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Specific IBM Power servers with Power11 technology that are supported by IBM i

  • 1.  Specific IBM Power servers with Power11 technology that are supported by IBM i

    Posted 22 days ago
    Specific IBM Power servers with Power11 technology that are supported by IBM i include:
    IBM Power E1180 (9080-HEU)
    IBM Power S1124 (9824-42A)
    IBM Power S1122 (9824-22A)
    IBM Power L1124 (9856-42H)
    IBM Power L1122 (9856-22H)
    IBM Power E1180: Powering the Future with Unmatched Reliability, Security and Scalability for the AI Era
    https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/power-e1180-9080-heu
    IBM Power E1150: Full-Stack Innovation for Autonomous, Scalable, and Secure IT
    https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/power-e1150-9043-mru
    IBM Power S1122: Transforming Infrastructure with Integrated Full-Stack Solutions
    https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/power-s1122-9824-22a
    IBM Power S1124: A New Era of Full-Stack Design and Synergy
    https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/power-s1124-9824-42a
    IBM Power L1122: Transforming Infrastructure with Integrated Full-Stack Solutions
    https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/power-l1122-9856-22h
    IBM Power L1124: A New Era of Full-Stack Design and Synergy
    https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/power-l1124-9856-42h


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    Robert Berendt IBMChampion
    Business Systems Analyst, Lead
    Dekko
    Fort Wayne
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  • 2.  RE: Specific IBM Power servers with Power11 technology that are supported by IBM i

    Posted 18 days ago

    Hi, I'm looking for IBM i software tier P05, I can't find it, but I guess it comes with the next Power 11 server type/model from 2026.



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    Miguel Peralta
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  • 3.  RE: Specific IBM Power servers with Power11 technology that are supported by IBM i

    Posted 16 days ago

    I've been told that there will be a P05.  Like you I'm thinking it will also wait on the ?2026? model, S1112.



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    Robert Berendt IBMChampion
    Business Systems Analyst, Lead
    Dekko
    Fort Wayne
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  • 4.  RE: Specific IBM Power servers with Power11 technology that are supported by IBM i

    Posted 15 days ago

    Hi. You can take a look at the redbook of scale-out models: https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/pdfs/sg248590.pdf

    You can see this chart: 



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    Pedro Lázaro Martínez
    IT Engineer & Consultant
    SOFTWARE GREENHOUSE S.A.
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  • 5.  RE: Specific IBM Power servers with Power11 technology that are supported by IBM i

    Posted 15 days ago

    Why is the 9009-41G listed?  As far as I know, this unit has no EOS date (the 9009-41A does).

    Personally, I will not recommend going to a Power 10.  We would wait for the Power11



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    Greg Wilburn
    Director of IT
    Total Biz Fulfillment
    Grantsville MD
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  • 6.  RE: Specific IBM Power servers with Power11 technology that are supported by IBM i

    Posted 15 days ago
    Edited by Robert Berendt 15 days ago

    If you noticed, Power 10s are also listed.  None of them have reached EOS either.

    If you're like us, and like to run the latest version of IBM i, and knowing that if IBM keeps the pattern up that iNext will be out in 3 years and would likely drop support for Power 10s, then I agree with you that a Power 10 may be a short sighted decision.  OTOH, if you're very anxious to get to IBM i 7.6 because of MFA, or want to replace that Power 9 before it hits EOS, then your only P05 option is currently a Power 10.



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    Robert Berendt IBMChampion
    Business Systems Analyst, Lead
    Dekko
    Fort Wayne
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  • 7.  RE: Specific IBM Power servers with Power11 technology that are supported by IBM i

    Posted 15 days ago

    I'm not really interested on jumping to 7.6 right now... I'm not inclined to jump to a Power10.  Hopefully they have a Power11 in the P05 group.

    We are a small company of just over 200... we don't need the extra associated with a P10 (nor do we need the associated software price hikes).



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    Greg Wilburn
    Director of IT
    Total Biz Fulfillment
    Grantsville MD
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  • 8.  RE: Specific IBM Power servers with Power11 technology that are supported by IBM i

    Posted 15 days ago

    What are you currently running?  The 9009-41G?



