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Solaris can be simulated, HP-UX can be simulated, even mainframe can be simulated. Is there any simulator for AIX above 6.1?

qemu can simulate solaris on Sparc, HP-UX. Hercules can simulate Z/OS Z/VM OS/390 etc. . Is there simulator for IBM AIX above version6.1?

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Question added by Steven Liang , Sr. System Support , Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ
Date Posted: 2014/07/06
Arthur Schwarz
by Arthur Schwarz , System Administrator , IBM

There isn't any emulator for AIX, since it requires an IBM processor to run. 

saad gheith
by saad gheith , senior System & Network administartor , Arab International Bank

no their is no simulators for AIX because the it need a POWER processor H/W to be installed 

other unix Operating system can be installed in Intel processor so that why AIX cant be simulated  

Ahmad Al-Fakharany
by Ahmad Al-Fakharany , Unix & AS/400 Team Leader , Abou Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB)

There are no emulator for Power processors as far as I know.

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