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IBM AIX 5L
If installing AIX 5L on the 570, the following minimum requirements must be met:
AIX 5L for POWER V5.3 with 5300-07 Technology Level (APAR IY99422), CD#
LCD4-7463-09, DVD# LCD4-7544-05 or later
AIX 5L for POWER V5.3 with 5300-06 Technology Level with Service Pack 4 (APAR
IZ06992)
AIX 5L for POWER V5.2 with 5200-10 Technology Level (APAR IY94898), CD#
LCD4-1133-11
IBM periodically releases maintenance packages (service packs or technology levels) for the
AIX5L operating system. These packages can be ordered on CD-ROM or downloaded from:
http://www-912.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral/main/pseries/aix
The fixcentral Web site also provides information about how to obtain the CD-ROM.
You can also get individual operating system fixes and information about obtaining AIX 5L
service at this site. From AIX 5L V5.3 the Service Update Management Assistant, which
helps the administrator to automate the task of checking and downloading operating system
downloads, is part of the base operating system. For more information about the suma
command functionality, refer to:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/suma/home.html
AIX 5L is supported on the System p servers in partitions with dedicated processors (LPARs),
and shared-processor partitions (micro-partitions). When combined with one of the PowerVM
features, AIX 5L Version 5.3 can make use of all the existing and new virtualization features
such as micro-partitions, virtual I/O, virtual LAN, and PowerVM Live Partition Mobility, to
name a few.
IBM AIX V6.1
IBM is making available a new version of AIX, AIX V6.1 which will include significant new
capabilities for virtualization, security features, continuous availability features and
manageability. AIX V6.1 is the first generally available version of AIX V6.
AIX V6.1 features include support for:
PowerVM AIX 6 Workload Partitions (WPAR) - software based virtualization
Live Application Mobility - with the IBM PowerVM AIX 6 Workload Partitions Manager for
AIX (5765-WPM)
64-bit Kernel for higher scalability and performance
Dynamic logical partitioning and Micro-Partitioning support
Support for Multiple Shared-Processor Pools
Trusted AIX - MultiLevel, compartmentalized security
Integrated Role Based Access Control
Encrypting JFS2 file system
Kernel exploitation of POWER6 Storage Keys for greater reliability
Robust journaled file system and Logical Volume Manager (LVM) software including
integrated file system snapshot
Tools for managing the systems environment -- System Management
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