Power10 Upgrade Considerations You Need to be Aware Of

October 4, 2023 Steve Pitcher

It has been over a year since Power10 servers have been available from IBM. After many conversations, configurations, proposals, installations, and project debriefs, I wanted to use this article as a point of reflection on some of the nuances around Power10 and the End of Service dates for IBM i 7.3 and Power8 hardware.

Let’s just jump right into it because we are all busy.

First: A hardware change is most often used to facilitate the upgrade path to a newer version of the IBM i operating system.

The Power8 servers top out at supporting IBM i 7.4. They’re …