| | h2.Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) |
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| | |!faq.gif!|Post your question in one of the technical forums.| |
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| | || Forum || URL|| |
| | | Forum Community site | http://www.ibm.com/systems/p/community/| |
| | |AIX Forum| http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=747&cat=56 | |
| | |Linux Forum| http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=375&cat=5| |
| | |Virtualization Forum| http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=748&cat=56| |
| | |Performance Tools Forum| http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=749&cat=56 | |
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| | h3.This is not the old comp.unix.faq |
| | This is not a replacement for the comp.unix.faq Internet News based FAQ. Which was an excellent place to learn about AIX and find answers. |
| | A website version of this FAQ can be found at the following URL |
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| | |comp.unix.faq| http://www.faqs.org/faqs/aix-faq/| |
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| | In this News based FAQ there are hundreds of useful questions and answers but this FAQ has major problems. |
| | # It is hopelessly *out of date* - the last update was 2nd November 2000 (just about the time AIX 5 was released) |
| | # It contains lots of *AIX 3 and AIX 4* questions and answer. While these can be very useful for older systems still running these old versions they add confusion as answers may or may not apply to AIX 5L |
| | # There seem to be *no process nor mechanism* to update this old FAQ |
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| | It is time to move on with a AIX 5L FAQ. |
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| | h2. What is this FAQ for then? |
| | This is the place for a list of commonly asked questions for AIX 5L and will forever be a work in progress. |
| | Many of the questions will originate from the AIX 5L Forum and from AIX Support Channels. |
| | The aim is to save you time and increase your skills. |
| | As the list of questions grows it will need to be better organized but a list is good enough for now. |
| | If you add an answer please try to include a date (if it is likely to need updating) or a reference to where the information came from (so it can be checked or used for further details). |
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| | h2. Questions and Answers |
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| | 1) What does AIX stand for? |
| | AIX (Advanced Interactive Executive) is the UNIX operating system developed by IBM and based on UNIX System V. |
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| | 2) Where can I find out more from IBM? |
| | Go to http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/aix/ |
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| |  | 3) What is the current versions of AIX and technology level, service packs or maintenance level for each? |
| | * AIX 5.3 TL04 SP01 |
| | * AIX 5.2 TL08 SP01 |
| | | 3) What is the current versions of AIX and technology level for each? |
| | * AIX 6.1 TL01 |
| | * AIX 5.3 TL09 |
| | * AIX 5.2 TL08 |
| | * AIX 5.1 ML09 |
 | | Updated March 2005 |
| | | Updated March 2008 |
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| | 4) Where can I find a brief history of AIX versions? |
| | Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIX_operating_system |
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| | 5) So what is it with all these name changes? |
| | RS/6000 to pSeries to System p to Power Systems - the answer is? Its just marketing i.e. zero technical difference i.e. these are all the same range of of computers. |
