IBM i Series, Handbook

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How to Use This Handbook
This iSeries Handbook is written for use by IBM System Specialists, Marketing
Representatives, Business Partners, and IBM customers to answer first-level questions. It is
designed for
guidance
only. Use this Handbook as a reference for the options available. Refer
to the companion manuals iSeries and AS400e System Builder , SG24-2155, and AS/400e to
iSeries 400 Migration , SG24-6055 , for more detailed information and configuration rules.
Refer to IBM online publications and systems, such as ViewBlue and PartnerInfo (or their
equivalent outside of the United States), and your IBM marketing and support representative
for final confirmation.
You can also consult the iSeries Pocket Handbook , SG24-9406, a new publication with V5R1
that is anticipated for publication later this year, as a quick reference to product and feature
numbers.
Periodically, the content of the Handbook is revised to keep readers informed about changes
between IBM printed hardcopy editions. Incremental editions are annotated as -21b, where
“b” represents a level of update. They are orderable in hardcopy from a print-on-demand
vendor at:
http://www1.fatbrain.com
The latest update to the iSeries Handbook is always available in softcopy on the World Wide
Web. To view, search, or download in PDF or HTML formats, enter a search parameter of
iSeries Handbook
or
GA19-5486
on the Web site:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com
Note
This IBM Redbook reflects the introduction of the IBM
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iSeries server. iSeries servers
are the Models 270, 820, 830, 840, SB2, and SB3 announced in May 2000, (supported by
OS/400 V4R5), and the Model 250 packages announced in February 2002. Throughout this
redbook, we use “iSeries” to refer to these models. AS/400e servers are
all RISC models,
announced from June 1995 to May 2000, and the 250 Models prior to February 2002.
Integrated xSeries Server for iSeries
Throughout this book you can find many references to a new integrated adapter named the
Integrated xSeries Server for iSeries . The shortened named is Integrated xSeries Server,
which is abbreviated in some charts as IXS. In this book, the name is also used to refer to the
predecessor technology of integrated server adapters. That includes, the name is used to
indicate the Integrated Netfinity Server (INS), Integrated PC Server (IPCS), and Integrated File
Server IOP (FSIOP).