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Support AIX 5.3 or not!?!

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khalidaaa

khalidaaa

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Jan 19, 2006
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How do i know that this machine supports AIX 5.3 or 5.2?!?

It is a node in SP2 machine

I need to use this machine to run oracle 11.5 application server and i've been asked by my boss to see if this can take it :(

Where do i start with?

Code: 
{root}/bapco.util>bootinfo -y
64
{root}/bapco.util>bootinfo -K
32
{root}/bapco.util>bootinfo -p
chrp

Code: 
{root}/bapco.util>prtconf
System Model: IBM,9076-270
Processor Type:  PowerPC_POWER3
Number Of Processors:        2
Memory Size: 3072MB
Good Memory Size: 3072MB
Firmware Version: IBM,SPH99323
Console Login: enable
Auto Restart: false
Full Core: false

Network Information
        Host Name: 
        IP Address: 
        Sub Netmask: 255.255.255.0
        Gateway: 
        Name Server: 
        Domain Name: 

Paging Space Information
        Total Paging Space: 6144MB
        Percent Used: 19%

Volume Groups Information
==============================================================================
rootvg:
PV_NAME           PV STATE    TOTAL PPs   FREE PPs    FREE DISTRIBUTION
hdisk0            active      542         264         31..16..02..108..107
hdisk1            active      542         526         109..92..108..108..109
==============================================================================

bkpvg:
PV_NAME           PV STATE    TOTAL PPs   FREE PPs    FREE DISTRIBUTION
hdisk2            active      542         0           00..00..00..00..00
hdisk3            active      542         1           00..00..00..01..00
==============================================================================

pac-vg:
PV_NAME           PV STATE    TOTAL PPs   FREE PPs    FREE DISTRIBUTION
hdisk20           active      543         0           00..00..00..00..00
hdisk21           active      543         72          00..00..00..00..72
hdisk22           active      543         0           00..00..00..00..00
hdisk23           active      543         85          00..00..00..00..85
==============================================================================

INSTALLED RESOURCE LIST

The following resources are installed on the machine.
+/- = Added or deleted from Resource List.
*   = Diagnostic support not available.

