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Operating Systems AIX running LPAR on power5 p520 hardware Post 302603385 by zxmaus on Wednesday 29th of February 2012 11:20:09 PM
Old 03-01-2012
when you install vios on hdisk0 you are obviously overwriting your AIX 5.3 installation. VIOS is not an add on to an existing machine but almost full blown OS with special purpose.
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