© 2008 IBM Corporation

© 2008 IBM Corporation

IBM Power Systems Technical Conference

featuring IBM i

September 8 – 12, 2008 – Chicago, IL

Session Title: IBM i 6.1 Technical Overview

Session ID: iIB12

Speaker Name: Jeff Elmore

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© 2008 IBM Corporation2

IBM i 6.1 Highlights

Major New Operating System Release

Support SAN strategy in Large Enterprises

Major new disk clustering product

First i Support for BladeCenter®

New packaging for Rational® tools Announced: 1/29/08General Availability: 3/21/08

IBM i 6.1 home page: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/advantages/v6r1/index.html

Acknowledgements: Many thanks to Craig Johnson, IBM Rochester.

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Integration

Innovative i Technology

Single Level Store Object Based Architecture

Work Management

Technology Independent Machine Interface

... ...

Subsystems provide application isolation, performance optimization, & management

i is a deeply integrated operating system that contains DB2, security, systems management, …

Basis for i integrity, security, and virus-resistancei treats memory & storage as a single pool, automating and optimizing storage management

Enables application programs to take advantage of advances in hardware and software without disruption

IBM i

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POWER7

2007 2008

POWER6 570& i 6.1 Preview

i 6.1

POWER6 Systems

POWER6 Blade with i

Power Systems & i Roadmap *

2010

i 7

* All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.

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Security Enhancements Offer software encryption to help meet regulatory

requirements – Encrypted BRMS backups of user data to tape or virtual tape

• Encrypted Backup Enablement – i Option 44– Encryption of data residing in an ASP (user and independent)

• Encrypted ASP Enablement – i Option 45– Both use AES symmetric key algorithm

Enhanced Intrusion Detection and Prevention – Real time notification (e-mail, pagers), improved auditing,

Navigator for i management– Dynamic throttling down of clients initiating Denial of

Service attacks Strengthen i Integrity

– Digitally sign all i executables – Eradicate any altered programs through

automatic retranslation of i executables

iHA02: BRMS Overview…iHA13: Tape Update for IBM iiHA06: What's New with Backup/Recovery on i?iHA11: Backup Encryption on IBM i

iIB07 Data Security with IBM i 6.1 iIB13 IBM i 5.4 and 6.1 Security Enhancements

IBM i Security web site: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/advantages/security/index.html

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SAN Enhancements New Fibre Channel Adapter – delivers improved performance

Comparable to performance when using internal storage– i 6.1, POWER6 processor-based systems, and DS8000™– 4 Gbit, IOPless, Dual Port Adapters

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Performance based on workloads and configurations. Improvements shown above are valid only for these specific workloads -- Your results may vary and are dependent on the application and configuration.

iST02: Attaching IBM System Storage to IBM i - DS6000, DS8000(iST07: What’s the best disk storage for my IBM i workload?)

IBM i Storage web site: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/hardware/storage/san.html

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PowerHA for i (‘High Availability Solutions Manager’) IBM storage based clustering product

– Can enable near continuous application service– Minimize impact from planned &

unplanned outages– Supports regular and sustained

role swap operations

IBM i and SAN based mirroring– IASP data synchronously replicated for

Cross Site Mirroring– Geographic Mirroring - i synchronous

mirroring– Metro Mirror - SAN synchronous mirroring – Global Mirror - SAN asynchronous mirroring

i Cluster Management– Enables automatic or manual failover– Keeps systems in sync – Establishes a heartbeat between systems– Backup recovery operations via

Flash Copy

Supported Releasei5/OS V6R1

PrerequisitesHA Switchable Resources (option 41)

See next chart for ‘deep dive’ or related sessions.

