AIX VM with qemu

Introduction
What can it be used for?

AIX Training and Practice

Testing/Developing Environment for AIX
Cybersecurity Lab for AIX
Running AIX on your laptop for whatever you want to accomplish

Prerequisities:

1. QEMU Install
2. aix_7200-04-00-1937_1of2_112019.iso
3. Fedora 40 Linux Install (Recommended)

QEMU commands
PowerPC System Board-specific

qemu-system-ppc64 --machine help

cobra@fedora-vm:~$ qemu-system-ppc64 --version

QEMU emulator version 8.2.6 (qemu-8.2.6-3.fc40)

Copyright (c) 2003-2023 Fabrice Bellard and the QEMU Project developers

??? QEMU ????? ps, crontab, cron, java ?????

Install AIX from CD-ROM

Create a VM disk

mkdir aix72VM

cd aix72VM

qemu-img create -f qcow2 hdisk0.qcow2 20G

 ??: AIX ???? 7200-03-00 ?????????

aix_7200-04-00-1937_1of2_112019.iso

cd aix72VM

mv aix_7200-04-00-1937_1of2_112019.iso AIX72.iso

Boot from cd-rom

cd aix72VM

qemu-system-ppc64 -cpu POWER8 \

-machine pseries -m 4096 -serial stdio \

-drive file=hdisk0.qcow2,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0 \

-device virtio-scsi-pci,id=scsi \

-device scsi-hd,drive=drive-virtio-disk0 \

-cdrom $PWD/AIX72.iso \

-prom-env "boot-command=boot cdrom:" \

-prom-env "input-device=/vdevice/vty@71000000" \

-prom-env "output-device=/vdevice/vty@71000000"

Type 1 and press Enter

Press Enter

Type 2

Type 4
Type 5

Type 0
Press Enter to install AIX

????????? AIX ???????????

?? Ctrl + C ??
Fix boot issue
Boot from cd-rom

cd aix72VM

qemu-system-ppc64 -cpu POWER8 \

-machine pseries -m 4096 -serial stdio \

-drive file=hdisk0.qcow2,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0 \

-device virtio-scsi-pci,id=scsi \

-device scsi-hd,drive=drive-virtio-disk0 \

-cdrom $PWD/AIX72.iso \

-prom-env "boot-command=boot cdrom:" \

-prom-env "input-device=/vdevice/vty@71000000" \

-prom-env "output-device=/vdevice/vty@71000000"

Type 1 and press Enter

Press Enter

Type 3
Type 0

Type 1
Type 1

????????
Fix boot issue

cd /sbin/helpers/jfs2

mv fsck64 fsck64.old

ln -s fsck fsck64

mv logredo64 logredo64.old

ln -s logredo logredo64

sync;sync;

halt

First boot from hdisk

cd aix72VM

qemu-system-ppc64 -cpu POWER8 \

-machine pseries -m 4096 -serial stdio \

-drive file=hdisk0.qcow2,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0 \

-device virtio-scsi-pci,id=scsi \

-device scsi-hd,drive=drive-virtio-disk0 \

-cdrom $PWD/AIX72.iso \

-prom-env "boot-command=boot hdisk:" \

 -prom-env "input-device=/vdevice/vty@71000000" \

-prom-env "output-device=/vdevice/vty@71000000"

Type vt100

Select: Accept License Agreements

“ Tips: ????????????????????????????? Ctrl + C

???????????????????????????
Select: Accept Software Maintenance Terms and Conditions
Select: Set root Password

“ Tip: ???????????? Task Completed - Exit to

Login????????????????????????????
?????? root ????

Post-tasks
- Disable some problematic services
rmitab diagd

rmitab rcnfs

rmitab aso

rmitab clcomd

rmitab pfcdaemon

stopsrc -s clcomd

stopsrc -s pfcdaemon

- Network setup
On Linux)

net_tap.sh:

