Re: running AIX 5.3 on older systems

From: x (x_at_x.hr)
Date: 12/21/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:41:44 +0100

> I have some older RS6000 models that I'd like to install AIX 5.3 on,
> namely:
>
> 44P-270
> H80
>
> Question: does AIX 5.3 support these models?

AIX 5 must be running on Common hardware reference platform (CHRP).
Try:

bootinfo -p

If it returns the string 32 it is only capable of running the 32-bit kernel.
If it returns the string chrp the machine is capable of running the 64-bit
kernel or the 32-bit kernel.

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