Installation

AIX provides three types of installation methods:
01. New and Complete Overwrite Install - To completely overwrite an existing version of the base operating system (BOS)
02. Migration Install - To upgrade AIX between versions and releases while preserving the existing root volume group.
03. Preservation Install - To preserve the user data in the root volume group.

After the installation is completed, the system reboots and the Configuration Assistant Taskguide program, /usr/sbin/install_assist, is automatically started.

The Configuration Assistant program allows you to set up basic configuration, such as:

• Setting date, time, and time zone
• Setting the root password
• Adjusting system storage and paging space
• Configuring TCP/IP
• Updating installed software after Migration Installation
• Configuring Web-based System Management (websm)
• Configuring online documentation and search