BRIDGE=virbr0

NETWORK=192.168.99.0

NETMASK=255.255.255.0

GATEWAY=192.168.99.1

DHCPRANGE=192.168.99.2,192.168.99.50

TAP=tap0

sudo ip link add $BRIDGE type bridge

sudo ip link set dev $BRIDGE up

sudo ip addr add dev $BRIDGE $GATEWAY/$NETMASK

sudo ip tuntap add $TAP mode tap

sudo ip link set $TAP master $BRIDGE

sudo ip link set up dev $TAP

# Uncomment the following lines to enable the DHCP server

#dns_cmd=(

# dnsmasq

# --strict-order

# --except-interface=lo

# --interface=$BRIDGE

# --listen-address=$GATEWAY

# --bind-interfaces

# --dhcp-range=$DHCPRANGE
 # --conf-file=""

# --pid-file=/var/run/qemu-dnsmasq-$BRIDGE.pid

# --dhcp-leasefile=/var/run/qemu-dnsmasq-$BRIDGE.leases

# --dhcp-no-override

#)

#echo ${dns_cmd[@]} | sudo bash

Run net_tap.sh

bash net_tap.sh

Allow access to internet

sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-interface=tap0

sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-masquerade

sudo firewall-cmd --reload

Boot with network interface tap0

qemu-system-ppc64 -cpu POWER8 \

-machine pseries -m 4096 -serial mon:stdio \

-drive file=hdisk0.qcow2,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0 \

-device virtio-scsi-pci,id=scsi \

-device scsi-hd,drive=drive-virtio-disk0 \

-cdrom $PWD/AIX72.iso \

-net nic -net tap,script=no,ifname=tap0 \

-prom-env "boot-command=boot disk:" \

-nographic

On AIX)

# Check the network interface

lsdev -Cc if

lsdev -Cc adapter

# Set the ip

chdev -l en0 -a netaddr=192.168.99.100 -a netmask=255.255.255.0 -a state=up

route add 0 192.168.99.1

# Alternatively, using the following command instead

/usr/sbin/mktcpip -h'aixvm' -a'192.168.99.100' -m'255.255.255.0' -i'en0' -g'192.168.99.1' -A'no' -t'N/A'

 echo "nameserver 1.1.1.1" > /etc/resolv.conf

- Increase the filesystem size

lsdev -Cc disk

lscfg -vl hdisk0

chfs -a size=+1024M /home

chfs -a size=+2048M /opt

chfs -a size=+512M /tmp

chfs -a size=+2048M /usr

chfs -a size=+1024M /var

- Install OpenSSH
mount -v cdrfs -o ro /dev/cd0 /mnt

mkdir /tmp/ssh_install

cd /mnt/installp/ppc

cp openssh* /tmp/ssh_install

cd /tmp/ssh_install

installp -acgXYd . openssh.base openssh.license openssh.man.en_US openssh.msg.en_US

lssrc -s sshd

- Fix the RPM issue

“ error: cannot open Packages index using db4 - Invalid argument (22)
error: cannot open Packages database in /opt/freeware/packages
error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument

Solution: fixrpm.sh

#!/usr/bin/ksh

cd /opt/freeware

rm -f *.rpm.packages.tar

tar -chvf `date +"%d%m%Y"`.rpm.packages.tar packages

rm -f /opt/freeware/packages/__*

/usr/bin/rpm --rebuilddb

exit 0
Edit /etc/initab, insert the line after the rctcpip

rctcpip:23456789:wait:/etc/rc.tcpip > /dev/console 2>&1 # Start TCP/IP daemons

fixrpm:23456789:once:/fixrpm.sh > /dev/null 2>&1 # Added by Alang

- Install AIX Toolbox

Download the files

dnf_aixtoolbox.sh :
https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/ezinstall/ppc/dnf_aixtoolbox.sh
openssl-1.1.2.2000.tar.Z :
https://www.ibm.com/resources/mrs/assets?source=aixbp&S_PKG=openssl

cd /home/worktmp

uncompress openssl-1.1.2.2000.tar.Z

tar -xvf openssl-1.1.2.2000.tar

cd openssl-1.1.2.2000

installp -qaXFY -d . openssl.base openssl.license openssl.man.en_US

openssl version

cd /home/worktmp

rpm --rebuilddb

ksh dnf_aixtoolbox.sh -y

/opt/freeware/bin/dnf update

/opt/freeware/bin/dnf install bash

- Optional tasks
> Custom the prompt, create the profile /.profile

PS1="`whoami`@`hostname -s`:"'${PWD##*/}> '

