Is IBM AIX free?
AIX is not free, you try getting the IBM sales people to give you a copy if you don’t want support, h/w .. no chance .. You also pay for the license depending on number of users / cpu’s etc …
Where can I download AIX?
The Entitled Software Support Download User Guide can be downloaded here: ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/systems/support/planning/essreg/I1128814.pdf. Then you can download the AIX media, Expansion Packs, Linux Toolbox and more. Start at: www.ibm.com/eserver/ess.
Is AIX an OS?
IBM’s Advanced Interactive eXecutive, or AIX, is a series of proprietary UNIX-based operating systems built and sold by IBM. AIX is the leading open standards-based UNIX operating system providing secure, scalable, and robust infrastructure solutions for enterprise.
How much does AIX cost?
It costs $375 per core for a license to AIX 6.1 Express Edition on a small Power7 box, and the price is the same on a small Power6 box. But with AIX 6.1 Standard Edition, a small machine costs $625 per core including SWMA with Power7 chips, but costs $849 per core for Standard Edition.
Who Owns AIX?
IBM AIX
| Developer | IBM |
|---|---|
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Closed source |
| Initial release | February 1986 |
| Latest release | 7.3 TL0 / December 10, 2021 |
Can I install AIX on virtualbox?
ATM is impossible. AIX is ibm unix system made only for ppc machines so it won’t boot on any x86 pc emulator(vmware,virtualbox,etc).
What is latest AIX version?
IBM AIX
| Developer | IBM |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 7.3 TL0 / December 10, 2021 |
| Marketing target | Workstation, Server |
| Platforms | Current: Power ISA Former: IBM ROMP, IBM POWER, PowerPC, x86 (IBM PS/2), System/370, ESA/390 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic with dynamically loadable modules |