Re: odd EOLing
Just a clarification - AIX 7.1 Enterprise Edition (the product that brings AIX 7.1 OS, PowerVC, PowerVP, and others) is the one being sunset, not the AIX 7.1 OS. And the reason for the sunset is because some of the products bundled inside AIX 7.1 EE will change, and therefore a new product number is required. AIX 7.1 OS will still be available for a long time, along with AIX 7.2.