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Getting iReady for Power 7

Sept 9, 2010

Greg [email protected]


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>ADVANCED SYSTEM DESIGNS

Why Power 7?

Better price/performance $/CPW

Better Efficiency Power/Cooling

Better Hardware and Software Maintenance Costs

Better space efficiencyMore CPW / U

Maintain an upgrade path for your system

Move up to i Incentive/User licensing incentives

Service Vouchers


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Where to Start?

OS Compatibility with Applications

Hardware Compatibility

Cost Factors IO replacement, maintenance

Financial Status of Machine

Migration Effort / Downtime

Performance


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OS Compatibility with Applications

Power 7 requires 6.1.1 or 7.1

May require Application upgrade prior to or after OS upgrade

ANZOBJCVN to determine whether objects are observable

http://www-912.ibm.com/a_dir/as4ptf.nsf/$$search?openform

Search on ANZOBJCVN to find the latest for your release

Can get assessment done by IBM or IBM BP

Obtain latest resave of target release

http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/resave/v7r1.html
http://www-912.ibm.com/a_dir/as4ptf.nsf/$$search?openformhttp://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/resave/v7r1.htmlhttp://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/resave/v7r1.htmlhttp://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/resave/v7r1.htmlhttp://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/resave/v7r1.htmlhttp://www-912.ibm.com/a_dir/as4ptf.nsf/$$search?openformhttp://www-912.ibm.com/a_dir/as4ptf.nsf/$$search?openformhttp://www-912.ibm.com/a_dir/as4ptf.nsf/$$search?openform


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OS Compatibility

OS Jumping

5.2 to 5.4 then to 6.1.1 or 7.1 (no anzobjcvn for 5.2)

5.3 to 6.1.1 then to 7.1

5.4 to 7.1

Could do reload and jump releases also /additional risk, time and $$

Reference material for release upgrades/recovery etc.

http://www-

01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&dc=DB520&dc=D900&dc=D800&dc=DA900&dc=DA800&q1=V5R4M5

+AND+AS400KBXXYYZZRCH&uid=nas1b6c5ed39e84670648625740f007c74e3&loc=en_US&cs=UTF-

8&lang=all
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&dc=DB520&dc=D900&dc=D800&dc=DA900&dc=DA800&q1=V5R4M5+AND+AS400KBXXYYZZRCH&uid=nas1b6c5ed39e84670648625740f007c74e3&loc=en_US&cs=UTF-8&lang=allhttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&dc=DB520&dc=D900&dc=D800&dc=DA900&dc=DA800&q1=V5R4M5+AND+AS400KBXXYYZZRCH&uid=nas1b6c5ed39e84670648625740f007c74e3&loc=en_US&cs=UTF-8&lang=allhttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&dc=DB520&dc=D900&dc=D800&dc=DA900&dc=DA800&q1=V5R4M5+AND+AS400KBXXYYZZRCH&uid=nas1b6c5ed39e84670648625740f007c74e3&loc=en_US&cs=UTF-8&lang=allhttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&dc=DB520&dc=D900&dc=D800&dc=DA900&dc=DA800&q1=V5R4M5+AND+AS400KBXXYYZZRCH&uid=nas1b6c5ed39e84670648625740f007c74e3&loc=en_US&cs=UTF-8&lang=allhttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&dc=DB520&dc=D900&dc=D800&dc=DA900&dc=DA800&q1=V5R4M5+AND+AS400KBXXYYZZRCH&uid=nas1b6c5ed39e84670648625740f007c74e3&loc=en_US&cs=UTF-8&lang=allhttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&dc=DB520&dc=D900&dc=D800&dc=DA900&dc=DA800&q1=V5R4M5+AND+AS400KBXXYYZZRCH&uid=nas1b6c5ed39e84670648625740f007c74e3&loc=en_US&cs=UTF-8&lang=allhttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&dc=DB520&dc=D900&dc=D800&dc=DA900&dc=DA800&q1=V5R4M5+AND+AS400KBXXYYZZRCH&uid=nas1b6c5ed39e84670648625740f007c74e3&loc=en_US&cs=UTF-8&lang=allhttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&dc=DB520&dc=D900&dc=D800&dc=DA900&dc=DA800&q1=V5R4M5+AND+AS400KBXXYYZZRCH&uid=nas1b6c5ed39e84670648625740f007c74e3&loc=en_US&cs=UTF-8&lang=allhttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&dc=DB520&dc=D900&dc=D800&dc=DA900&dc=DA800&q1=V5R4M5+AND+AS400KBXXYYZZRCH&uid=nas1b6c5ed39e84670648625740f007c74e3&loc=en_US&cs=UTF-8&lang=allhttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&dc=DB520&dc=D900&dc=D800&dc=DA900&dc=DA800&q1=V5R4M5+AND+AS400KBXXYYZZRCH&uid=nas1b6c5ed39e84670648625740f007c74e3&loc=en_US&cs=UTF-8&lang=all


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OS Compatibility

Release Upgrade Pre-Install Verification tool

https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/reg/download.do?source=ipvt&S_PKG=dl3&lang=en_US

GUI that will guide you through the upgrade planning and preparation process

More Doc! Getting ready for 6.1.1 and beyond!

