i5/OS and OS/400 (5722-SS1): Architecture 545
Draft Document for Review October 18, 2004 5486OpS.fm
The following table shows the operating system releases that are supported in
partitions of the Eserver i5 Model 520 and 570.
Model 830 (ISTAR n-way)
#0153 and #2349
V 5 R1 Ye s 4 Ye s Ye s Ye s D e d N o
V 5 R 2 Ye s 4 N o Ye s Ye s Ye s D e d N o
V5R3 Yes 4 No Yes Yes Ded No
Model 830 (ISTAR n-way)
#2400, #2402, #2403
V5R1 Yes
2
4 Yes Yes Yes Ded No
V5R2 Yes
2
4 No Yes Yes Yes Ded No
V5R3 Yes
2
4 No Yes Yes Ded No
Model 840 (ISTAR n-way)
#2416, #2417,#2418, #2419,
#2420
V5R1 Yes
2
4 Yes Yes Yes Ded No
V5R2 Yes
2
4 No Yes Yes Yes Ded No
V5R3 Yes
2
4 No Yes Yes Ded No
Model 840 (SSTAR n-way)
#0158 and #0159
V 5 R1 Ye s 4 Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s N o
V 5 R 2 Ye s 4 N o Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s N o
V 5 R3 Ye s 4 N o Ye s Ye s Ye s N o
Model 840 (SSTAR n-way)
#2461, #2460,#2352, #2353,
#2354
V 5 R1 Ye s 4 Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s N o
V 5 R 2 Ye s 4 N o Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s N o
V 5 R3 Ye s 4 N o Ye s Ye s Ye s N o
Model 870 (POWER4 n-way)
#2486
V5R2 Yes 10 No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
V 5 R 3 Ye s 1 0 N o Ye s Ye s Ye s N o
Model 890 (POWER4 n-way)
#0197, #0198, #2487, #2488,
#2497, #2498
V5R2 Yes 10 No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
V 5 R 3 Ye s 1 0 N o Ye s Ye s Ye s N o
Notes:
1. All partitions must be at V5R1 or later to support processor sharing and dynamic movement of processor
resources.
2. Linux is supported on Dedicated Processors only; other partitions support processor sharing.
3. Dedicated processors only.
Supported processors
Primary
partition
Shared
processor
Partitions per
processor
Secondary partition
V4R5
3
V5R1 V5R2 V5R3 Linux AIX
5L