SaltStack Enterprise AIX Module Support – SaltStack Support

AIX is considered an Enterprise Operating System for SaltStack. This means that we have invested in specialized developer skills and hardware to ensure that AIX modules are properly built using AIX best practices and compliant with AIX requirements.

Salt Open Source provides a rich and robust ecosystem of modules for the more broadly used and free Operating Systems like Linux. We are constantly improving and enhancing the available modules for AIX.

This document outlines the known modules that are needed to gain parity between AIX and the community supported Operating Systems.

AIX downloads are available on the Downloads page of the SaltStack Enterprise Installation and Upgrade Guide.

The following items have been identified as missing from the AIX module list. As of this writing, SaltStack has committed to progressively and opportunistically develop and deliver the following functions in pending point-releases and feature-releases of SaltStack Enterprise.

Module	Details
`beacon`	Cpu, Memory, Statistics, etc
`disk`	`iostat`
`introspect`	all of module functionality
`ipmi`	all of module functionality
`kerberos`	all of module functionality
`keyboard`	all of module functionality
`localemod`	all of module functionality
`network`	`active_tcp` `default_route` `get_route` `hw_addr` `hwaddr` `netstat` `routes` `traceroute`
`pip`	All of module functionality
`pkg`	all of module functionality
`pkg_resource`	all of module functionality
`ps`	all of module functionality
`pyenv`
`ret`	all of module functionality
`service`	all of module functionality
`shadow`	all of module functionality
`ssh`
`status`	all of module functionality
`sysbench`	all of module functionality
`system`	all of module functionality

The following items have scheduled for development and release in the next Feature-Release of SaltStack Enterprise (summer 2017):

Module	Details
`groupadd`	all of module functionality
`hosts`	`list_hosts`
`timezone`	all of module functionality
`user`	all of module functionality

The following items have been identified as not available on the AIX minion and are currently being assessed for development work. If you have use cases that require these modules please contact SaltStack support to help us ensure proper prioritization.

Module	Details
`jenkins`	Requirement review and assessment ongoing
`oracle`	Requirement review and assessment ongoing
`smtp`	Requirement review and assessment ongoing
`x509`	Requirement review and assessment ongoing

Due to the unique nature of AIX, it is not possible to develop the following for AIX:

Module	Details
`grains`	`disks`
`ipset`	This is specific to Linux functionality
`iptables`	This is specific to Linux functionality

If you have need of one of these modules or have identified other modules needed for your unique use cases please reach out to SaltStack Support so that we can set the most appropriate priorities for this development work.

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