AIX provides the highest level of performance, security, and reliability of any UNIX operating system.
20 January 2026
Article
This article explains how to simplify the process of updating firmware for IBM AIX I/O adapters using the invscout command, providing a streamlined, automated solution that saves time and reduces manual effort.
20 January 2026
Tutorial
This tutorial explains the methods to back up and restore a volume group on an encrypted physical volume. This can be highly beneficial for restoring a system during disaster recovery, migration, or installing multiple systems with the same volume group structure. This tutorial explains how to securely back up and recover critical data while preserving encryption configurations and maintaining data integrity.
08 January 2026
Article
This article provides a comprehensive set of commands to configure, manage, and optimize SR-IOV-capable network adapters from the Hardware Management Console (HMC), ensuring high performance and flexibility in virtualized environments.
08 December 2025
Tutorial
The purpose of this tutorial is to guide users through the process of updating enterprise baseboard management controller (eBMC) eBMC firmware on IBM i systems configured in manufacturing default configuration mode, which is essential for maintaining system reliability, applying critical fixes, and ensuring compatibility with newer hardware and software features — especially in environments without the support of the Hardware Management Console (HMC).
23 September 2025
Tutorial
This tutorial provides a concise, step-by-step approach to sign, verify, and install any AIX Licensed Program Product packages, ensuring package authenticity, integrity, and compliance with AIX security standards.
04 August 2025
Tutorial
This tutorial explains how to encrypt IBM AIX boot logical volumes to protect critical system data from unauthorized access and tampering, while maintaining system bootability and reliability.
24 March 2025
Tutorial
This tutorial explains how to configure the ETS feature on network adapters in IBM AIX.
28 January 2025
Tutorial
This tutorial explains in detail how to enable PKS encryption to rootvg LVs, during migration installation in the non-prompt mode using a VIOS media repository.
13 January 2025
Tutorial
This tutorial explains how to encrypt the altinst_rootvg default LVs using the nimadm command with PKS encryption authentication method.
13 January 2025
Tutorial
This step-by-step tutorial explains how to enable encryption for the default logical volumes (LVs) in rootvg using the SMS menu during preservation and migration installations.
06 January 2025
Tutorial
This tutorial explains how to migrate Network Installation Manager (NIM) clients concurrently using the nimadm command.
17 December 2024
Blog post
Migrate IPsec tunnels with live kernel update
