AIX relocatable installation
AIX® relocatable installation is supported with the base AIX installation utilities, such as installp, instfix, lslpp, and lppchk. The use of relocation is of particular interest to applications that need to be installed within a Workload Partition because default System WPAR configurations do not include a writeable /usr or /opt file system. Application installations might need to be retargeted to locations other than the traditional /usr or /opt placement.
In addition to being able to install filesets in the default installation
location, the system administrator can install relocatable packages
into alternate root install locations. This enables the system administrator
to:
- Install and maintain multiple installations of the same installp package in a single instance of the AIX operating system.
- Install and maintain multiple versions of the same installp package in a single instance of the AIX operating system.
- Use native installp tracking tools (such as lppchk, lslpp, instfix, and inulag) to verify and report installation data on all relocated installation instances.
- Attach and detach preinstalled software locations on a given system (such as application hosting).