Re: IBM extends support for AIX 5.1.

From: Steve Latimer (steve@MIDRANGE.CA)
Date: Tue Jun 24 2003 - 11:40:46 EDT


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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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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