title="Determine if your hardware resources meet the minimum requirements needed to partition your server. Evaluate each iSeries model to determine how your hardware will function once you partition your server.">Hardware requirements for logical partitions</a></div>
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<div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br />
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<div><a href="rzaitsoftwarefunction.htm" title="The capabilities available in i5/OS logical partitions vary with each operating system release.">i5/OS logical partition function by release</a></div>
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<div><a href="rzaitreleasesupport.htm" title="Systems with logical partitions have the capability to support more than one version of OS/400 or i5/OS.">Logical partition release support</a></div>
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