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FYI: PowerHA for i – ‘deep dive’ or related sessions

iHA12: i 6.1 PowerHA - Overview and Availability Strategy iHA52: Disaster Recovery Solutions with IASPs and Clusters –

5761-HAS IBM PowerHA iHA07: What’s new in IBM i Availability? iHA08: IBM HA Strategies and Planning for 2011

Other High Availability/storage related sessions: iHA51: Using IBM System Storage for i5/OS High Availability iHA50: IASP & Clustering for Dummies

Web site: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/availability/i5os.html

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Power Virtualization Technologies

LPAR

Micro-Partitioning™

APV

Hypervisor

VIOS

Shared Processor Pool

Unifying branding & technology between AIX, i & Linux Leverage VM awareness and z/VM™ mindshare

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PowerVM Technologies

Hypervisor virtualizes the hardware & enables logical partitioning

Logical partitioning supports multiple operating systems on a single server

Micro-partitioning supports up to 10 partitions per core

Virtual I/O Server* provides resource virtualization to client partitions

Integrated Virtualization Manager* enables simple management of partitions

Live Partition Mobility* enables the movement of a running AIX or Linux partition to another system

Lx86* supports running x86 Linux applications on Linux on Power

Hardware Management Console provides management of virtualized systems

System Planning Tool simplifies the planning for and installation of virtualized systems

The leading virtualization platform for UNIX, i and Linux enables a more agile and responsive infrastructure

Power Hypervisor

VIOS i AIX Linux

*Available with PowerVM Editions iVI07 PowerVM Concepts and Functions

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FYI: IBM PowerVM Technologies Web site

http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/virtualization/

http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/virtualization/editions/index.html

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Virtual i Partitions

IBM i Based Virtualization– i partition uses I/O resources from another i

partition– Eliminates requirement to buy adapters and

disk drives for each i partition– Requires POWER6 processor-based systems

with i 6.1

Supports simple creation of additional partitions …. e.g., for test and development

Adds to i Storage Virtualization Capabilities

– AIX® and Linux™ partitions– Integrated BladeCenter and System x servers

running VMware™, Windows™, or Linux

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iVI01 Setup and walk through IBM i 6.1 hosting IBM i on POWER6

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Logical Partitioning Enhancement

Shared Processor Pools– Group micro-partitions into

separate pools and set limits on the amount of processor capacity each pool can consume

– Supports i 5.4 and 6.1, AIX, and Linux partitions on POWER6 processor-based systems

Can help limit required software licenses

i0.5 - 2 Cores

Hypervisor

i2 - 3.5 Cores

POWER6 570 8-way

i1 - 2

Cores

Group i partitions Cap processor capacity at 6 Reduces processor based

software licenses from 8 to 6

AIX1 - 2 Cores

Shared Processor Pool Example

iVI02: Understanding Virtual Processors and the POWER6 enhancements

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Virtualization with PowerVM

* DS8000 supported only with Blade configurations

iVIOS

Hypervisor

POWER6

PowerVM VIOS Based Virtualization– i partition uses I/O resources from a VIOS partition– VIOS also provides virtualization for AIX and Linux partitions– Included with PowerVM Standard Edition– Requires POWER6 processor-based systems & i 6.1– Supports DS4700, DS4800, DS8100* and DS8300*

Integrated Virtualization Manager– Tool that runs in VIOS partition for creating and

managing partitions– Provides an alternative to HMC for LPAR

management – Requires VIOS to own i I/O resources– Included with PowerVM Standard Edition– Support POWER6 processor-based blades & i 6.1

iVI07 PowerVM Concepts and FunctionsiVI05 IBM i on POWER Blades Overview iVI06 IBM i & POWER Blades Details

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Introducing i Support for BladeCenter S

Enables small and mid-sized i clients to consolidate their IT environment

– IBM BladeCenter S supports combination of six POWER6 and x86 blades

Delivers the performance required for i applications– IBM BladeCenter JS12 delivers 2-core, 3.8 GHz POWER6

performance– IBM BladeCenter JS22 delivers 4-core, 4.0 GHz POWER6

performance

Supports consolidation of i and x86 storage – BladeCenter S offers up to 12 - 300 GB disk drives in the chassis

PowerVM™ VIOS partition manages Blade resources– AIX and Linux partitions also supported

