AIX Cookbook

This cookbook contains useful resources for using Chef with AIX systems.

Supported Platforms

• AIX 6.1
• AIX 7.1

Usage

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Resources

inittab

Manage the inittab entries. Example:

aix_inittab 'my-awesome-aix-daemon' do
  runlevel '2'
  processaction 'once'
  command '/opt/mycompany/libexec/mydaemon -d > /dev/console 2>&1'
  action :install
end

Parameters:

• runlevel - the runlevel of the inittab entry
• processaction - the action of the process (e.g. "once", "boot", etc.)
• command - the command to run

subserver

Manage the services started by inetd by editing /etc/inetd.conf. Example:

aix_subserver 'tftp' do
  protocol 'udp'
  action :disable
end

Parameters:

• servicename - name of the service as it appears in the first field of /etc/inetd.conf
• type - type of service. Valid values: dgram stream sunrpc_udp sunrpc_tcp
• protocol - protocol of service. Valid values: tcp udp tcp6 udp6
• wait - blocking, nonblocking, or SRC. Valid values: wait nowait SRC
• user - user to the run the service under. Default: root
• program - program to run (typically specified by full path)
• args - program, with arguments

tcpservice

Manage the services started by /etc/rc.tcpip. Example:

aix_tcpservice 'xntpd' do
  action :enabled
end

Parameters:

• immediate (optional) - whether to start/stop the TCP/IP service immediately by contacting the SRC. It's much better to declaratively specify this separately using the built-in service resource in Chef.

toolboxpackage

To install packages from the IBM AIX Toolbox for Linux off the IBM FTP
site. Example:

aix_toolboxpackage "a2ps" do
  action :install
end

Parameters:

• base_url (optional) - the base URL to use to retrieve the package. If you are behind a firewall or your AIX system doesn't have access to the Internet, you can override this to an HTTP/FTP server where you have stored the RPMs.

License and Authors

• Author:: Julian C. Dunn (jdunn@getchef.com)

Copyright:: 2014 Chef Software, Inc.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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