Re: IBM extends support for AIX 5.1.

From: Steve Latimer (steve_at_MIDRANGE.CA)
Date: 06/24/03

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    Bill,

    I agree with you, but as an example I have a customer who is just going to
    5.1 now on a 7012-E30. The machine is used for a stand alone application,
    is doing everything that they require. The only reason that he is going to
    5.1 is because they are withdrawing support of 4.3.3. He doesn't have the
    budget to go to newer hardware. I have been at a few business partner
    meetings lately and this seems to be a very common complaint. Keep in mind
    that there are some fairly recent machines that will not run 5.2. IBM sold
    a lot of 7043-140's and 240's not all that long ago, and 5.2 is not
    supported on those machines.

    Steve Latimer
    IBM Certified Sales Specialist, pSeries (RS/6000)
    Mid-Range Computer Group Inc.
    34 Riviera Dr.
    Markham, Ont.
    L3R 5M1
    Phone: (905) 940-1814, ext. #207
    Fax: (905) 940-1809
    Website: www.midrange.ca

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    But the 5.2 announcement was made over a year ago. There should not be a
    backlash. People knew about this.

    BV
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    Bill Verzal
    AIX Administrator, Komatsu America
    (847) 970-3726 - direct
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    Bill,

    That is probably correct. I see the extended support as a way of dealing
    with the backlash that they are getting due to 5.2 not being compatible
    with many older machines, where as 5.1 will run on all RS/6000 machines.
    5.2 would force a lot of people to make new hardware decsions before they
    are ready to.

    Steve Latimer
    IBM Certified Sales Specialist, pSeries (RS/6000)
    Mid-Range Computer Group Inc.
    34 Riviera Dr.
    Markham, Ont.
    L3R 5M1
    Phone: (905) 940-1814, ext. #207
    Fax: (905) 940-1809
    Website: www.midrange.ca

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    I saw that this morning, but according to the IBM lifecycle web page, the
    April 30 date is still withdrawal from marketing.

    BV
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    Bill Verzal
    AIX Administrator, Komatsu America
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    IBM United States
    Software Announcement 203-158
    June 24, 2003
    Service Extension: IBM AIX V5 and Selected Licensed Programs

                                        Available formats: ENUS203-158.PDF(7KB)

    Overview
    Warranty service for AIX® V5.1 and the following selected licensed programs
    is extended to December 31, 2005:
                5765-E61 AIX 5L for POWER V5.1
                5765-E85 AIXlink/X.25 V2.0
                5765-E72 Fast Connect V3.1
                5765-E69 LoadLeveler® V3.1
                5765-F64 General Parallel Files System (GPFS) V2.1
                5765-D93 Parallel Environment V3.2
                5765-C42 Engineering and Scientific Subroutine Library (ESSL)
                V3.3
                5765-C41 Parallel ESSL 2.3

    Warranty service for 5765-E62 AIX 5L for POWER V5.2 is extended to July 31,
    2007.

    Availability Date
    June 24, 2003
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          Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries
          or both.

          Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or
          service marks of others.

    Ordering Information
    IBM Authorized Business Partners may offer terms different from those
    outlined in this announcement.

    Prices
    Product prices are not affected by this announcement.
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    customers to assist them in acquiring IT solutions. Offerings include
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