5486Direction.fm Draft Document for Review October 18, 2004
68 IBM Eserver i5 and iSeries System Handbook
Product Previews
Product Previews identify specific functions IBM has committed to incorporate
into future iSeries hardware or software releases. Understanding them can
provide insight into IBM plans and directions for future iSeries hardware or
software releases. The information released represents the current intent of IBM.
They represent goals and objectives only. All statements regarding the plans,
directions, and intent of IBM are subject to change or withdrawal without notice.
IBM has announced an intention to provide an update of OS/400 and
enhancements to server hardware that include the following enhancements. The
previews listed are separated into fulfilled and non-fulfilled categories at the time
of each incremental announcement through July 2004.
Product Previews: Open
pSeries support for i5/OS: IBM plans to extend the capabilities of the IBM
Eserver p5 product line by introducing support for the i5/OS operating
system. i5/OS support will provide additional flexibility for large-scale server
consolidation where AIX 5L and/or Linux is the primary operating system.
i5/OS support is planned to be limited to one processor on selected Eserver
p5 570 servers and up to two processors on future high-end Eserver p5
systems. This capability is planned to be available in the first half of 2005.
IBM Eserver i5 570 growth plans: Leveraging a new building block
architecture, the Model 570 can cover an extremely broad capacity range. You
can start with a 1/2-way server in a single building block and eventually grow
to a 16-way server using four building blocks. The building block architecture
enables balanced growth for the Model 570. When building blocks are added,
the processor, memory, and I/O capacities are increased. Extending the
Model 570 to a 16-way server is planned to be available in second half 2004.
Switched I/O tower clustering support: Support for the #5094, #5294,
#5095, and #5095 PCI-X I/O towers and drawers to be installed as switched
I/O towers in clusters consisting of Eserver i5 servers and installed earlier
iSeries servers is planned for third quarter 2004. At that time, Eserver i5
servers will support the attachment of these input/output (I/O) towers and
drawers, which have not been enhanced with the faster high-speed link
Note: The 9411-100 type model number is now available to enable the
ordering of i5/OS supported devices on p5 systems. It is added to the p5
systems and all items unique to the iSeries (towers) are added as features
to this type. For more details see, “9411-100 Eserver p5 I/O Sub-system for
i5/OS” on page 302.
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