peterharding@yahoo.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> It's been a while since I've dealt with AIX, but a customer of ours
> wants to buy a 2nd user RS/6000 44P and load AIX 5.3. Is this version
> of AIX compatible with this harware? I've just spent an hour "lost in
> space" on the IBM web site and can't see a list.

AIX 4.3.3.0 ML9, AIX 5.1, AIX 5.2 and AIX 5.3 are the supported versions
of AIX on the 7044P machines.

They don NOT run with AIX 6.1!

--
Uli

On Jul 14, 10:59 am, peterhard...@yahoo.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> It's been a while since I've dealt with AIX, but a customer of ours
> wants to buy a 2nd user RS/6000 44P and load AIX 5.3. Is this version
> of AIX compatible with this harware? I've just spent an hour "lost in
> space" on the IBM web site and can't see a list.
>
> Many thanks,
> Pete.


Hi,

I've got the same machine at home running AIX 5.3 ML06, and it works
fine. You have to update the firmware to the latest level, of course.

Thomas

peterharding@yahoo.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> It's been a while since I've dealt with AIX, but a customer of ours
> wants to buy a 2nd user RS/6000 44P and load AIX 5.3. Is this version
> of AIX compatible with this harware? I've just spent an hour "lost in
> space" on the IBM web site and can't see a list.
>
> Many thanks,
> Pete.

aix 5.3 release notes (it will run on CHRP hardware like the 44p):

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infoce...53relnotes.htm