Re: Upgrade AIX 4.3.3 to AIX 5

From: Rauf Sarwar <rs_arwar_at_hotmail.com>
Date: 7 May 2003 15:43:13 -0700
Message-ID: <92eeeff0.0305071443.7f03f3b3@posting.google.com>

"koert54" <nospam_at_nospam.com> wrote in message news:<6pbua.78326$t_2.7374_at_afrodite.telenet-ops.be>...
> 8.1.7 32bit will work
> 9R2 64bit you'll have to get the AIX5L version
>
> "John Leslie" <johnleslie_at_madasafish.com> wrote in message
> news:4412dd31.0305070606.21c13458_at_posting.google.com...
> > I am about to upgrade my AIX box from AIX 4.3.3 to AIX 5
> >
> > Currently have 8.1.7 (32 bit) and 9.2(64 bit) installed on the box.
> >
> > Will these versions run after the upgrade, assuming we run AIX 5 with 32
> bit kernal?
> >
> > John

8.1.7 (32 bit)
AIX 5.x has an option to run the kernel in 64 bit mode, but for 8.1.7, you need to run the kernel in 32 bit mode.

9i (64 bit)
You can install 64 bit 9i on kernel running in 32 bit mode as long as you have,
1) 64 bit processor and
2) 64 bit application environment enabled.

Regards
/Rauf Sarwar Received on Wed May 07 2003 - 17:43:13 CDT