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07-14-2017, 05:13 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2017
Posts: 2
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Need your advise about Linux and AIX
Hi experts,
I am newborn in case of LINUX, so I kinda need all your advise about LINUX environment.
I need to install new server using CENTOS or Red Hat and after that I need to install specific applications in those server. Before that, I already have AIX server running for several years and because one and another, we decided to move from AIX to LINUX. My question is, can I use my old installer for AIX when I want to install it in CENTOS or Red Hat? Because from my surfing in internet, AIX and LINUX basically using same base although there are some difference in command and architecture.
Sorry for my bad English, and if I misunderstand something, please correct me.
Regards,
Jef
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07-14-2017, 06:19 AM
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LQ Addict
Registered: Mar 2012
Location: Hungary
Distribution: debian/ubuntu/suse ...
Posts: 23,695
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installer of what?
The OS has its own installer and also it has its own package management system.
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07-14-2017, 11:48 AM
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LQ Veteran
Registered: Jul 2006
Location: London
Distribution: PCLinuxOS, Salix
Posts: 6,213
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To install CentOS, first consider whether you want a GUI or not. If you do, you can install from one of the small installation disks. If you don't, you need the big disk that lets you do a custom installation: it offers the choice of server, data-base server, etc and the opportunity to pick software.
To add software, try to get what you want from CentOS compatible repositories. These are listed here
http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories
Note the need to set priority for repositories if you use any that might overwrite the base installation.
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07-14-2017, 04:01 PM
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Moderator
Registered: Mar 2008
Posts: 22,284
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Hello and welcome to LQ.
Linux and Unix are not the same. Programs won't interchange easily usually.
If the AIX programs were really posix they may work with some or little effort.
You may wish to look at the BSD OS too. Might as well look at Solaris too.
Red Hat has support for this issue. https://www.redhat.com/en/technologi...-linux/migrate
IBM has support for moving to linux I believe also.
There are plenty of web pages devoted to migrating to linux or bsd.
Telling us more about these programs may help.
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07-14-2017, 11:49 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2017
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Hi experts,
I want to install SAP and Oracle database in these LINUX server. Can I use AIX installer for those 2 application?
Regards,
Jef
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07-15-2017, 08:01 AM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Oct 2004
Distribution: Arch
Posts: 5,364
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Reread posts 4 and 5
AIX != Linux
That's like asking if you can use your windows installer to add a Linux package.
Linux distros have repositories of software. Or you can compile your own for your kernel and systemland.
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07-15-2017, 09:21 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2014
Location: Montreal, Quebec and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia CANADA
Distribution: Arch, AntiX, ArtiX
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My understanding of your main question, jefr_kur90, is that you are wondering whether you can use the AIX installers for your various applications to install those same applications on your new linux server, once that is installed.
The answers from other members indicate that this is not possible, for the most part. You would want to use linux versions of those installers ("packages"), preferably maintained by your distribution (Red Hat or Centos). Worst case, you would have to compile from source code.
Cheers !
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07-15-2017, 09:56 AM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Apr 2010
Location: Continental USA
Distribution: Debian, Ubuntu, RedHat, DSL, Puppy, CentOS, Knoppix, Mint-DE, Sparky, VSIDO, tinycore, Q4OS, Manjaro
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To make things more clear, the answer is "NO"!
AIX software will not install or run properly on a LINUX system. They may, in some cases, be compiled from the same source but they are compiled to a different target environment.
That said, some SCRIPTS may work as long as they are intelligently written for generality and do not depend upon unique features of one OS or the other. The things you are discussing are not scripts, and not portable between operating systems.
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07-15-2017, 12:39 PM
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LQ Veteran
Registered: Jul 2006
Location: London
Distribution: PCLinuxOS, Salix
Posts: 6,213
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Your AIX hardware may be big-endian, but your new server will be little-endian: that would certainly prevent software transfer! Data can be converted, of course:
http://ginodalfonso.blogspot.co.uk/2...om-aix-to.html
If you search on-line for "aix to linux migration" you'll find some useful guides (like a pdf from Red Hat) and discussions.
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07-15-2017, 09:08 PM
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Moderator
Registered: Mar 2008
Posts: 22,284
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We all agree that you can't do what you want, not practical. (don't confuse remotely possible with practical)
If this is a corporate system you may consider using a commercial OS. Things like real time OS's to BSD/solaris(unix), to Linux are available with support staff on hand and vast amounts of training available.
The free choices available I suspect would allow you to migrate to Linux or another OS. It may depend on the exact use of your software still. SAP is a bit vague.
Using any of the big name databases is available to many OS's both free and commercial.
Oracle I think offers a VM of their RH clone linux with database installed.
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07-15-2017, 09:29 PM
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Registered: Jan 2017
Location: Manhattan, NYC NY
Distribution: Mac OS X, iOS, Solaris
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It looks like you've already gotten some good advice, so I'll just say I have experience with AIX and almost anything would be better than it.
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