FLASH: AIX6.1 - chvg -g high impact problem

High Impact/Highly Pervasive

In a move to re-assure existing IBM p570 and p590 customers, IBM earlier this week announced a statement of direction for those customers looking to upgrade to the new POWER7 based systems.

The new POWER7 processors from IBM are due to be released some time next year.

IBM is keen to stress the relatively simple upgrade path for those customers with exisitng POWER6/POWER6+ systems. No fork-lift upgrades will be required allowing for the preservation of existing serial numbers. The upgrade process will involve replacing the "Processor Books" and "System Controllers" of existing systems.