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AIX

IBM's UNIX operating system for Power servers, commonly run alongside or instead of IBM i on the same Power8 hardware.

AIX workloads on Power8 face the same hardware end-of-support timeline as IBM i workloads, though AIX release support timelines are tracked separately from IBM i's.

Related Terms

Power8

IBM's 2014-generation Power processor and server family, spanning the entry S812 through the flagship E880, now fully past IBM's standard end-of-support window.

IBM i

IBM's integrated operating system for Power servers, the direct successor to OS/400, commonly run on AS/400-lineage hardware.

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