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IBM 4690 Operating System

Version 6

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IBM 4690 Operating System Version 6.2 at a glance

  • Enhanced terminal mode with deep sleep and enhanced power management
  • Remote conversion utility for controller upgrades
  • Expanded hardware support including IBM SurePOS 700 models 784 and C84 and IBM X3200m3 server
  • Support for the new IBM SureMark™ 4610 printer model 1NR
  • Support for the new IBM cash drawers and SurePoint™ displays
  • IBM Remote Management Agent Master Agent on an IBM 4690 V6.2 Enhanced mode controller
  • Advanced Java 6 options (JVM™ 1.6) and tooling
  • Boot supplementals from the network
  • Burn ISO images to CD in Enhanced mode
  • Support for dual independent display resolutions
  • Extensive diagnostic data available when combined with RMA V2.6.
    • Device instrumentation
    • Software distribution
  • Enhanced configuration logging utility
  • TCP/IP diagnostic aids

Hardware coverage for IBM 4690 OS Version 6.2 as follows:

Model Controller Terminal Controller/Terminal Classic Enhanced
SurePOS 700: 4800-741,781,722,742,
782,723,743,783		 X X X X X
SurePOS 700: 4800-784 X X X - X
SurePOS 700: 4800- 721 - X - X X
SurePOS 700: 4800- C41,C42,C43 X - - X X
SurePOS 700: 4800- C84 X - - - X
eServer™ 206m: xSeries® 206m: 8485,8490,8485 X - - X X
BladeCenter® S: Chassis 8886-MAZ X - - - X
HS12 Blades: 8014-1az, 8028-44z X - - - X
IBM System: x3200- 4362, 4363 X - - X X
IBM System: x3200m2 4367-xxx (SATA and SAS models) x3200m3 xxxx-xxx X - - - X
IBM 4800: 73x, 75x, 202, 242, 20E, 24E - X - X -
IBM 4694: All models1,2 - X - X -
IBM 4693: All models1 - X - X -
IBM 46831 - X - X -
xSeries 205: 8480 X - - X X
xSeries 206: 8482, 8487 X - - X X
HS20 Blade X - X X -
Min/max Memory Requirements:3
  • Controller memory – 256 MB/1 GB (Classic), 512 MB/1 GB ( Enhanced)
  • Classic terminal memory (with Java) – 128 MB/512 MB
  • Enhanced terminal memory – 256 MB/1 GB
  • Enhanced terminal memory for 723, 743, 783 – 512 MB/1 GB
  • Enhanced terminal memory with Java – 512 MB/1 GB
  • In Enhanced mode, the maximum memory listed above refers to the memory used by 4690 OS. In Enhanced mode the hardware abstraction layer can actually make use of memory above the 1 GB limit up to 4 GB.

Details about the hardware supported on V6 can be found in the controller matrix located in the Knowledgebase at http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/retail/fido?fetch=/tech/knowledgebase.html.

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1 Loop and token ring communications are only supported if the store controllers are in classic mode. 

2 Note that the IBM SurePOS 4694-154 is a Japan-specific terminal. 

3 MB/GB equals one million/billion bytes when referring to storage capacity; accessibility may be less. 

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