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/redp4293.html?Open
https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/reg/download.do?source=ipvt&S_PKG=dl3&lang=en_UShttp://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/redp4293.html?Openhttp://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/redp4293.html?Openhttps://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/reg/download.do?source=ipvt&S_PKG=dl3&lang=en_US


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Power 7 requires 6.1.1 or 7.1

May Require a server firmware update on current machine to go to

5.4 or beyondhttp://www-

912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.NSF/c32447c09fb9a1f186256a6c00504227/23c4789ba6f5321886256fd300586b7f

?OpenDocument

May require a HMC code update also

http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.NSF/DocNumber/408316083

Partition considerations all must be at 6.1.1 or above on P7
http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.NSF/c32447c09fb9a1f186256a6c00504227/23c4789ba6f5321886256fd300586b7f?OpenDocumenthttp://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.NSF/c32447c09fb9a1f186256a6c00504227/23c4789ba6f5321886256fd300586b7f?OpenDocumenthttp://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.NSF/c32447c09fb9a1f186256a6c00504227/23c4789ba6f5321886256fd300586b7f?OpenDocumenthttp://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.NSF/DocNumber/408316083http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.NSF/DocNumber/408316083http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.NSF/DocNumber/408316083http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.NSF/DocNumber/408316083http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.NSF/c32447c09fb9a1f186256a6c00504227/23c4789ba6f5321886256fd300586b7f?OpenDocumenthttp://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.NSF/c32447c09fb9a1f186256a6c00504227/23c4789ba6f5321886256fd300586b7f?OpenDocumenthttp://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.NSF/c32447c09fb9a1f186256a6c00504227/23c4789ba6f5321886256fd300586b7f?OpenDocumenthttp://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.NSF/c32447c09fb9a1f186256a6c00504227/23c4789ba6f5321886256fd300586b7f?OpenDocument


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NO HSL adapters or HSL attached towers supported on P7

May require I/O replacement

What isnt supported?

http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/sod2.html

Common things not supported on P7

IOPs, QIC tape drives, twinax, IOP based IOAs, SCSI 10k RPM

drives and drives 35Gb and smaller
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/sod2.htmlhttp://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/sod2.htmlhttp://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/sod2.htmlhttp://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/sod2.html


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P5-P6 upgrades supported through year end

P6-P7 upgrades supported now

Link for all planning hw/software and release planning information

http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/futurehdwr.html#power7

Not sure what code is required? Use the prerequisite checker

https://www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eserverprereq.nsf
http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/futurehdwr.htmlhttps://www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eserverprereq.nsfhttps://www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eserverprereq.nsfhttps://www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eserverprereq.nsfhttps://www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eserverprereq.nsfhttp://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/futurehdwr.htmlhttp://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/futurehdwr.htmlhttp://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/futurehdwr.html


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Cost Factors

May have to replace some/all of the current IO to go to P7

Application Vendors may charge for SW on the new system based

upon CPW not P group

Might need a new HMC

OS Licensing and 5250 Requirement

Disposal cost of old system

Economic Sales Replacement tool /Consolidate multiple servers


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Financial Status of Machine

Is the machine on lease?

Operating vs. Capital

Purchased?

Fully depreciated?

Lease sellback

Diminimous

If you need it you need it


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Migration/Downtime

If you are on a P5 or below and want to maintain some of your I/O

consider P6

If you have significant amount of unsupported hardware for P7 / consider

P6

If you cant go to 6.1.1 consider P6

If you are on 5.2 or old hardware and can go to 6.1.1 P7 might be a fit

If you are on P6 and want to maintain an upgrade path go to P7


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Migration/Downtime

If you want to take advantage of the P7 benefits planning will be key

If you can go to 7.1 consider P7

If you want the latest and greatest go to P7

Migration Consideration: If you are replacing disk unless you use a Mimix

type product you will probably be reloading, make sure you have compatible

media types on source and target machine.


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Migration/Downtime

The number of partitions will impact the downtime

Skipping releases will increase the downtime

The time to perform object conversion will effect downtime

Time for saves/restore will effect the downtime

Type of migration will impact the downtime hardware/OS can be staged

ahead of time


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Performance

Careful planning required

In most cases CPW increases are significant

Ensure a commensurate amount of memory is added

Review I/O rates and model drive reduction with WLE or other tools

http://www-912.ibm.com/wle/EstimatorServlet

Identify and document current bottlenecks to help justify a P7
http://www-912.ibm.com/wle/EstimatorServlethttp://www-912.ibm.com/wle/EstimatorServlethttp://www-912.ibm.com/wle/EstimatorServlethttp://www-912.ibm.com/wle/EstimatorServlet


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