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Components that are not replaced
You do not replace the following components:
The current POWER6 bulk power distribution and bulk regulator assemblies
Bulk power regulators
Bulk power distributors
Some 12X PCI-X and PCI-e
The IBM Power 795 Technical Overview and Introduction, REDP-4640, specifies the
complete list and associated feature codes.
4.6.2 Migrating the operating system from previous Power servers to POWER7
The following sections provide information about software migrations from previous Power
Systems servers to POWER7 servers.
POWER6 to POWER7 migration
POWER6 TO POWER7 migration offers the following possibilities:
Hardware migration, which is discussed ...