- IBM i
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name = IBM i
http://www.i5live.nl/images/stories/100_logo_i.gifIBM i 6.1 logo]
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developer =IBM
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version_number = Varies
source_model =Closed source
working_state = Current
latest_release_version = 6.1
latest_release_date =Jan 29 ,2008
kernel_type = shares manyMicrokernel (SLIC) andVirtual machine (TIMI) design philosophies
license = Commercial
website = [http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/advantages/v6r1/ IBM i 6.1]IBM i is an
operating system used onIBM Power Systems , a unified server platform from the formerIBM System i andIBM System p servers. IBM i was formerly known as i5/OS or OS/400. OS/400 andAS/400 were introduced in1988 . The latest version is 6.1, released on January 29, 2008 and shipping since March 21, 2008. The new name, IBM i, was revealed on April 2, 2008. [ [http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/news/announcement/20080402_annc.html IBM Power Systems: What is the new Power Equation?] ]OS/400, i5/OS and IBM i have built-in subsystems that provide some backward compatibility with earlier IBM general business systems, such as the
IBM System/36 andIBM System/38 series.IBM designed IBM i as a "
turnkey " operating system, requiring little or no on-site attention from IT staff during normal operation. For example, IBM i has a built-in (and quite powerful) DB2 database which does not require separate installation and maintenance. System administration has been wizard-driven for years, even before that term was defined. IBM i is also well regarded for its tuned Java implementation, includinghardware specific optimizations.Though not natively a graphical operating system, the Client Access Licensed Product includes [http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/navigator/ "iSeries Navigator"] a client based and web based version for graphical system and database administration and for the
Apache web server andWebSphere Application Server , there is web based administration.In 2007, IBM,
Zend Technologies andMySQL AB announced support for thePHP programming language and theMySQL open source database on the IBM i platform. The goal is to enable modernweb 2.0 applications on the platform.IBM i is one of the three operating systems supported on IBM Power Systems alongside AIX and
Linux .Version format
Since IBM i, the version format was also changed from VxRxMx (Version, Release, Modification, e.g. V6R1M0) to the more standard format (e.g. 6.1).
References
External links
* [http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i System i] at [http://www.ibm.com/ ibm.com]
* [http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247398.html Discovering MySQL on IBM i5/OS (IBM Redbook)]
* [http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247327.html PHP: Zend for i5/OS (IBM Redbook)]
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