  Model Architecture: chrp
  Model Implementation: Multiple Processor, PCI bus

+ sys0              00-00             System Object
+ sysplanar0        00-00             System Planar
+ mem0              00-00             Memory
+ proc0             00-00             Processor
+ L2cache0          00-00             L2 Cache
* pmc0              00-00             Power Management Controller
+ proc1             00-01             Processor
* pci2              00-fed00000       PCI Bus
* pci1              00-fee00000       PCI Bus
+ scsi1             20-58             Wide SCSI I/O Controller
+ rmt0              20-58-00-5,0      SCSI 8mm Tape Drive (20000 MB)
+ ent2              20-60             IBM 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PCI Adapter
                                      (23100020)
* pci0              00-fef00000       PCI Bus
* isa0              10-58             ISA Bus
+ fda0              01-D1             Standard I/O Diskette Adapter
+ sa0               01-S1             Standard I/O Serial Port
+ tty0              01-S1-00-00       Asynchronous Terminal
+ sa1               01-S2             Standard I/O Serial Port
+ ent0              10-60             IBM 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PCI Adapter
                                      (23100020)
+ scsi0             10-68             Wide/Ultra-2 SCSI I/O Controller
+ hdisk0            10-68-00-0,0      16 Bit SCSI Disk Drive (18200 MB)
+ hdisk1            10-68-00-1,0      16 Bit SCSI Disk Drive (18200 MB)
+ hdisk2            10-68-00-2,0      16 Bit SCSI Disk Drive (18200 MB)
+ hdisk3            10-68-00-3,0      16 Bit SCSI Disk Drive (18200 MB)
+ ent1              10-78             IBM 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PCI Adapter
                                      (23100020)
+ ssa0              10-80             IBM SSA 160 SerialRAID Adapter
                                      (14109100)
+ enclosure0        00-00-0T40        SSA Enclosure
* hdisk4            10-80-L           SSA Logical Disk Drive
* hdisk5            10-80-L           SSA Logical Disk Drive
* hdisk6            10-80-L           SSA Logical Disk Drive
* hdisk7            10-80-L           SSA Logical Disk Drive
* hdisk8            10-80-L           SSA Logical Disk Drive
* hdisk9            10-80-L           SSA Logical Disk Drive
* hdisk10           10-80-L           SSA Logical Disk Drive
* hdisk11           10-80-L           SSA Logical Disk Drive
* hdisk12           10-80-L           SSA Logical Disk Drive
* hdisk13           10-80-L           SSA Logical Disk Drive
* hdisk14           10-80-L           SSA Logical Disk Drive
* hdisk15           10-80-L           SSA Logical Disk Drive
* hdisk16           10-80-L           SSA Logical Disk Drive
* hdisk17           10-80-L           SSA Logical Disk Drive
* hdisk18           10-80-L           SSA Logical Disk Drive
* hdisk19           10-80-L           SSA Logical Disk Drive
* hdisk20           10-80-L           SSA Logical Disk Drive
* hdisk21           10-80-L           SSA Logical Disk Drive
* hdisk22           10-80-L           SSA Logical Disk Drive
* hdisk23           10-80-L           SSA Logical Disk Drive
+ pdisk0            10-80-P           9.1GB SSA C Physical Disk Drive
+ pdisk1            10-80-P           9.1GB SSA C Physical Disk Drive
+ pdisk2            10-80-P           9.1GB SSA C Physical Disk Drive
+ pdisk3            10-80-P           9.1GB SSA C Physical Disk Drive
+ pdisk4            10-80-P           9.1GB SSA C Physical Disk Drive
+ pdisk5            10-80-P           9.1GB SSA C Physical Disk Drive
+ pdisk6            10-80-P           9.1GB SSA C Physical Disk Drive
+ pdisk7            10-80-P           9.1GB SSA C Physical Disk Drive
+ pdisk8            10-80-P           9.1GB SSA C Physical Disk Drive
+ pdisk9            10-80-P           9.1GB SSA C Physical Disk Drive
+ pdisk10           10-80-P           9.1GB SSA C Physical Disk Drive
+ pdisk11           10-80-P           9.1GB SSA C Physical Disk Drive
+ pdisk12           10-80-P           9.1GB SSA C Physical Disk Drive
+ pdisk13           10-80-P           9.1GB SSA C Physical Disk Drive
+ pdisk14           10-80-P           9.1GB SSA C Physical Disk Drive
+ pdisk15           10-80-P           9.1GB SSA C Physical Disk Drive
+ pdisk18           10-80-0T40-01-P   SSA160 Physical Disk Drive (36400
                                      MB)
+ pdisk19           10-80-0T40-02-P   SSA160 Physical Disk Drive (36400
                                      MB)
+ pdisk16           10-80-0T40-03-P   SSA160 Physical Disk Drive (36400
                                      MB)
+ pdisk17           10-80-0T40-04-P   SSA160 Physical Disk Drive (36400
                                      MB)
 
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I am pretty AIX 5.2 is as far as you can go on SP2 due to the PSSP dependency. you will need to check the PSSP documentation and i think 3.5 was the last release and was only certified on AIX 5.2.

hope this helps !
 
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Thanks gbarth for the input.

I will try to dig into that more.

Is there any command or something that i can use as a common method for finding out this?
 
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An old SP2 node more than likely cannot support 5.3.
 
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PSSP 3.5 was the last version, but it isn't PSSP that is the problem. AIX 5.3 and the old archtiecture probably are not compatible. Call IBM and ask.
 
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Good idea kHz!

it is wize to call IBM but i just was asking if there is some command that i run my self to indetify the version that can run on any platform! instead of calling IBM every time!

any idea?
 
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You have a chrp machine here, a winterhawk II, the node will be fine with AIX 5.3.

All chrp machines can run 5.3 and even the firmware updare readme says for level: sx04194
"Added support for AIX 5.3. "

So, obviously, it needs firmware level sx04194 or later to support AIX 5.3.

But as above PSSP may be a problem. you may need CSM instead of PSSP, I don't know.
 
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