Reduce IT costs and complexity by consolidating System i™ and x86 servers with an IBM BladeCenter S solution

For more information:http://www.ibm.com/systems/i/os/i5os/v6r1/blades/

iVI05 IBM i on POWER Blades Overview iVI06 IBM i & POWER Blades Details iVI07 PowerVM Concepts and Functions

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IBM i Support for BladeCenter H

Enables mid-sized i clients to consolidate their IT environment

– IBM BladeCenter H supports a combination of 14 POWER6 and x86 blades

Delivers the performance required for i applications– IBM BladeCenter JS22 delivers 4-core, 4.0 GHz POWER6

performance

Supports consolidation of i and x86 storage – IBM System Storage DS4700/4800 and DS8000™

PowerVM VIOS partition manages Blade resources– AIX and Linux partitions also supported

Reduce IT costs and complexity by consolidating i and x86 servers with an IBM BladeCenter H solution

For more information:http://www.ibm.com/systems/i/os/i5os/v6r1/blades/

iVI05 IBM i on POWER Blades Overview iVI06 IBM i & POWER Blades Details iVI07 PowerVM Concepts and Functions

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IBM i Integration with BladeCenter Enhancements VMware VMotion Support

– Enabled by shared storage spaces between integrated servers

– Supports VMotion, HA and DRS functions Virtual Storage Enhancements

– Virtual storage space snapshot enables backup while server is active

– File level backup support for Linux Configuration Enhancements

– Direct connect – Systems can be directly connected without an Ethernet switch

Management Enhancements– Management included in Navigator for i

New Operating System Support– Windows Server 2008 – Linux – SLES 10 and RHEL5

IBM Power server

IBM Power server

iVI09: IBM i Integration with BladeCenter and System xiVI10: VMware VI3 on System i Integration w/BladeCenter & System x

Web site: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/advantages/integratedserver/index.html

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New Systems Management Tool

IBM Systems Director ™ Navigator for i

– New web based tool for managing i

– Alternative to iSeries Navigator

– Additions: • Performance Data

Investigator• High Availability

Solutions Manager– Automatically installed

with i 6.1 – Plans to snap into IBM

Systems Director*

* All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice and represent goals and objectives only. iSM05: IBM Systems Director Navigator for IBM i

Navigator for i web site: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/software/navigator/index.html

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New Performance Investigator Tool

Performance Data Investigator – Enhanced viewing and analysis

of i collection services data

– New Performance group in Navigator for i

– Visualize data in charts and tables

– Included with i 6.1

– Works with Performance Tools for deep performance analysis

Tip: Collection Services files from a previous release may be converted to a i 6.1 format and then viewed via the tool

iSM05: IBM Systems Director Navigator for IBM i

Web site: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/software/navigator/index.html

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New Java and Web Services Technology IBM 64-bit Java™ Virtual Machine

– Helps ISVs with application portability– Works with popular industry tools – Improved performance over Classic JVM

Integrated Web Application Server* – Simplifies the deployment of Java applications – Supports applications that use JSF, JSP, and

servlets– Supports access to DB2 – Requires minimal system resources &

administration– Used by System Director Navigator for i and

DB2 Web Query

Integrated Web services environment* – Easily expose RPG and COBOL programs

as Web services – Invocation of Web services from RPG, C/C++,

COBOL programs

* Also available with i 5.4

iSO07: What’s New in WebSphere for System i PerformanceiSO06: Lightweight Application Server for i5/OS Concepts iSO59: Integrating Legacy i Applications into SOAiSO05: Building SOA Solutions for the System i Platform

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i 6.1 Java & WebSphere Performance Improvements

Improvements primarily in JDBC, DB2 and Java– Includes 64K pages (only available on POWER5+ and beyond)

Some improvements available via i5.4 PTFs– But majority of improvements available only in i 6.1

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IBM i Perf. Mgt. site: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/advantages/perfmgmt/resource.html

