Preparing to install the IBM i release

Perform these preparatory tasks before you schedule your IBM® i software installation. Allow ample time (a few weeks or days before the installation) to complete these tasks before you perform the actual installation tasks.

Careful, complete, and early preparation saves a considerable amount of time and can help make your software installation on your new system or logical partition run smoothly.

If you are setting up logical partitions, ensure that you plan in advance of your installation and have a basic understanding of logical partitions, your software requirements, and your hardware requirements. See the Planning for logical partitions topic in the IBM Systems Hardware Information Center.