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==Release life cycle== | ==Release life cycle== | ||
*[http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/support/iseries/planning/upgrade/suptschedule.html Release life cycle] | *[http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/support/iseries/planning/upgrade/suptschedule.html Release life cycle] | ||
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| + | !Release | ||
| + | ! Announce<br>date | ||
| + | ! GA<br>date | ||
| + | ! Announce<br>end of marketing | ||
| + | ! Effective<br>end of marketing | ||
| + | ! End of<br>program<br>support | ||
| + | ! Program<br>support<br>extension<br>available | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Rel 1 || 06/21/1988 || 08/26/1988 || || || || || | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | V2R1 || 04/22/1991 || 05/24/1991 || || 03/12/1993 || 06/30/1994 || || | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |||
| + | |} | ||
==Current releases== | ==Current releases== | ||
Revision as of 14:55, 21 August 2007
The operating system, like the hardware of the midrange family, has changed significantly since its release on August 26, 1988 as OS/400 Release 1. The latest version is known as i5/OS V5R4 and was released to general availability on February 11, 2006.
Contents
Predecessors
Release life cycle
| Release | Announce date |
GA date |
Announce end of marketing |
Effective end of marketing |
End of program support |
Program support extension available | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rel 1 | 06/21/1988 | 08/26/1988 | |||||
| V2R1 | 04/22/1991 | 05/24/1991 | 03/12/1993 | 06/30/1994 |
Current releases
Previous release support
Values for TGTRLS parameter
| Installed release |
*CURRENT | *PRV | Other valid values |
|---|---|---|---|
| V5R3 | V5R3M0 | V5R2M0 | V5R1M0 V5R2M0 V5R3M0 |
| V5R2 | V5R2M0 | V5R1M0 | V5R1M0 V5R2M0 [verification needed] |
| V5R1 | V5R1 | V4R5 | V4R4 |
| V4R5 | V4R5M0 | V4R4M0 | V3R2M0 V4R2M0 V4R3M0 V4R4M0 V4R5M0 |
| V4R4 | V4R4 | V4R3 | V4R2 V3R2 |
| V4R3 | V4R3 | V4R2 | V4R1 V3R7 V3R2 |
| V4R2 | V4R2M0 | V4R1M0 | V3R2M0 V3R7M0 V4R1M0 V4R1M4 V4R2M0 |
- from PDF
