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IBM AIX

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What is IBM AIX?

IBM AIX (for Advanced Interactive eXecutive) is a Unix operating system, developed, offered and supported by IBM.

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IBM AIX at it's best

10 out of 10
August 17, 2022
We do use the IBM AIX Operating system to divide the memory and CPU between various jobs and provide support to the customers. This …
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IBM AIX review

8 out of 10
September 24, 2019
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IBM AIX is used by the entire organization. We run propriety processing apps in production, mostly legacy software.
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AIX decline in usage

4 out of 10
January 17, 2019
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IBM AIX is used on hardware supporting both database and middleware and applications. It is used across the enterprise, supporting …
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September 24, 2019

IBM AIX review

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Professional in Information Technology
Logistics and Supply Chain Company, 201-500 employees
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
IBM AIX is used by the entire organization. We run propriety processing apps in production, mostly legacy software.
Pros and Cons
  • It is extremely reliable
  • Feature rich, fully fledged *IX system
  • Delivers good performance on IBM POWER
  • Management of the virtualization, especially using IVM can be clunky
Likelihood to Recommend
*IX based applications that require excellent uptime. The hardware servers/clusters AIX is typically deployed on are very robust with a lot of redundancy built is and allowing many interventions done concurrently, without downtime.
Return on Investment
  • Positive: with a lot of processing power the AIX servers allowed us to consolidate hardware.
Alternatives Considered
I do not need to reboot AIX boxes every week, like I do MS Servers. It is not unusual to see 1-2 year uptime on my AIX LPARS.
Support Rating
8
Response time could be longer that I'd like.
Other Software Used
September 12, 2019

Stable platform but limited new features

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Kenny McGarrity
IT Infrastructure Manager
Pace Supply (Wholesale, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 4 out of 10
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Verified User
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We currently use IBM AIX as the compute power behind our main legacy ERP system, D3. AIX provides a very stable platform for D3 and allows hundreds of internal customers to connect to our centralized software without batting an eye.
Pros and Cons
  • IBM AIX is a very stable server product, and I can't recall a time when the server has crashed due to a hardware fault.
  • If you have legacy software that can't run on the new-fangled Linux flavors, AIX might be the way to go.
  • AIX has a host of built-in management tools that makes system configuration easy for a novice.
  • A lot of the built-in commands have not been updated in years. If you're used to some fancy CLI options in Linux, you may be out of luck with AIX.
  • Out of the box, you cannot run open-source Linux utilities on AIX. There is a toolbox you can install, however, it's not the same versions as you would get in different Linux flavors.
  • Tab completion for files and Up arrow to re-run previous commands don't work out of the box without running a Korn shell. A small annoyance, but one that catches me every time!
Likelihood to Recommend
If you need to run legacy software that is specifically written for AIX, then the server is great. The hardware is also solid and a lot of thought has gone into making it a robust and stable system. Otherwise, my default choice would be to just stick with Linux.
Return on Investment
  • The server is expensive, so hardware upgrades aren't taken lightly.
  • Because of the requirements for our ERP system, the software cannot be virtualized. This is not the AIX's fault, however, we are forced to purchase what feels like an expensive dinosaur.
Alternatives Considered
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Like AIX, Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a very stable operating and designed for companies who don't want to be on the bleeding edge of Linux technology.
Support Rating
7
There is lots of documentation out there for AIX. On the times I've had to address a hardware issue, IBM's support has been great.
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