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4.6 AIX Toolbox for Linux
The AIX 5L platform is the premier operating system from IBM for IBM System p5 and
eServer pSeries systems. In order to enhance interoperability between Linux and AIX 5L, IBM
has ported a collection of open source software (OSS) tools and bundled them into a toolbox
for users of AIX 5L: The AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications. Figure 4-2 shows the media.
Figure 4-2 AIX Toolbox media
The Toolbox contains a collection of open source software that works with both AIX Version
4.3.3 and AIX 5L. For UNIX® and Linux developers and users, it introduces a way to expand
the target systems for applications on AIX 5L. The goal of the AIX Toolbox for Linux
Applications is to provide ready-to-run, installable open software tools and facilitate
recompilation of open source software, without modifications, on AIX 5L systems.
You can order the AIX Toolbox with an initial order of AIX 5L by selecting the AIX Toolbox
option or through the Web using the following link:
http://www.ibm.com/servers/aix/products/aixos/linux
We recommend the IBM Redbook Linux Applications on pSeries, SG24-6033, to understand
the intention and the use of the IBM AIX Toolbox.
4.7 Licence Use Management Version 4.6.8
The AIX 5L
preferred
Licence Use Management (LUM) target ID is only compatible with
License Use Management Version 4.6.6 or later. If you need a license to be installed on an
earlier license server, or a nodelock license for an application enabled with an older License
Use Management toolkit, request the license using the LUM target ID shown second in the
output of the
i4target -Ol
command.
