AS400 System AI Resource Library

Product Categories

Category explainers, evaluation factors, implementation considerations, and partner paths.

Buyer Guides

• IBM i Hardware Lifecycle Buyer's Guide
• Refurbished vs. New IBM i Hardware Buyer's Guide

Articles

• How Much Does an AS/400 Cost?
• What Is IBM AS/400 Hardware?

Glossary

• 5250 Terminal
• AS/400
• ASP (Auxiliary Storage Pool)
• Capacity on Demand
• CEC (Central Electronics Complex)
• Certified Refurbished

Vendor Directory

• Power Server Sourcing Preferred Partners
• Refurbished and Used Systems Preferred Partners
• Storage and DASD Hardware Preferred Partners
• Tape and Backup Hardware Preferred Partners

FAQs

• How much does AS/400 or IBM Power hardware actually cost?
• Should we buy a new Power server or a refurbished one?
• How long does IBM support older AS/400 and Power hardware?
• Should we upgrade storage on our current server or replace the whole system?
• Should we replace our tape drive with a virtual tape library?
• Should we replace twinax terminals with IP-attached hardware?