Installing IBM i
Getting IBM i installed on an IBM Power6 520 Express from 2008. IBM i is notoriously picky about the hard drives it will recognize and use, so we'll be doing all sorts of formatting and experimentation along the way.
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00:00:00 Intro
00:00:56 IBM i Overview
00:03:40 IBM Licesning
00:08:22 HMC Intro
00:10:59 Power6 Overview
00:34:25 Hard Drives on IBM i
00:41:38 Install Attempt 1
00:50:02 Getting it on the HMC
01:02:14 LPARs
01:03:47 Install Attempt 2
01:09:21 AIX Standalone Diagnostics
01:16:25 Format Attempt
01:21:45 Virtual I/O Server
01:30:57 Install Attempt 3
01:34:38 IBM i 528 Drives
01:44:34 Changing a Drive's Sector Size
01:51:15 Installing IBM i
02:00:00 Next Steps