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AIX

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Support LTO9 with SAS and FC direct attach on AIX

There are many cases which it is necessary to backup AIX to external media. We and BPs have proposed RDX or LTO before, but we are now guided to propose only LTO. There are currently some problems on proposing LTO. Now AIX only supports LTO8 via S...
4 days ago in AIX 0 Submitted

HANIM extend takeover resource types i.e. vios

In a HANIM environment the takeover functionality is limited to resource type standalone i.e. classic AIX client.
about 1 hour ago in AIX 0 Submitted

Integrate AIX software repositories (including Toolbox) with RHEL Satellite for central management of both operating systems.

We use the RHEL satellite (and Foreman) for all Linux hosts, why not integrate also AIX here and then maybe also use the insights software for monitoring and reporting.
12 days ago in AIX 0 Submitted

Modernizing WPAR Technology in AIX (Linux-like Containerization)

I would like to address the future of containerization in IBM AIX. Since the proposal for "Docker on AIX" did not receive approval, I suggest an alternative approach: investing in the development of WPAR technology to align it with modern containe...
about 2 months ago in AIX 0 Submitted

Free Tier of IBM AIX to Support Education, Ecosystem Growth, and Promote IBM Cloud

Problem Description: The IBM AIX operating system is a powerful and respected platform, but its accessibility is currently very limited. The high costs associated with purchasing dedicated Power Systems hardware and software licenses create a sign...
about 1 month ago in AIX 1 Submitted

TS2290 and 7226-1U3 (LTO-9) SAS HH Tape drive support AIX & VIOS

LTO-9 SAS HH connected 7226 tape drives are not supported in AIX / VIOS partitions and may log VRSAS_FABRIC_ERROR, SRN2D11-4101 Please resolve this issue as soon as possible.SSIC is supported, but power is not.We would like to provide a SAS card t...
about 1 month ago in AIX 0 Submitted

Implement RFC3442 to include Classless Static Route Option 121 in DHCP

We would like to use the DHCP option 121. This option is introduced in the RFC3442. IBM confirmed that this RFC us currently not implemented. The introduction of this RFC3442 makes our life much easier, because we don't need to wait for the interf...
3 months ago in AIX 2 Submitted

rpm exits 0 even if the scriptlets exit with error.

starting with version 4.6 rpm exits 0 even if the scriptlets (all but %pre and %preun) exit with error. IMHO this breaks legacy rpm behaviour (i.e. pre version 4.6) and leads to misunderstandings since a simple test on the rpm exit code is not rel...
5 months ago in AIX 0 Submitted

Enable per-UID network routing like iptables

In most if not all Linux distributions, iptables is used for network routing. IPTables enables routing per UID like so: sudo ip rule add uidrange 1001-1001 table user_wlp sudo ip route add default via 192.168.53.14 table user_wlp This will set the...
2 months ago in AIX 0 Submitted

SIZE in -o flag of ps command

Hi, Currently the -o flag of ps command does not provide a field specifier to get the SIZE value. SIZE(v flag) The virtual size of the data section of the process (in 1 KB units). It's only possible with ps v <PID> to get the SIZE value. But...
20 days ago in AIX 0 Submitted

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