Re: info aix 4.3.2.0

From: Benjamin Gawert (bgawert_at_gmx.de)
Date: 05/27/04 

Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 21:55:24 +0200

RoI wrote:

> I'm in an instructor in a training center, and know perfectly linux
> but
> a little AIX ;
>
> Somebody give me an IBM 43P-140 with AIX 4.3.2.0 ; I don't want to
> install linux on it (my students will work on AIX !)
>
> 1°) I would like to known the memory, speed of CPU ... and so on
> I 've look on smit, but I haven't discover informations
> with df, I know only disk size !
> Where can I go for that ?

try "lscfg"

> 2°) I look on ibm ' book and see memory used : DIMM 168 ECC 3,3V
> can I use memory PC ?

Not average PC memory. PC DIMMs use SDRAM but the 43P-140 uses EDO RAM which
also has been used in some PentiumPro and early PentiumII systems, and in
some old Macs, too. There are several different types of EDO DIMMs, finding
some that work in the 43P-150 is often difficult.

> 3°) I haven't graphical on (only serial tty) ; can I plug VGA PC'card
> into ?

No. Some few PCI gfx cards from the PC world work with the machine but not
with AIX. You need an adapter that comes with AIX drivers (usually only from
IBM).

> 4°) On what site can I download new release for AIX (and what
> release) ?

You only can download maintenance updates (fixes) but not complete AIX
Releases. AIX is not downloadable, it is payware.

Benjamin