Useful System information that vendors need to know

When purchasing i5/OS third-party software, vendors may request system control information for the partition their products will be installed in. Vendors including IBM need to know some of these information to verify the caller. This information is used to create unique licensing keys that must be installed with the product for piracy prevention. Unfortunately, IBM doesn't have one screen to find vendor-required system information.

System serial number--The seven-digit number that uniquely identifies your machine. It's common to see the serial number printed in the format xx-yyyyy, where xx equals the first two digits of the serial number and yyyyy equals the last five digits of the serial number.  

Command

DSPSYSVAL QSRLNBR

GO SERVICE

Option 6

Machine type--A four-digit identifier that IBM traditionally uses to identify different types of machines in each of its product line. Common System i, iSeries, and AS/400 machine types include 9402, 9404, and 9406. The same machine type is commonly used across several different types of models.

Command

GO SERVICE

Option 6

Model number--The four-character value that defines the specific type of System i machine that you own. Common System i models include the models 550 and 570. Although IBM stores this value in a four-character field, many model numbers are only three characters long.

Command

DSPSYSVAL QMODEL

Processor feature--The processor feature code level of the system, which identifies the processor used on the system. 

Processor group--The processor category that IBM considers your processor feature to belong to (i.e., P10, P20). Because many vendors price software by processor group, this is one of the more important values when purchasing third-party software. The higher processor group that your partition belongs to, the more expensive it may become to purchase your software.

Command

WRKLICINF

Partition ID--In a partitioned system, the individual number (starting with 1) that identifies your partition to the system.

Command

GO SERVICE

Option 6

Number of processors that are allocated to this partition--This value displays how many processors out of the machine's total processor pool belong to the partition where you want to install the software.

Ops Navigator System Status Screen. Right click on the AS400 system and select system status.