strongloop-aix

guide to getting StrongLoop up in AIX 7.1

Background

The AIX used is provisioned in IBM PureApplication System W1700-128.

A virtual system pattern (VSP) uses IBM OS Image for AIX Systems 2.1.2.0.

Overview of tasks

1. Download the required files: IBM NodeJS SDK, libs and make
2. Install the rpms, nodeJS
3. Configure the environment
4. Validate your installation and environment
5. Install StrongLoop
6. Validate StrongLoop

1. Download files

For ease of ensuring you can get StrongLoop up and running in AIX, I have placed the following files in ./lib folder in this project.

• IBM nodeJS can be obtained from here (Note: I tested with 4.2.2)
• libstdc++-4.8.3-1.aix7.1.ppc.rpm
• libgcc-4.8.3-1.aix7.1.ppc.rpm
• make-3.81-1.aix6.1.ppc.rpm

Note:

download object lib from oss4aix.org download make from here

2. Install

verify you have Java in your AIX envrionment, it is required to install IBM NodeJS SDK

a) install RPMS: to intall rpm:

 > rpm -Uvl libgcc-4.8.3-1.aix7.1.ppc.rpm or rpm -Uvh *.rpm

b) install nodeJS e.g run

 > ./ibm-4.2.2.0-node-v4.2.2-aix-ppc64.bin

details on installation can be found at NodeJS knowledge centre

3. Configure environment

ensure the following environment variables are set

e.g.

 export PATH=$PATH:/ibm/node/bin
 export LIBPATH=/opt/freeware/lib64
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/freeware/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix7.1.0.0/4.8.3/ppc64

4. Verification

run the following to test node and npm

 > node --version
 > npm --version

expected result for above

 node --version
 v4.2.2
 npm --version
 2.14.7

5. Install

(Note: in my envrionment I have disable IPSEC so that I can install from the internet)

StrongLoop

run

 > npm install -g strongloop or npm install --unsafe-perm -g strongloop

StrongLoop Process Manager

run

 > npm install -g strong-pm or npm install --unsafe-perm -g strong-pm

Note:

About StrongLoop

To disable ipsec4

 /usr/sbin/rmdev -l ipsec_v4

6. Validate strongloop

run

 > slc loopback

expected result below:

 > slc loopback
      _-----_
     |       |    .--------------------------.
     |--(o)--|    |  Let's create a LoopBack |
    `---------´   |       application!       |
     ( _´U`_ )    '--------------------------'
     /___A___\    
      |  ~  |     
    __'.___.'__   
  ´   `  |° ´ Y ` 
 
 ? What's the name of your application? (loopback) 

Troubleshooting

Cannot load module libstdc++.a(libstdc++.so.6)

• about "libstdc++.so.6" for Node.js on AIX 7.1 find info

• Support Information for IBM SDK for Node.js™ that is not available in the user documentation can be found here.

Resources

for any additional aix files missing in your environment you can download it from

• oss4aix.org
• perzl

License

AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications license.