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DB2 Enhancements Extending standard leadership

with additional database functions– Full Outer Join, VALUES in FROM

Decimal Floating Point, and more Performance Improvements

– More queries will take advantage of the new SQL Query Engine

Enhancements to On Demand Performance Center

– Customizable reports, copy results to a spreadsheet, and more

Full text document searching through DB2

– OmniFind Text Search Server for DB2 (5733-OMF)

– Supports finding a DB2 record based on text contained in a document (e.g., Word, PowerPoint) that is stored in a database column iDB07: IBM i 6.1 DB for IBM i Overview

iDB06: The Science & The Art of Indexes for DB2 in IBM iiDB53: Analyzing SQL Perf. 6.1 System i Navigator Tooling

IBM i DB2 home page: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/software/db2/index.html

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System i Access Enhancements

System i Access for Windows– .NET Data Provider supports ADO .NET 2.0 – Supports the Microsoft Installer Package– PC5250 V5.9– IPv6– ODBC, OLE DB, Data Transfer enhancements

System i Access for Web– Single sign-on: Web support authentication using

Windows domain login – SQL wizard supports joins of multiple tables– Chart SQL results in simple graphs– Automation and scheduling of tasks

System i Access for Linux– IPv6 support for ODBC, Remote Command, and

utilities – ODBC enhancements

iS009 System i Access for Windows & Web – What’s new in IBM i 6.1?

System i Access home page: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/software/access/index.html

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Other Enhancements IBM Rational Tools (Set of Enterprise Modernization tools)

– New packaging and pricing – Enhancements (e.g. RPG IV, COBOL, …)*

DB2 Web Query – new ‘Run Time User’ licensing* IBM Transform Services for i (shipped with i 6.1)

– Delivers Adobe PDF output support to i applications

BRMS Enhancements*– Encryption of backups– Storage Space Snap Shots– Support for Systems Director Navigator for i

TCP/IP V6 Enhancements– Enabled applications include Apache, DNS, FTP, System i Access servers

Faster IPL (Selected environments with large number of spool files) i Quiesce Function*

– Flushes memory to disk before taking a Flash Copy

Network Install – Cumulative Fix Packages and Licensed

Program Products

i 6.1 Shipped on DVD Media And more….

* Please see next chart for ‘deep dive’ or related sessions

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FYI: Other Enhancements - ‘Deep Dive’ or related sessions

iSO15: What’s New for RPG in IBM i 6.1? iS012: Improving Software Quality with

IBM Rational Testing Tools

iDB51: DB2 Web Query – Beyond Query 400 iDB02: DB2 Web Query Tips & Techniques

iHA02: BRMS Overview… iHA06: What's New with Backup/Recovery on i? iHA11: Backup Encryption on IBM i iHA07: What’s new in IBM i Availability? iHA08: IBM HA Strategies and Planning for 2011

iHA14: V6R1 Journal Enhancements

IBM Rational Software for IBM i site: http://www-01.ibm.com/software/rational/announce/systems/i/IBM DB2 Web Query for i site: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/software/db2/webquery/index.html

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Program Conversion

Ensures unprecedented system integrityDelivers improved performanceEnables exploitation of future system and processor capabilities

Program conversion will be required to run with i 6.1– Program conversion automatically upgrades software to exploit latest

system enhancements– Not required for POWER6, which can run IBM i 5.4 (with V5R4M5 LIC)

Conversion requires program's creation data (‘observability’) – Note that all programs created for V5R1 or later releases have had their

creation data automatically saved during program creation Tool available now to analyze program conversion for V5R3 / V5R4

– Identifies potential issues, if any, and estimates conversion time Program conversion is performed during install/restore of

applications, at first use or at scheduled time

ITSO Redpaper: i5/OS Program Conversion: Getting Ready for V6R1: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/redp4293.html?Open iIB15: IBM i 6.1 Program Conversion Overview

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i Support Roadmap*

iRelease

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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*The projected date for i 7.1 is based on current IBM planning assumptions. Note that it is IBM’s current practice to support an i release until the next two releases have been made available, plus twelve months. So, for example, i5/OS V5R3 will be supported until April 2009, twelve months after i 6.1 is generally available in March 2008. Exact dates vary according to a variety of factors, including development schedules and IBM’s broader software lifecycle support cycles. For example, to simplify customers’ software lifecycle management, IBM currently coordinates end of support dates for i and other IBM software products in April or September. This presentation contains information about IBM’s plans and directions. Such plans are subject to change without notice.

