Glossary Term

Upgrade Dependency Inventory

A structured list of IBM i dependencies that must be checked before an upgrade or hardware migration.

Definition

An upgrade dependency inventory turns IBM i upgrade planning into accountable work. It names the items that can block the project before the cutover window.

  • Operating system release
  • PTF level
  • Firmware
  • HMC
  • ISV products
  • Custom applications
  • Integrations
  • Reports
  • Backup tools
  • Security tools
  • License keys
  • Owners
  • Test status
  • Rollback requirements

The inventory helps buyers find blockers before a Power generation or IBM i release move reaches the cutover window.

Example

A migration team may discover that an old ODBC driver and a label-printing integration need remediation before the new partition can go live.