Requirements
A control node is any machine with Ansible installed. From the control node, you can run commands and playbooks from a laptop, desktop, or server. However, you cannot run IBM Power Systems AIX collection on a Windows system.
A managed node is often referred to as a target node, or host, and it is managed by Ansible. Ansible is not required on a managed node, but SSH must be enabled.
The nodes listed below require these specific versions of software:
Control node
Ansible version: 2.9 or later
Python: 2.7 or later
Managed node
Python on AIX: 2.7 or later
AIX OS: 7.1 or later
Python on AIX
AIX® Toolbox for Linux® Applications contains a collection of open source and GNU software built for IBM Power Systems AIX (including Python).
These tools provide the basis of the development environment of choice for many Linux application developers. All the tools are packaged using the easy to install RPM format.
Download information
This software is offered on an “as-is” basis. Refer to the licensing and information instructons for further information.
These packages are available for installation using the rpm package manager. Download the AIX install image for the rpm package manager for POWER.
For further information, installation tips, and news, please refer to the AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications ReadMe.