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IBM i, i5/OS and OS/400 level mapping

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For information on supported releases and subsequent upgrades to newer releases, see IBM i, i5/OS, & OS/400 Release support. For a complete listing of releases and support dates, see Release life cycle.


This table indicates which releases of IBM i, i5/OS or OS/400 are supported by each of the System i models.

System i model to operating system level mapping
Type Model V3
R6
V3
R7
V4
R1
V4
R2
V4
R3
V4
R4
V4
R5
V5
R1
V5
R2
V5
R3
V5
R4
6.1 Next
release
9401 150   X X X X X X X X        
9406 170       X X X X X X X      
9406 250             X X X X      
9406 270             X X X X X    
9402 400 X X X X X X X X          
9402 436   X X X X X X X          
9406 500 X X X X X X X X          
9402 40S X X X X X X X X          
9406 50S X X X X X X X X          
9406 510 X X X X X X X X          
9407 515                     X X X
9407-M15 Power 520                     X X
9405 520                   X X X X
9406 520                   X X X X
9408-M25 Power 520                     X X
9406 525                     X X X
9406 530 X X X X X X X X          
9406 53S X X X X X X X X          
7998-60X JS12 Blade                       X X
7998-61X JS22 Blade                       X X
8203-E4A Power 520                     X X
8204-E8A Power 550                     X X
9406 550                   X X X X
9409-M50 Power 550                     X X
9406 570                   X X X X
9406-MMA 570                     X X
9117-MMA Power 570                     X X
9406 595                   X X X X
9119-FHA Power 595                     X X
9406 600     X X X X X X X        
9406 620     X X X X X X X        
9406 640     X X X X X X X        
9406 650     X X X X X X X        
9406 720         X X X X X X      
9406 730         X X X X X X      
9406 740         X X X X X X      
9406 800                 X X X X  
9406 810                 X X X X  
9406 820             X X X X X    
9406 825                 X X X X  
9406 830             X X X X X    
9406 840             X X X X X    
9406 870                 X X X X  
9406 890                 X X X X  
9406 S10     X X X X X X X        
9406 S20     X X X X X X X        
9406 S30     X X X X X X X        
9406 S40     X X X X X X X        
9406 SB1     X X X X X X X        
9406 SB2             X X X X X    
9406 SB3             X X X X X    

¹ VxRxM5 of the Licensed Internal Code is required on the indicated models. Other models which support the release can utilize VxRxM5 LIC in place of VxRxM0 LIC, but it will not provide any functional advantage.

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