diff --git a/mkAIXdeps b/mkAIXdeps
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..2fcda08c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mkAIXdeps
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+BLDTOP=`pwd`
+RPMDIR=$BLDTOP/aix-dep-snap
+VER=`cat $BLDTOP/Version`
+
+if [ -d $RPMDIR ]
+then
+  # clean it up
+  rm -f $RPMDIR/instoss
+  rm -f $RPMDIR/instmysql
+  rm -f $RPMDIR/README
+  rm -f $RPMDIR/*.rpm
+  rm -f $RPMDIR/flist
+  rm -f $RPMDIR/flist2
+  rm -f $RPMDIR/*.gz
+else
+  mkdir -p $RPMDIR
+fi
+
+cd $RPMDIR
+
+# build tar.gz for default required RPMs and a second tar.gz for mysql
+
+# create a simple install script
+echo "# xCAT on AIX - prerequisite install script" > $RPMDIR/instoss
+
+cp /opt/freeware/src/packages/RPMS/ppc/perl-DBI-1.55-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm $RPMDIR/
+echo "rpm -Uvh perl-DBI-1.55-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm" >> $RPMDIR/instoss
+
+cp /opt/freeware/src/packages/RPMS/ppc/perl-DBD-SQLite-1.13-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm $RPMDIR/
+echo "rpm -Uvh perl-DBD-SQLite-1.13-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm" >> $RPMDIR/instoss
+
+cp /opt/freeware/src/packages/RPMS/ppc/tcl-8.4.7-3.aix5.1.ppc.rpm $RPMDIR/
+echo "rpm -Uvh tcl-8.4.7-3.aix5.1.ppc.rpm" >> $RPMDIR/instoss
+
+cp /opt/freeware/src/packages/RPMS/ppc/tk-8.4.7-3.aix5.1.ppc.rpm $RPMDIR/
+echo "rpm -Uvh tk-8.4.7-3.aix5.1.ppc.rpm" >> $RPMDIR/instoss
+
+cp /opt/freeware/src/packages/RPMS/ppc/expect-5.42.1-3.aix5.1.ppc.rpm $RPMDIR/
+echo "rpm -Uvh expect-5.42.1-3.aix5.1.ppc.rpm" >> $RPMDIR/instoss
+
+cp /opt/freeware/src/packages/RPMS/ppc/conserver-8.1.16-2.aix5.3.ppc.rpm $RPMDIR/
+echo "rpm -Uvh conserver-8.1.16-2.aix5.3.ppc.rpm" >> $RPMDIR/instoss
+
+cp /opt/freeware/src/packages/RPMS/ppc/perl-Expect-1.21-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm $RPMDIR/
+echo "rpm -Uvh perl-Expect-1.21-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm" >> $RPMDIR/instoss
+
+cp /opt/freeware/src/packages/RPMS/ppc/perl-IO-Tty-1.07-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm $RPMDIR/
+echo "rpm -Uvh perl-IO-Tty-1.07-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm" >> $RPMDIR/instoss
+
+cp /opt/freeware/src/packages/RPMS/ppc/perl-IO-Stty-.02-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm $RPMDIR/
+echo "rpm -Uvh perl-IO-Stty-.02-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm" >> $RPMDIR/instoss
+
+cp /opt/freeware/src/packages/RPMS/ppc/perl-IO-Socket-SSL-1.06-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm $RPMDIR/
+echo "rpm -Uvh perl-IO-Socket-SSL-1.06-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm" >> $RPMDIR/instoss
+
+cp /opt/freeware/src/packages/RPMS/ppc/perl-Net_SSLeay.pm-1.30-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm $RPMDIR/
+echo "rpm -Uvh perl-Net_SSLeay.pm-1.30-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm" >> $RPMDIR/instoss
+
+cp /opt/freeware/src/packages/RPMS/ppc/perl-Digest-MD5-2.36-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm $RPMDIR/
+echo "rpm -Uvh perl-Digest-MD5-2.36-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm" >> $RPMDIR/instoss
+
+cp /opt/freeware/src/packages/RPMS/ppc/fping-2.4b2_to-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm $RPMDIR/
+echo "rpm -Uvh fping-2.4b2_to-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm" >> $RPMDIR/instoss
+
+cp /opt/freeware/src/packages/RPMS/ppc/openslp-1.2.1-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm $RPMDIR/
+echo "rpm -Uvh openslp-1.2.1-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm" >> $RPMDIR/instoss
+
+cp /opt/freeware/src/packages/RPMS/ppc/perl-Crypt-SSLeay-0.57-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm $RPMDIR/
+echo "rpm -Uvh perl-Crypt-SSLeay-0.57-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm" >> $RPMDIR/instoss
+
+# get the OSS README file
+cp ./../../../xcat-dep/trunk/AIX/README $RPMDIR/
+
+# make the default required RPM tar.gz file
+#ls $RPMDIR/*.rpm > $RPMDIR/flist
+ls *.rpm > $RPMDIR/flist
+chmod +x $RPMDIR/instoss
+echo "README" >> $RPMDIR/flist
+echo "instoss" >> $RPMDIR/flist
+tar -cvf $RPMDIR/dep-aix-$VER.tar -L $RPMDIR/flist
+gzip $RPMDIR/dep-aix-$VER.tar
+
+# make a second tar.gz for mysql packages
+cp /opt/freeware/src/packages/RPMS/ppc/perl-DBD-mysql-4.007-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm $RPMDIR/
+echo "rpm -Uvh perl-DBD-mysql-4.007-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm" >> $RPMDIR/instmysql
+echo "perl-DBD-mysql-4.007-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm" > $RPMDIR/flist2
+
+cp /opt/freeware/src/packages/RPMS/ppc/xcat-mysql-5.0-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm $RPMDIR/
+echo "rpm -Uvh xcat-mysql-5.0-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm" >> $RPMDIR/instmysql
+echo "xcat-mysql-5.0-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm" >> $RPMDIR/flist2
+
+chmod +x $RPMDIR/instmysql
+echo "instmysql" >> $RPMDIR/flist2
+echo "README" >> $RPMDIR/flist2
+tar -cvf $RPMDIR/xcat-mysql-$VER.tar -L $RPMDIR/flist2
+gzip $RPMDIR/xcat-mysql-$VER.tar
+
+exit 0;
diff --git a/xCATaixSN.bnd b/xCATaixSN.bnd
index 885c83da1..66793752d 100644
--- a/xCATaixSN.bnd
+++ b/xCATaixSN.bnd
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ R:perl-IO-Tty-1.07-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
 R:perl-Net_SSLeay.pm-1.30-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
 R:tcl-8.4.7-3.aix5.1.ppc.rpm
 R:tk-8.4.7-3.aix5.1.ppc.rpm
-R:perl-xCAT-2.1*
-R:xCAT-client-2.1*
-R:xCAT-server-2.1*
-R:xCAT-rmc-2.1*
+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:perl-DBD-mysql-4.007-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
-R:xcat-mysql-5.0-1.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
diff --git a/xCATaixSSH.bnd b/xCATaixSSH.bnd
index 9c846d24d..49b7b59b8 100644
--- a/xCATaixSSH.bnd
+++ b/xCATaixSSH.bnd
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# bundle file for openssh - installp package from AIX
+#	Note - openssl must be installed before openssh
+
 I:openssh.base
 I:openssh.license
 I:openssh.man.en_US