5486OpS.fm Draft Document for Review October 18, 2004
504 IBM Eserver i5 and iSeries System Handbook
This chapter describes the capabilities and enhancements integrated into the
iSeries operating system which enable iSeries as servers in a network-centric
design. Features of the operating system product itself are described in “i5/OS
(5722-SS1): Operating system licensed products” on page 557.
In brief, the mainstays of i5/OS and OS/400 are discussed in the following
sections.
iSeries Navigator
i5/OS and OS/400 have an extensive graphical interface that provides
visualization, wizards, and integration for simplicity of advanced operations from
both PCs and pervasive or mobile devices. Operating your server has never
been this simple.
Management Central-Pervasive
Management Central-Pervasive offers a leading-edge capability to manage
multiple systems via an Internet-capable phone, personal digital assistant (PDA),
or Web browser.
DB2 Universal Database
For iSeries servers with OS/400 Version 4 or later, the system price includes
OS/400 at no additional charge. The full function robust commercial database,
DB2 Universal Database (UDB) for iSeries, is also included at no additional cost.
The operating system and the database do not have user-based charges. This
provides for an effective return on investment with no surprise fees for additional
users.
Logical partitioning and server consolidation
With dynamic and granular logical partitioning, i5/OS and OS/400 make it easy to
manage multiple applications in a single server. Logical partitioning supports
multiple i5/OS and OS/400 releases, Linux, and AIX 5L. A server consolidation
focus allows multiple copies of i5/OS, OS/400, Linux, and AIX 5L on a single
system. This reduces or eliminates Initial Program Load (IPL) requirements when
changing logical partition (LPAR) configurations and resources.
The iSeries can now provide a storage area network for directly attached
Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 servers.
Note: Prior to Version 5 Release 2 (V5R2) of OS/400, iSeries Navigator was
known as Operations Navigator.
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