Apple Network Server AIX: Compatibility With IBM RS6000 AIX

I have ordered an x.25 single port adapter for PCI that is suitable for use in an RS6000. The company producing the adapter does not have a device driver for it for PCI, only for microchannel. On PCI machines, the manufacturer recommends the use of an IBM product called AIXLINK on PPC RS6K machines running AIX 4.x; this has been to shown to work properly on IBM systems.

I want to know if I can get this package (AIXLINK, Feature number 3410, perhaps part number 5696-296; it replaced a previous product called x.25 for AIX version 1.1) to run on my Apple Network Server 700/150, and what the level of binary compatibility is.
As far as the binary compatibility between Apple Network Server AIX and IBM RS6000 AIX is concerned, we believe that most of the thousands of AIX 4.1 applications running on IBM RS6000 workstations should run on the Apple Network Sever AIX 4.1.x without any modification. The exceptions would be those applications with specific hardware dependencies (such as Microchannel...), and applications which do not yet run on AIX 4.1 due to incompatibilities between IBM's AIX 4.1 and previous releases of AIX.

With the latest release of AIX 4.1.5, we believe applications written for (or compatible with) AIX 4.1.5 provide a high degree of binary compatibility among all AIX 4.1.5 systems on different hardware platforms. Hence, if the AIXLINK works under IBM AIX 4.1.5, it works under Apple Network Server AIX 4.1.5.

To summarize, the product SHOULD work just fine on this unit, but we have no way to test or guarantee 100 percent compatibility. It would be wise to contact the publisher of the application to further verify compatibility.
Published Date: Feb 18, 2012