Learn about the supported paths for upgrading Power 570 and Power 595 systems to Power Systems™ systems.
The following upgrade paths are supported:
- POWER5 System i® 9406-570 to POWER6™ Power Systems 9117-MMA
- POWER™5 System i 9406-570 to POWER6 Power Systems 9119-FHA
- POWER5 System i 9406-570 to POWER5 System i 9406-595 and then to POWER6 Power Systems 9119-FHA
- POWER6 System i 9406-MMA to POWER6 Power Systems 9117-MMA
- POWER5 9117-570 to POWER6 Power Systems 9117-MMA
- POWER5 System p® 9119-590/9119-595 to POWER6 Power Systems 9119-FHA
- POWER6 System p 9117-MMA to POWER6 Power Systems 9117-MMA (with latest
firmware)Note: If you are adding an IBM® i logical partition, you must enable IBM i in Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI).
The following figure shows the supported paths for upgrading Power 570 and Power 595 systems to Power Systems systems.
Figure 1. Supported paths for upgrading Power 570 and Power 595 systems to Power Systems systems