Here is a hotlist of web links to AIX information available on the net. Links will open in a separate window.

IBM Phone Numbers

IBM Sites:

• Main IBM Home Page
• IBM Y2K Home Page
• RS/6000 Home Page
• RS/6000 Support. This is a good bookmark page. It contains links to most of the other RS/6000 and AIX pages that you might want to look at if you have technical questions.
  • AIX Certification Information, including sample tests
    • Sylvan Prometric Testing home page (Online registration available)
  • AIX 4.3 Documentation
  • RS/6000 Hardware field manuals. (Really good books! Very detailed, very helpful)
  • RS/6000 Diagnostic LED codes and messages
  • Patch (APAR) database search. Use this to find APAR ids.
  • Patch (APAR) download. Use this if you already know what patches you want.
  • Download Fixdist. This program is meant to be run on an RS/6000 that has Internet connectivity. It is an enhanced method of managing what patches you need to download and what ones you have already downloaded.

Other Sites

• comp.unix.aix newsgroup, via DejaNews power search.
• AIX FAQs from Usenet.
• AIX FAQ from Emory University Atlanta GA.
• Donohue Consulting RS/6000 site. Includes News, FAQs, and RS/6000s for sale.
• Pre-compiled GNU and Freeware for AIX. Note: As with any pre-compiled utilities, need to be aware of the security risks involved. Compiling this software yourself is generally a better idea, but sometimes that isn't practical.
  • University of Tokyo
  • UCLA
  • Groupe Bull - Germany