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Release Bulletin Adaptive Server® Enterprise Version 12.5.3a for IBM AIX

Operating system updates

IBM AIX 5.1 ML02 is the minimum Operating System level supported on Adaptive Server version 12.5.3a. The following operating system levels are supported:

Additional operating system and firmware patches may be required when running on the IBM Regatta family of servers. See the Sybase Web site for detailed information.

To ensure that isql works properly in the AIX 5.1 environment, set the environment variable IRS_NONISPLUS to 1. For more information, see your IBM documentation.

For best performance, use JRE version 1.1.6 or higher.

If your operating system requires patches, install them before you install Adaptive Server components.

To determine which patches have been installed on your system, see “Viewing installed patches,” next.

For a complete list of patches, contact your operating system representative. Do not use a patch that is earlier than the version suggested for your operating system. Use the patch recommended by the operating system vendor, even if it supersedes the patch listed.

Viewing installed patches

To determine which patches have been installed on your system, enter:

/usr/sbin/swlist -l product | fgrep PH

To determine which Extension Pack bundle has been installed on your system, enter:

/usr/sbin/swlist -l bundle | fgrep 'Extension Pack

To determine which patches have been installed on your system, enter:

/usr/bin/lslpp -l

To determine which OS has been installed on your machine, enter:

/usr/bin/oslevel -g

See “man instfix” for more information.





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