This one works for me: http://www.aixtools.net/index.php/python Also, I wouldn't recommend porting modules (or writing new ones) in Perl for AIX. Python's where it's at; certainly for Ansible anyway.
On Monday, 6 June 2016 23:05:05 UTC+1, [email protected] wrote: > > Thank you both. My requirement is not for AIX deployment. Thus using NIM > is not the right solution for my use case. Rather, my requirement is for DR > orchestration and automation across a mixture of IBM P series AIX 7.1 > servers and RHEL 6 IBM X series. For AIX I have now been looking, based on > advice, at > http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/aix/linux/toolbox/date.html > and ActiveState. Unfortunatley for ActiveState there is no free version for > AIX evaluation. Don't know if either of them fit the bill. > > The requirement is to remotely failover over specialised apps including > ones running under PowerHA. Requirement also includes failover of WAS apps, > MQ, IBM Storage DS8800. There are cross component and cross site > dependencies. Expecting to create custom scripts per component and then > orchestrate/automate using Ansible/Tower across the whole solution. > > I am familiar with raw mode just using ssh which is discouraged. Is it > possible to remove the requirment for a remote Python and replace with Perl > through custom modules? > > > On Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 7:09:23 AM UTC+10, Adam Morris wrote: >> >> The old Linux Toolbox version didn't work (it was too old) but the new >> version should work. >> >> I haven't tried it yet to be honest. Given that we are using NIM for AIX >> install we haven't spent too much time on it here. I need to get back to >> that, particularly once I have finished rebuilding out Linux builds again. >> >> The other issue that you will face is that fewer people use Ansible with >> AIX so some modules just don't work. Cron was one I came across (now >> fixed). I know that there is no pinstall package management. Be prepared >> to do some troubleshooting and patching. >> >> Having said that, I would like to see better AIX support and when (if) I >> get back to working on it I will be submitting more updates as I need them. >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/1402848c-7a47-4694-955d-6c98835062ca%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
