AIX 5L on the IBM System i Platform: Implementation Guide

On the IBM® System i® platform, you can run native AIX® 5L™ with its own kernel (versus current the PASE SLIC kernel) in a logical partition (LPAR). This option provides another alternative to consolidate AIX 5L applications and other UNIX®-based applications, running in a separate IBM eServer™ pSeries® system or other UNIX system, onto a single System i platform.

With the new version of the AIX 5L V5.3 operating system, the same level of server virtualization, such as dynamic resource allocation, is realized as the current IBM eServer iSeries® level server virtualization.

This IBM Redbooks® publication discusses various aspects of AIX 5L implementation on IBM System i platforms. It includes the following topics:

• An overview of AIX 5L native support on the System i platform including the benefits of a virtualization engine
  
• Planning for AIX 5L on the System i platform, with an explanation about new LPAR concepts and tools on the System i platform and initial sizing of an AIX 5L partition
  
• Installation and configuration of an AIX 5L partition on the System i platform, providing a step-by-step guide for AIX 5L installation, partition setup, and maintenance that includes a scenario of virtual I/O and direct I/O
  

This book helps system administrators to install, tailor, and configure an AIX 5L partition on the System i platform.

Chapter 1. Overview of AIX 5L on System i
Chapter 2. Planning for AIX 5L on System i
Chapter 3. Partition configuration
Chapter 4. Storage configuration
Chapter 5. Network configuration
Chapter 6. AIX 5L installation

• IBM eServer Certification Study Guide - pSeries AIX System Administration, SG24-6191-00
• IBM PowerVM Virtualization Introduction and Configuration, SG24-7940-04
• IBM Certification Study Guide eServer p5 and pSeries Administration and Support for AIX 5L Version 5.3, SG24-7199-00

Publish Date
30 March 2007

Last Update
09 June 2009

Rating:
(based on 1 review)

Rate this book

Author(s)

Yessong Johng is an IBM Certified IT Specialist at the IBM International Technical Support Organization, Rochester Center. He started his IT career at IBM as a S/38 Systems Engineer in 1982, and he worked with S/38, AS/400, iSeries, and now System i for 20 years. He writes extensively and develops and teaches IBM classes worldwide in the areas of IT optimization whose topics include Linux, AIX 5L, and Windows implementations on System i. He is also interested in e-business, especially concerning WebSphere implementations on System i.

• Yessong Johng

Michael Gilley is a Staff Software Engineer at the IBM Rochester Center. He has been with IBM since 1997, and he has worked on the Domino for iSeries Support Team, the iSeries Communications Support Team, as well as BlueGene support. He is currently working on the iSeries Integration Support Team, supporting System i Integration with BladeCenter and System x as well as installations of AIX 5L and Linux on System i platform.

• Michael Gilley

Grant Wang is an Advisory IT Specialist for Sales and Distribution, IBM China. Grant has five years experience with iSeries post-sale technical support for iSeries customers in China. He is also experienced in developing iSeries client/server applications with comprehensive knowledge about multivendor platforms that include AIX, OS/400, Linux, Windows, WebSphere, MQ Series, TSM, and UDB.

• Grant Wang

ISBN

0738486140

IBM Form Number
SG24-6455-01

Number of pages
160