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+# Software needed for the xCAT on AIX Service Nodes
+
+# removed tk, tcl, and expect 
+#	- these are now installed with AIX
+
+# installp packages
+I:openssl.base
+I:openssl.license
+I:bos.sysmgt.nim.master
+
+# RPMs
+R:bash-3.2-1.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
+R:rsync-2.6.2-1.aix5.1.ppc.rpm
+R:conserver-8.1.16-2.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
+R:fping-2.4b2_to-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
+R:perl-DBI-1.55-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
+R:perl-Digest-MD5-2.36-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
+R:perl-Expect-1.21-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
+R:perl-IO-Socket-SSL-1.06-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
+R:perl-IO-Stty-.02-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
+R:perl-IO-Tty-1.07-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
+R:perl-Net_SSLeay.pm-1.30-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
+R:perl-Net-Telnet-3.03-1.2.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
+R:perl-xCAT-2.2*
+R:xCAT-client-2.2*
+R:xCAT-server-2.2*
+R:xCAT-rmc-2.2*
+R:perl-DBD-SQLite-1.13-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
+R:net-snmp-5.4.2.1-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
+R:net-snmp-devel-5.4.2.1-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
+R:net-snmp-perl-5.4.2.1-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
+
+# optional
+R:perl-DBD-mysql-4.007-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
+R:xcat-mysql-5.0-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm