Aix 5L; Linux - IBM p5 550 Technical Overview And Introduction

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2.13.1 AIX 5L

The p5-550 requires AIX 5L Version 5.3 or AIX 5L Version 5.2 Maintenance Package

5200-04 (IY56722) or later.

The system requires the following media:

AIX 5L for POWER Version 5.2 5765-E62, dated 08/2004 (CD# LCD4-1133-04) or later

AIX 5L for POWER Version 5.3 5765-G03, initial CD set (CD# LCD4-7463-00) or later

IBM periodically releases maintenance packages for the AIX 5L operating system. These

packages are available on CD-ROM (FC 0907), or they can be downloaded from the Internet

at:

http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/fixes

You can also get individual operating system fixes and information about obtaining AIX 5L

service at this site. In AIX 5L Version 5.3, there is also the suma command available that helps

the administrator to automate the task of checking and downloading operating system

downloads. For more information about suma command see 3.3.4, "Service Update

Management Assistant" on page 57.

If you have problems downloading the latest maintenance level, ask your IBM Business

Partner or IBM representative for assistance.

The Advanced POWER Virtualization feature is not supported on AIX 5L Version 5.2.

For the p5-550, Linux distributions are available through SUSE and Red Hat at the time this

publication was written. The p5-550 requires the following version of Linux distributions:

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 for POWER systems, or later

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS for POWER Version 3

The Advanced POWER Virtualization feature, DLPAR, and other features require SUSE

SLES 9.

In Japan, Turbolinux is also available. In the Latin America sales region, Conectiva is also

available. For related information and an overview, see:

http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/pseries/linux

To find full information about Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS for POWER Version 3 at:

http://www.redhat.com/software/rhel/as/

To find full information about SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 for POWER, see:

http://www.suse.com/us/business/products/server/sles/i_pseries.html

For information about UnitedLinux for pSeries from Turbolinux, see:

http://www.turbolinux.co.jp

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