> Timezone

smitty > System Environments > Change/Show Date and Time > Change Time Zone Using
System

echo $TZ

> The ordering of certain name resolution services

 “ ?? ping ??????????????
Edit: /etc/netsvc.conf

hosts = local, bind4

> Set the environment variables

Edit: /etc/environment

# Fix for not properly displaying with smitty on the tmux

TERM=xterm

??????
- ?? CD ISO ?
??qemu ???? -cdrom /path/to/your-cd.iso

qemu-system-ppc64 -cpu POWER8 \

-machine pseries -m 4096 -serial mon:stdio \

-drive file=hdisk0.qcow2,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0 \

-device virtio-scsi-pci,id=scsi \

-device scsi-hd,drive=drive-virtio-disk0 \

-cdrom $PWD/AIX72.iso \

-net nic -net tap,script=no,ifname=tap0 \

-prom-env "boot-command=boot disk:" \

-nographic

AIX ????

mount -v cdrfs -o ro /dev/cd0 /mnt

- ???2?????
? Linux ????? 5G ???? hdisk1.qcow2

cd aix72VM

qemu-img create -f qcow2 hdisk1.qcow2 5G

?????????????

-drive file=hdisk1.qcow2,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk1 \

-device scsi-hd,drive=drive-virtio-disk1 \

??????

qemu-system-ppc64 -cpu POWER8 \

-machine pseries -m 4096 -serial mon:stdio \

-cdrom $PWD/AIX72.iso \

-device virtio-scsi-pci,id=scsi \

-drive file=hdisk0.qcow2,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0 \

-device scsi-hd,drive=drive-virtio-disk0 \

-drive file=hdisk1.qcow2,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk1 \

-device scsi-hd,drive=drive-virtio-disk1 \

-net nic -net tap,script=no,ifname=tap0 \

-prom-env "boot-command=boot disk:" \

-nographic -smp 2

? AIX ??????? hdisk1

root@aixvm:> lspv

hdisk0 00000000375ffb46 rootvg active

hdisk1 none None

root@aixvm:> lsdev -Cc disk

hdisk0 Available 00-10 MPIO Other Virtio SCSI Disk Drive

hdisk1 Available 00-10 MPIO Other Virtio SCSI Disk Drive

root@aixvm:> lscfg -vpl hdisk1

hdisk1 qemu_virtio-scsi-pci:0000:00:02.0-LW_0 MPIO Other Virtio SCSI Disk Drive

Manufacturer................QEMU

Machine Type and Model......QEMU HARDDISK

Part Number.................

ROS Level and ID............322E352B

Serial Number...............

EC Level....................

FRU Number..................

Device Specific.(Z0)........00000512FA000012
 Device Specific.(Z1)........

Device Specific.(Z2)........

Device Specific.(Z3)........

Device Specific.(Z4)........

Device Specific.(Z5)........

Device Specific.(Z6)........

PLATFORM SPECIFIC

Name: disk

Node: disk

Device Type: block

- ?? vCPU
?? QEMU ?? 1 vCPU???? AIX ??????????????? vCPU?

qemu-system-ppc64 ??????

-nographic -smp 2,sockets=2,cores=1,threads=1

- ????????
qemu-system-ppc64 ????????????

-net nic \

-net nic \

-net tap,script=no,ifname=tap0 \

????? mac addr.

-net nic,macaddr=56:44:45:30:31:31 \

-net nic,macaddr=56:44:45:30:31:32 \

-net tap,script=no,ifname=tap0 \

References
AIX on qemu-system-ppc64
Run AIX 7.2 on x86 with QEMU – Kwakou SysAdmin
 Qemu?????AIX 7.2 ?? - ????? - ??? (cnblogs.com)
Run your AIX VM on x86 using KVM and QEMU (ibm.com)
qemu7????aix72,?????????_aix 7.2??qcow2??????-CSDN??
???? AIX 7.2 ??? QEMU VM
AIX 7.2 ????? - ???{?????????}??? (jia.je)
AIX for System Administrators: DEVOPS - QEMU (aix4admins.blogspot.com)
YT: AIX 7.2 installation in QEMU - YouTube
YT: Install AIX on QEMU using virsh and virt-manager tools - YouTube
YT: Updates on Install AIX and run PowerHA using virsh and virt-manager - YouTube
libvirt: QEMU command-line passthrough

Revision #105
Created 25 September 2024 13:34:07 by Admin
Updated 16 October 2024 15:08:34 by Admin