[Blog] What You Need to Know About IBM i 7.4

If you remember in a statement about my predictions for 2019, I said that the next release of IBM i would contain some of the biggest enhancements ever put out by IBM for OS/400 or IBM i. 

Well, it is now announced and being unwrapped today, and IBM i 7.4 (formally known as iNext) comes out with Db2 Mirror for IBM i, Synchronous Replication for Continuous Availability as the biggest enhancement.  This is very very cool technology, not just cool, even better than very cool, this is crazy cool technology.  It’s not the only thing being delivered, but certainly the biggest part of 7.4. While the announcements are today, April 23, 2019, the software currently has a General Availability of Friday, June 21.

When I think about IBM i 7.4 and all that is in the release, it has been a long time in the making.  Having been to the IBM Development Labs in Rochester, MN quite a few times over the past few years, I know that IBM has been working long and hard on bringing this release out. Since the database is so integrated into the operating system, almost every part of the operating system had to be touched to add this enhancement. [CONTINUE READING]

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May 9th | 1 PM ET

7.4 Things You Need to Know About 7.4

Join Pete Massiello as he gives you a heads up on some of the things you need to be aware of with IBM i 7.4

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June 5th | 1PM ET

What You Need to Know to Successfully Upgrade to IBM i 7.4

 

Join Pete Massiello as he gives the details on how to successfully upgrade to IBM i 7.4.

When doing an upgrade to IBM i, there is more work involved in the planning of the upgrade than in the actual upgrade itself. When you have done the planning, the actual upgrade is simple. We will cover planning tips, pre-requisites, and then post-installation requirements. Your upgrade isn’t complete until this last step is done. 

IBM i 7.4 Tip #1: Save Changes 

Someone asked me what my favorite item was on IBM i 7.4, and I thought, “Well, that is a tough one”. 

I thought instead of picking one, I would start a series over the next few months covering my favorite tricks and tips with IBM i 7.4.  

This was one request that I had put in as a Request For Enhancement (RFE), so I thought this would be a good one to start our series.

Have you ever needed to do a full system save, and after the save is complete, you don’t want the system to restart all the jobs?  So, what you wind up doing is standing there waiting for the Save 21 to complete and as soon as it does cancel the startup job or do a ENDSBS *ALL? [CONTINUE READING]

[Video] New Features of IBM i 7.4

IBM has just released the new IBM i 7.4. Here are some helpful features you may want to know about the most exciting release yet.

Power Hardware Age Calculator 

Webinar Replay:
Rapid Fire Admin 

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This overflowing session is designed to help ensure every IBM i administrator and operator has at least a backpack full of valuable tips for when they return home. From command line to shell to IBM Navigator for i, Steve will sprint through these tips at a pace of at least two tips per minute, for at least 150 tips! This session is updated every quarter with new and relevant information so that you don’t miss good foundational tips but are keeping up with what updates IBM is releasing on a regular basis. 

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Release levels and PTFs

Below is a table of the major group PTFs for the last few releases. This is what we are installing for our customers on iTech Solutions Quarterly Maintenance program.

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