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    Robert Berendt IBMChampion
    Business Systems Analyst, Lead
    Dekko
    Fort Wayne
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  • 9.  RE: Specific IBM Power servers with Power11 technology that are supported by IBM i

    Posted 15 days ago

    Yes... 9009-41G



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    Greg Wilburn
    Director of IT
    Total Biz Fulfillment
    Grantsville MD
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  • 10.  RE: Specific IBM Power servers with Power11 technology that are supported by IBM i

    Posted 14 days ago

    My grand hope is that the reason they have not yet announced an EOS for your 9009-41G is NOT because the S1112 will be more than the years notice required for an EOS notice.



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    Robert Berendt IBMChampion
    Business Systems Analyst, Lead
    Dekko
    Fort Wayne
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  • 11.  RE: Specific IBM Power servers with Power11 technology that are supported by IBM i

    Posted 14 days ago

    If you want the non expiring license, and you purchase it before they are no longer available, you can still get them for Power 10s.  That may affect your P10 vs P11 decision.  If you wait until your P9 goes out of service you may be SOL.



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    Robert Berendt IBMChampion
    Business Systems Analyst, Lead
    Dekko
    Fort Wayne
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  • 12.  RE: Specific IBM Power servers with Power11 technology that are supported by IBM i

    Posted 14 days ago

    I was under the impression that it's too late... any new purchase would not allow a license transfer.



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    Greg Wilburn
    Director of IT
    Total Biz Fulfillment
    Grantsville MD
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  • 13.  RE: Specific IBM Power servers with Power11 technology that are supported by IBM i

    Posted 14 days ago

    IDK about license transfer.  Talk to your BP.  But permanent licenses are still available for P10's, for a limited time.

    There is a perm lic transfer available for a particular model of P11 but it's way out of your size league.  That was all in the meeting today.



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    Robert Berendt IBMChampion
    Business Systems Analyst, Lead
    Dekko
    Fort Wayne
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  • 14.  RE: Specific IBM Power servers with Power11 technology that are supported by IBM i

    Posted 13 days ago

    The permanent (non-expiring) licenses are on P20 and P30 tiers currently for the Power10 machines.  However, that is listed as going away on January 1, 2026 according to the the Licensing FAQ here:  

    https://public.dhe.ibm.com/systems/support/planning/transfer/IBM.i.Transformation.FAQ.pdf

    When moving to Power11, the P20 and P30 tiers are subscription based with a singular exception that I can see:  The upgrade from E1080 to E1180 will maintain the serial number, and will allow continued use of the non-expiring licensed products from the E1080 level. 



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    Aaron Brown
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  • 15.  RE: Specific IBM Power servers with Power11 technology that are supported by IBM i

    Posted 13 days ago

    Are the P20 & P30 subscription prices only available with the bundle options?  What if you say "I am not using any of that Power HA stuff, how much is the subscription without those bundles?"?

    The reason I ask is that a branch of a major IBM i software vendor had a meeting with me yesterday.  My annual maintenance is $1,400.  They want to switch me to subscription pricing.  I will not be able to get their IBM i 7.6 ready package unless I do.  Not only do I need to go to subscription pricing but I need to bundle in other stuff to hit their $5k minimum annual spend or they don't want to continue to do business with me.  Oh, and the stuff I'm using from other branches of that vendor, they don't count in the annual spend.
    I'm just trying to figure out if IBM is doing the same thing but has a much better marketing team to sugarcoat it.


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    Robert Berendt IBMChampion
    Business Systems Analyst, Lead
    Dekko
    Fort Wayne
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  • 16.  RE: Specific IBM Power servers with Power11 technology that are supported by IBM i

    Posted 13 days ago

    You can get the P20 and P30 subscription without the bundles.

    The bundles are geared toward discounting, especially if you transfer non-expiring OS into the subscription model.  The discount extends for the full term of the subscription on that initial order (or so the explanation was given).  So the bundle may wind up being cheaper on the initial conversion term (3 to 5 years) than even the stand-alone subscription for the OS.  

    The examples I saw published were $14,500 per core per year on the P20 OS subscription, while the bundle conversion was around $13,000 per core per year (for the term of the contract).  Standard bundle with no conversion transfer was listing around $16,000 per core per year on the P20.  Slightly higher numbers on the P30, but similar style of discounting.



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    Aaron Brown
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  • 17.  RE: Specific IBM Power servers with Power11 technology that are supported by IBM i

    Posted 13 days ago

    Thank you for your reply



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    Robert Berendt IBMChampion
    Business Systems Analyst, Lead
    Dekko
    Fort Wayne
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