diff --git a/AIX/README b/AIX/README index fd401bf..d1c395c 100644 --- a/AIX/README +++ b/AIX/README @@ -12,20 +12,27 @@ sure that RPM's reflection of what was installed by installp is updated. If you don't do this you could get dependency errors when installing some of the RPM packages. -The rest of the required software listed below is provided in this -(dep-aix-2.1.tar.gz) tar file. +The rest of the required software listed below is provided in the +dep-aix-2.2.tar.gz tar file. The optional MySQL packages are provided in a separate tar file -(xcat-mysql-2.1.tar.gz) as a convenience for when you wish +(xcat-mysql-2.2.tar.gz) as a convenience for when you wish to use the xCAT service node support. The xcat-mysql package contains the MySQL 64 bit gz file that was downloaded from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql and included in an xCAT RPM to make the installation of MySQL easier. -They are all RPM packages that have been built for AIX. +These tar files are available from the xCAT web site: +http://xcat.sourceforge.net/ +They are all RPM packages that have been built for AIX. They can be +installed on AIX version 5.3 or 6.1. + +Available from AIX Expansion pack or http://sourceforge.net. 1. openssl-0.9.8 2. openssh-4.5 + +Available from dep-aix-2.2.tar.gz. 3. tcl-8.4.7-3 4. tk-8.4.7-3 5. expect-5.42.1-3 @@ -40,13 +47,24 @@ They are all RPM packages that have been built for AIX. 14. perl-Expect-1.21-1 15. fping-2.2b1-1 16. openslp-1.2.1 +17. perl-Crypt-SSLeay-0.57-1 Optional -17. perl-DBD-mysql-4.007-1 -18. xcat-mysql-5.0-1 (mysql-5.0.67) +Available from xcat-mysql-2.2.tar.gz. +18. perl-DBD-mysql-4.007-1 +19. xcat-mysql-5.0-1 (mysql-5.0.67) -When you are ready to install the RPM packages contained in this tar file -you can run the "instoss" scipt, which is also included. +When you are ready to install the RPM packages contained in the +dep-aix-2.2.tar.gz tar file you can run the "instoss" script, +which is included as a convenience. + +The dep-aix-2.2.tar.gz file also includes three AIX bundle files +that can be used when setting up the AIX Network Installation Manager (NIM), +when preparing to install cluster nodes. +xCATaixSSL.bnd - contains a list of OpenSSL installp filesets. +xCATaixSSH.bnd - contains a list of OpenSSH installp filesets. +xCATaixSN.bnd - contains a list of software (installp & RPM) required for + xCAT service nodes. The tk, tcl, and expect packages come from the "AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications" web site. (http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/p/os/aix/linux). The