** http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/4/897/ENUS908-014/ENUS908014.PDF

Announced 1/29/08 **

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FYI: i Release Life Cycle web site

http://www-304.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/suptschedule.html

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i System Support

Servers 5.3 5.4 6.1Next

release*

POWER6JS12, JS22

POWER6520, 550, 570, 595

POWER5+515, 525

POWER5/5+520, 550, 570, 595

800, 810, 825, 870, 890

270, 820, 830, 840

* All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.http://www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/futuresftwr.html

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FYI: Release Level Mapping web sitehttp://www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/osmapping.html

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Maximize return on your IT investments

Reduce costs and simplify creation of i test and development environments through virtualization of i storage

Deliver improved performance for i and IBM Systems Storage environments through improved SAN support

Enable consolidation of i and x86 servers with an IBM BladeCenter solution

i

Hypervisor

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POWER6

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Improve responsiveness of systems & people

Reduce impact of planned and unplanned outages with high availability solution from IBM

Meet regulatory requirements by protecting data at rest and backups of critical business information through advanced encryption

Reduce IT costs with easy, integrated, web-based management environment for i

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Drive innovation with technology advancements

Improve performance for Java and WebSphere applications with i 6.1 enhancements

Simplify deployment of Java applications and extend value of business applications through built in web application server and web services environment

Enhance application functionality and performance with new DB2 database functions and management tools

V5R4 GA

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+68% +78%

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Useful Web Sites: IBM i Security web site: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/advantages/security/index.html IBM i Storage web site: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/hardware/storage/san.html IBM PowerHA site: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/availability/i5os.html IBM PowerVM home page: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/virtualization/ IBM PowerVM Editions web site: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/virtualization/editions/index.html IBM i on Power Blades web site: http://www.ibm.com/systems/i/os/i5os/v6r1/blades/ IBM i Integration with BladeCenter and System x: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/advantages/integratedserver/index.html Navigator for i web site: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/software/navigator/index.html IBM i Performance Management site: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/advantages/perfmgmt/resource.html IBM i DB2 home page: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/software/db2/index.html System i Access home page: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/software/access/index.html IBM Rational Software for IBM i site: http://www-01.ibm.com/software/rational/announce/systems/i/ IBM DB2 Web Query for i site: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/software/db2/webquery/index.html ITSO Redpaper: i5/OS Program Conversion: Getting Ready for V6R1:

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/redp4293.html?Open Announcement letter (V5R3 end of support): http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/4/897/ENUS908-014/ENUS908014.PDF IBM i Release Life Cycle web site: http://www-304.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/suptschedule.html IBM Future Software release: http://www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/futuresftwr.html IBM i Release Level Mapping: http://www-304.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/osmapping.html IBM i home page: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/i/

IBM i 6.1 Information Center (e.g. V6R1 Memo to Users…): http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/ IBM i 6.1 home page: http://www.ibm.com/systems/i/os/i5os/v6r1/index.html IBM Announcement Letters http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/index.wss

– i5/OS V6R1 http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/4/897/ENUS208-014/ENUS208014.PDF V6R1 articles in IBM Systems Magazine http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com IBM System i home page: http://www.ibm.com/systems/i Upgrade Planning Web site (e.g. V6R1 FAQs):

http://www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/v6r1/index.html IBM Electronic Software Delivery site:

http://www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/systems/support/software/delivery/en_US/downloadinfo.html IBM Prerequisite tool (use to verify software requirements for hardware models/features)

http://www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eServerPrereq.nsf

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