Glossary
IBM i
IBM's integrated operating system for Power servers, the direct successor to OS/400, commonly run on AS/400-lineage hardware.
IBM i 7.4 is the last release that installs on Power8 hardware ... IBM i 7.5 requires Power9 or later, and IBM i 7.6 requires Power10 or Power11. IBM i 7.4 itself leaves standard IBM support on September 30, 2026.
Related Terms
Power8
IBM's 2014-generation Power processor and server family, spanning the entry S812 through the flagship E880, now fully past IBM's standard end-of-support window.
End of Service
The date IBM stops providing standard hardware maintenance, machine code updates, and security patches for a given server model.