AIX is an open operating system from IBM that is based on a version of UNIX. AIX/ESA was designed for IBM's System/390 or large server hardware platform. AIX/6000 is an operating system that runs on IBM's workstation platform, the RISC System/6000.
The generality and portability of the UNIX system are achieved at some cost in optimum use of the underlying hardware. We had decided to start with the UNIX system as a base. In view of our requirements, however, we were faced with the question of how best to provide the required enhancements. Two strategies could be followed. One was to rewrite the entire kernel. Although theoretically possible, because of the amount of UNIX knowledge available in IBM at the time, it was unlikely that such an approach would achieve upward compatibility with the standard UNIX system. The other was to provide a set of software services for the kernel and modify the kernel and other functions to exploit the facilities provided by that layer.
For the members interested in hands on experience we have an IBM 7043-150 (PowerPC) machine running AIX 5.3 on 32 bit multiprocessor kernel (unix_mp).
| Hardware: | IBM 7043-150 |
| Architecture: | PowerPC |
| OS: | IBM AIX 5.3 |
| Techlology level: | 5300-12 at 10/2016) |
| hostname: | aix.brm |
| brmlan: | ssh aix.brm -l root |
| IPv4: | ssh -4 root@192.168.77.18/nat.brmlab.cz -p 2202 |
| IPv6: | ssh -6 root@[2001:67c:2190:c0de::a18] -p 22 |
If You are interested to get access to this machine ask ruza.
[/] prtconf
System Model: IBM,7043-150
Machine Serial Number: 44B2DBA
Processor Type: PowerPC_604e
Processor Implementation Mode: POWER 604
Processor Version: PV_604
Number Of Processors: 1
Processor Clock Speed: 375 MHz
CPU Type: 32-bit
Kernel Type: 32-bit
LPAR Info: -1 NULL
Memory Size: 1024 MB
Good Memory Size: 1024 MB
Platform Firmware level: Not Available
Firmware Version: IBM,TCP09267
Console Login: enable
Auto Restart: true
Full Core: true
Network Information
Host Name: aix
IP Address: 2001\\:67c\\:2190\\:c0de\\:\\:a18
Sub Netmask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.77.1
Name Server: 192.168.77.20
Domain Name: brmlab.cz
Paging Space Information
Total Paging Space: 512MB
Percent Used: 1%
Volume Groups Information
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Active VGs
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rootvg:
PV_NAME PV STATE TOTAL PPs FREE PPs FREE DISTRIBUTION
hdisk0 active 542 475 83..97..100..88..107
hdisk1 active 8750 7628 1750..1092..1286..1750..1750
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INSTALLED RESOURCE LIST
The following resources are installed on the machine.
+/- = Added or deleted from Resource List.
* = Diagnostic support not available.
Model Architecture: Unknown
Model Implementation: Uni-Processor,
+ sys0 System Object
+ sysplanar0 System Planar
* pci0 P1 PCI Bus
* isa0 P1 ISA Bus
+ fda0 P1/D1 Standard I/O Diskette Adapter
* siokma0 P1/K1 Keyboard/Mouse Adapter
+ sioka0 P1/K1 Keyboard Adapter
+ sioma0 P1/K1 Mouse Adapter
+ siota0 P1/Q1 Tablet Adapter
+ paud0 P1/Q2 Ultimedia Integrated Audio
+ ppa0 P1/R1 CHRP IEEE1284 (ECP) Parallel Port Adapter
+ sa0 P1/S1 Standard I/O Serial Port
+ tty0 P1/S1-L0 Asynchronous Terminal
+ sa1 P1/S2 Standard I/O Serial Port
+ ent0 P1/E1 IBM 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PCI Adapter (23100020)
+ scsi0 P1/Z1 Wide/Fast-20 SCSI I/O Controller
+ hdisk0 P1/Z1-A0 16 Bit SCSI Disk Drive (9100 MB)
+ hdisk1 P1/Z1-A2 Other SCSI Disk Drive
+ cd0 P1/Z1-A3 SCSI Multimedia CD-ROM Drive (650 MB)
+ rmt0 P1/Z1-A5 SCSI 4mm Tape Drive (12000 MB)
* pci1 P1.1-I2 PCI Bus
+ lai0 P1.1-I2/G1 GXT135P Graphics Adapter
* pci2 P1.1 PCI Bus
+ ent1 P1.1-I1/E1 IBM 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PCI Adapter (23100020)
+ scsi1 P1.1-I5/Z1 Wide/Fast-20 SCSI I/O Controller
+ L2cache0 L2 Cache
+ mem0 Memory
+ proc0 P1-C1 Processor
data.brm:/data/mirror/books/manualy/aix-server/
data.brm:/data/mirror/books/AIX/
data.brm:/data/mirror/software/AIX\ 5.3/
