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  • 1.  Latest H/W that can be used for AIX 4.3.3

    Posted Fri August 15, 2014 10:08 AM

    Originally posted by: msr_ks


    Hello there! We have a critical application running on our RS 6000 AIX 4.3.3 server. It is heavily tied to 4.3.3. Our old hardware is failing. What is the latest server we can use to run 4.3.3? Is it possible to run 4.3.3 on new hardware? Upgrading the app is not an option. I am not an AIX expert. I am trying to figure out what options we have. I would greatly appreaciate any suggestion.

    Thanks!



  • 2.  Re: Latest H/W that can be used for AIX 4.3.3

    Posted Fri August 15, 2014 11:15 AM

    Originally posted by: YannickBergeron


    I "believe" Power 4 is the most recent hardware support AIX 4.3.3

    What are you currently using?



  • 3.  Re: Latest H/W that can be used for AIX 4.3.3

    Posted Fri August 15, 2014 11:29 AM

    Originally posted by: The_Doctor


    My gut tells me the latest is something with a...... PowerPC 604e OR POWER3 chip.

    AFAIK, a Power 4 chip needs AIX 5.x but given this stuff is 10+ years old, things do change :)

    And yes, it would help to know what you're running now.



  • 4.  Re: Latest H/W that can be used for AIX 4.3.3

    Posted Fri August 15, 2014 11:48 AM

    Originally posted by: The_Doctor


    Let me correct myself.  I was mistaken.  There seems to be "some" Power 4 boxes that will run AIX 4.3.3...... so YB you were correct.

    Google turned up this IBM page that allows you to drill down into each architecture...... & determine what o/s will run on each model -->

    https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssm1platformaix