Chapter 1. General description
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1.10.3 Upgrade considerations
Feature conversions are set up for the following items:
PCIe Crypto blind swap cassettes
Power IFL processor activations
Power IFL PowerVM for Linux
Active Memory Expansion Enablement
DDR3 memory DIMMS to CDIMMS
Static and mobile memory activations
5250 enterprise enablement
™ processor cards to POWER8 processors
Static and mobile processor activations
System CEC enclosure and bezel to 5U system node drawer
PowerVM standard and enterprise
The following features that are present on the current system can be moved to the new
system if they are supported in the Power E870 and E880:
Disks
SSDs
PCIe adapters with cables, line cords, keyboards, and displays
Racks
Doors
EXP24S I/O drawers
For processor-based systems that have the Elastic CoD function enabled, you
must reorder the elastic CoD enablement features when placing the upgrade MES order for
the new Power E870 or E880 system to keep the elastic CoD function active. To initiate the
model upgrade, the on/off enablement features should be removed from the configuration file
before the MES order is started. Any temporary use of processors or memory owed to IBM on
the existing system must be paid before installing the Power E870 or E880.
1.11 Management consoles
This section discusses the supported management interfaces for the servers.
The Hardware Management Console (HMC) is required for managing the IBM
Power E870 and Power E880. It has a set of functions that are necessary to manage
the system:
Creating and maintaining a multiple partition environment
Displaying a virtual operating system session terminal for each partition
Displaying a virtual operator panel of contents for each partition
Detecting, reporting, and storing changes in hardware conditions
Powering managed systems on and off
Acting as a service focal point for service representatives to determine an appropriate
service strategy
