Virtual I/O Server; Ibm Aix Operating System - IBM Power 780 Technical Overview And Introduction

2.13.1 Virtual I/O Server

The minimum required level of Virtual I/O Server for both the Power 770 and Power 780 is
VIOS 2.2.2.0. Releasing VIOS 2.2.1.5 will also support both models.
IBM regularly updates the Virtual I/O Server code. To find information about the latest
updates, visit the Fix Central website:
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

2.13.2 IBM AIX operating system

The following sections discuss the various levels of AIX operating system support.
IBM periodically releases maintenance packages (service packs or technology levels) for the
AIX operating system. Information about these packages, downloading, and obtaining the
CD-ROM is on the Fix Central website:
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
The Fix Central website also provides information about how to obtain the fixes that are
included on CD-ROM.
The Service Update Management Assistant (SUMA), which can help you 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, go to the following website:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/genunix/suma.html
IBM AIX Version 5.3
The following minimum level of AIX Version 5.3 supports the Power 770 and Power 780:
AIX Version 5.3 with the 5300-12 Technology Level and Service Pack 7 or later
AIX 5.3 is no longer generally available, but IBM intends to provide to those clients with AIX
5.3 Technology Level 12 (and the associated service extension offering) the ability to run that
environment on the new Power 770 (9117-MMD) and Power 780 (9179-MHD) in the future.
IBM AIX Version 6.1
The following minimum level of AIX Version 6.1 supports the Power 770 and Power 780:
AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-08 Technology Level or later
AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-07 Technology Level and Service Pack 6 or later
AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-06 Technology Level and Service Pack 10 or later
A partition that uses AIX 6.1 with Technology level 6 can run in POWER6, POWER6+, or
POWER7 mode. The best approach is to run the partition in POWER7 mode to allow
exploitation of new hardware capabilities such as SMT4 and Active Memory Expansion.
Important: IBM i 6.1.1 users should consider the following technical document when
running on the 9117-MMD with regards to assigning all I/O as virtual to prevent system
start errors:
http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/SLKBase.nsf/1ac66549a21402188625680b0002037e/39320
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