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AIX vs SCO UNIX
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This is like asking if there is a differnce between a Cadillac and a Geo.
We run Aix on IBM RS/6000 equipment with Oracle as a production server and use SCO Unix on HP 150 with Oracle for development.
Both are unix with the stability and reliablity of Unix. If we didn't have power failures both would run for years without having to be rebooted.
Sco Unix is basic unix. They do have a graphical interface.
IBM has added a LOT of management interfaces and commands on top of Unix which makes it a dream to work on.
AIX uses Logical volumes and Volume groups to group disk drives together and create directories. Sco doesn't use this.
Hardware is easier to add. I have to go to the HP Hardware level to add devices. I run config manager to add AIX devices.
In one article I read Aix was rated tops for management tools.
Now, it depends what you need it for. AIX is more expensive. If you have a large enterprise, AIX will do it. For a small enterprise, Sco would work. (Although I would choose RedHat Linux--to me it just seems easier to use.)
AIX has great support but you pay a pretty price for it. I've never had support for SCO so I can't compare.
I have so many commands in AIX that I use and can't find an equivalent in SCO.
I don't have anough room to add all the differences so hope this helps.
We run Aix on IBM RS/6000 equipment with Oracle as a production server and use SCO Unix on HP 150 with Oracle for development.
Both are unix with the stability and reliablity of Unix. If we didn't have power failures both would run for years without having to be rebooted.
Sco Unix is basic unix. They do have a graphical interface.
IBM has added a LOT of management interfaces and commands on top of Unix which makes it a dream to work on.
AIX uses Logical volumes and Volume groups to group disk drives together and create directories. Sco doesn't use this.
Hardware is easier to add. I have to go to the HP Hardware level to add devices. I run config manager to add AIX devices.
In one article I read Aix was rated tops for management tools.
Now, it depends what you need it for. AIX is more expensive. If you have a large enterprise, AIX will do it. For a small enterprise, Sco would work. (Although I would choose RedHat Linux--to me it just seems easier to use.)
AIX has great support but you pay a pretty price for it. I've never had support for SCO so I can't compare.
I have so many commands in AIX that I use and can't find an equivalent in SCO.
I don't have anough room to add all the differences so hope this helps.
Another important difference between these two (and I apologize if I'm stating the obvious) is that AIX only runs on IBM RS/6000 hardware and the SCO products are for Intel and AMD cpus. This is another point that makes a direct comparison difficult. I agree with the Cadillac and Geo analogy, completely. Sometimes one is more useful than the other depending on the requirements.
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