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<h1 class="topictitle1">Software requirements for logical partitions</h1>
<div><p>Learn what release levels are supported and how you can partition
your system to support new functions.</p>
<p>Only Version 4 Release 4 (V4R4) and later releases of the i5/OS™ (R) operating
system support logical partitions. (All releases of the i5/OS(TM) operating
system support logical partitions.) V4R4 is the earliest release that is supported
in any logical partition.</p>
<p>You can install up to four different releases on a single server. The releases
that you can install on a particular server depend upon which releases are
supported on the server model and upon which release you choose to install
on the primary partition.</p>
<div class="p">If the primary partition is running V4R5 or earlier, you can install and
run the following releases on the secondary partitions, provided that each
release is supported by the server model: <ul><li>The release before the release on the primary partition</li>
<li>The release on the primary partition</li>
<li>The release after the release on the primary partition</li>
</ul>
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<p>The only exception to this rule is when the primary partition of 6xx, 7xx,
or Sx0 servers runs V4R4. In this case, you can install V5R1 on a secondary
partition of those servers.</p>
<div class="p">If the primary partition is running V5R1 or later, you can install and
run the following releases on the secondary partitions, provided that each
release is supported by the server model: <ul><li>The release before the release on the primary partition</li>
<li>The release on the primary partition</li>
<li>The release after the release on the primary partition</li>
<li>The second release after the release on the primary partition</li>
</ul>
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<p>The 6xx and Sx0 servers support all releases from V4R4 through V5R2. The
7xx servers support all releases from V4R4 through V5R3. The 6xx, 7xx, and
Sx0 servers do not support the shared processor pool. Because of this, you
can partition these models only if the server has 2 or more processors.</p>
<p>The 820, 830, 840, and 270 servers with a single processor support V5R1
and later releases on all logical partitions. The 820, 830, and 840 servers
with 2 or more processors support V4R5 and later releases on all logical partitions.
The 270 servers with 2 processors support V5R1 and later releases on the primary
partition and V4R5 and later releases on secondary partitions.</p>
<p>The 810, 825, 870, and 890 servers only support V5R2 or later releases
in the primary and secondary partitions.</p>
<p>Read more information about release support in Logical partition concepts. </p>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzaitoverview.htm" title="Understand the hardware and software requirements needed to successfully implement logical partitions. Read and go through the preorder tasks of completing the planning work sheet.">Plan for logical partitions</a></div>
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<div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br />
<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>
<div><a href="rzaitdesign.htm" title="Perform capacity planning and complete the planning worksheets needed to successfully create partitions on your server. Examples of capacity planning worksheets and planning hardware worksheets guide you through the process.">Design your logical partitions</a></div>
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