This topic highlights V5R4 changes for the upgrade, installation, and deletion information for i5/OS™ and related software.
Requirements before you install V5R4
If you have an IBM® System i5, System p5, or IBM eServer™ i5 or p5 system that is managed by Hardware Management Console (HMC), your server firmware must be at the SF235_xxx level to be able to support V5R4.
Requirements before you install V5R4 Licensed Internal Code
The V5R4 Licensed Internal Code requires more storage space on the load-source disk unit than V5R2M0 or V5R3M0 Licensed Internal Code. (Your load-source disk unit has enough storage if you have V5R3M5 Licensed Internal Code installed.) To upgrade to the V5R4 Licensed Internal Code, you must have a load-source disk unit of 17 GB or larger. Steps for determining if you have enough storage space are included in Preparing to upgrade or replace software.
In addition, all servers with V5R2 or V5R3 installed require reserved storage of approximately 4 gigabytes before V5R4 can be installed. Your upgrade will stop during the installation of Licensed Internal Code if you do not have this space. Steps for determining storage space and allocating storage are included within the topic Preparing to upgrade or replace software.
Information on conversions
The number and type of conversions that occur either during a software upgrade or during normal operations after an upgrade are now shown together under a single topic, Times for conversions. Review this information to determine the affects that conversions might have on your system. Topics include Integrated file system conversions, Conversion of objects that contain SQL statements, Database file conversions, and IBM Backup Recovery and Media Services for i5/OS conversions.
Electronic software delivery
You can receive IBM i5/OS software online through electronic software delivery. The IBM i5/OS operating system and most related licensed programs support this new delivery method.
When you order i5/OS licensed
programs, you can select electronic software delivery as the method of delivery.
If you select electronic software delivery, you receive information on how
to access your ordered licensed programs from the Entitled software support
Web site. Associated publications
and other documentation are also available from the same Web site.
Instructions on how to download and prepare to install your
software are available at the Electronic software delivery Web
site
Software keys available online
You can view, print, or download the software license keys from
the Entitled
software support Web
site. Printed copies of software keys are no longer sent with your i5/OS order. You need to have your
customer number and either your order number or system number that is listed
on your software packing list available. For further instructions on how to
access your online software license keys, refer to the Customer Notice that
is included with your software order.
Procedures for replacing Licensed Internal Code and i5/OS of the same version and release
If you order feature code 2693, use this procedure to install a new modification of Licensed Internal Code and a more recent update of i5/OS to support new hardware. Procedures are in the topic Replacing Licensed Internal Code and i5/OS of the same version and release.
What's new for V5R2-to-V5R4 upgrades
Licensed programs require the acceptance of their software agreements before you install
If you are upgrading from V5R2 to the V5R4 release, the information regarding software agreements is new to you. For IBM licensed programs that have an online software agreement for V5R4, you will need to accept the agreement through the Prepare for Install menu before you can upgrade the programs. You must install a PTF (steps to do this are included in the topic Required: Installing Prepare for install PTFs for V5R2 and V5R3) to be able to accept the software agreements for Licensed Internal Code and the i5/OS operating system. You will not be allowed to continue the i5/OS upgrade if you do not accept these software agreements.
If you do not accept the agreements for any other licensed program, these licensed programs will not be installed automatically during the upgrade. You can also accept new licensed programs before an upgrade. Required: Accepting software agreements describes how to accept the agreements for an upgrade.
The topic Maintain and manage i5/OS and related software describes how to use, manage, and generate software agreements.
Cumulative PTF package is not included in software orders
The cumulative PTF package does not come with your software order. About a week or two before you upgrade, order the most recent cumulative PTF package and also order PTF groups that pertain to your environment. These tasks are discussed in Reviewing software PTF (fix) requirements.
Console mode value and console takeover options
Because the console mode value is honored for V5R3 or later installations, you need to check that it is set correctly before you upgrade. A value of zero means that the console mode has not been set and might interfere with the automatic installation process. In addition, you can choose to allow an i5/OS LAN console or Hardware Management Console to be taken over by another console in the event your console is disconnected. When this option is turned on, the system does not stop with a failure but continues to run uninterrupted. Steps for verifying the console mode value are included in the upgrade and installation tasks. For more information on the console takeover option, see the topic Console takeover and recovery .
Additional primary languages can be ordered
For V5R4, you can order additional primary language media (feature code 82xx) and receive the standard set and keyed set for each of those languages. Secondary languages, if ordered, come on separate optical media.
Server firmware
IBM System i5, System p5, and IBM eServer i5 and p5 systems, the level of the server firmware needs to be managed. Server firmware is the code that resides in system flash memory, and includes a number of subcomponents, including power control code and the logical partition firmware that is loaded into AIX® or Linux® logical partitions. The server firmware is installed on your system as part of the Licensed Internal Code. If your system is defined as the service partition and your server is not managed by a Hardware Management Console (HMC), the level of the server firmware that is on the service partition is used. A service partition is one partition on a server that must be set up to report hardware status and software errors to IBM. Installing a new level of the Licensed Internal Code might change the level of the server firmware and require a server IPL to be performed. A server IPL is an initial program load where all logical partitions on a server are shut down at the same time and then restarted.
If your system is managed by an HMC, the level of the server firmware that is part of the Licensed Internal Code on the service partition is not used. The level of the server firmware is managed by the HMC. For more information about fixes and the HMC, refer to the topic Fixes .
Printed version of this PDF
This online PDF is available online through Printable PDF. A printed version of this PDF (SC41-5120; feature code 8006) can also be ordered with i5/OS software upgrade orders or new hardware orders. The default is to receive this feature code with your order.
How to see what's new or changed
To find other information about what's new or changed this release, see the Memo to users.