compatible hardware with AIX 5.3

[George221]

Does anyone have a list showing what servers can run AIX 5.3?

 

[p5wizard]

Only CHRP hardware is supported ([red]make sure the server is at a recent microcode or you chance getting stuck - not being able to boot either 53 or lower levels[/red]):

from

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infoc...aix.resources/RELNOTES/5303_base_relnotes.htm

Required Hardware
Only Common Hardware Reference Platform (CHRP) machines are supported.

To see if you have a CHRP machine, log into the machine as the root user, and run the following command:

lscfg | grep Architecture

For more information about supported and unsupported items, see Appendix A. AIX 5L Version 5.3 Unsupported Items.

from Appendix A:
Appendix A. AIX 5L Version 5.3 Unsupported Items
AIX 5L Version 5.3 Unsupported Devices and Machines
The following devices and machines are not supported:

RS/6000 or OEM hardware based on the MCA bus
Scalable Parallel (SP™) nodes based on the MCA bus
RS/6000, Power Personal Systems, or OEM hardware based on the PReP architecture
POWER1, POWER2™, POWER Single Chip (RSC), POWER2 Single Chip (P2RSC), and 601 and 603 processors
PCMCIA device support
PCI adapters:
2408 F/W SCSI SE, PCI/SHORT/32BIT/5V
2409 F/W SCSI DIFF, EXT ONLY, PCI/SHORT/32BIT/5V
2638 VIDEO CAPTURE (NTSC/PAL/SECAM), PCI/LONG/32BIT/5V
2648 (GXT150P) PCI/SHORT/32BIT/5V, GRAPHICS ADAPTER
2657 S15 GRAPHICS ADAPTER, PCI/SHORT/32BIT/5V, WEITEK P9100
2708 Eicon ISDN DIVA PRO 2.0 PCI S/T Adapter
2751 S/390 ESCON Channel PCI Adapter
2837 MVP MULTI-MONITOR ADAPTER, PCI/LONG/32BIT/3.3 OR 5V
2854 3D (GXT500P), PCI/LONG/32BIT/3.3 OR 5V, GRAPHICS ADAPTER
2855 3DX (GXT550P), PCI/LONG/32BIT/3.3 OR 5V, GRAPHICS ADAPTER
2856 PCI/SHORT/32BIT/3.3 OR 5V, 7250 ATTACH ADAPTER
8242 10/100BASET ETHERNET PCI/SHORT/32BIT/5V
ISA adapters:
2647 VIDEO CAPTURE ENHANCEMENT, ISA/SHORT
2701 4 PORT SDLC, ISA/LONG, EIA 232/V.35/X.21
2931 8-PORT, ISA/LONG, EIA232 ADAPTER/FAN-OUT BOX
2932 8-PORT, ISA/LONG, EIA232/422 ADAPTER/FAN-OUT BOX
2933 128-PORT, ISA/LONG, EIA232 ASYNCH CONTROLLER
2961 1 PORT X.25, SDLC, PPP, ISA/LONG, ADAPTER (C1X)
2971 TOKEN RING ADAPTER, ISA
2981 ETHERNET ADAPTER, ISA, RJ45/BNC
8240 A/M 3COM ETHERNET ISA/SHORT TP ONLY
8241 A/M 3COM ETHERNET ISA/SHORT BNC/AUI
Non-CHRP Graphics Adapters:
Gt3/Gt3i
Gt4/Gt4e/Gt4i/Gt4x/Gt4xi
GXT110P
GXT150L/GXT150M/GXT150P
GXT155L
GXT500
GXT500D
GXT500P
GXT550P (FC 2855 only)
GXT800M
GXT1000™
MVP MULTIPCI Adapter
S15
VIDEO OUTPUT OPTION (#3200) (FC 7254)
7250 ATTACH Adapter (FC 2856)


HTH,

p5wizard