MJB <helios123@cox.net> wrote:
> Hi all,

> I'm looking for some help/advice on patching AIX. We are in the
> process of moving from Sun/Solaris to IBM/AIX. We have a few p5
> servers running 5.3 and I want to make sure the OS stays up to date.
> On Solaris you could just download the latest recommended patch cluster
> from Sunsolve, unzip it and install it.

> How does it work with AIX? I've been to:

> http://www-912.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fcgui.jsp


Hi,

You might want to start at
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp.../aixfixes.html .
Maintenance Levels (MLs) were renamed to Technology Levels (TLs). Service
Packs (SPs) are fixes on a specific TL. You can download these from the
website, order them on CD or use the SUMA tool in AIX.

IBM has a best practices guide for software maintenance
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp..._strategy.html .

Regards,
Greg Young