499353.epkg.Z contains an e-fix for AIX 5.3 to support new features in the Virtual I/O Server fixpack 5. It contains fixes for the following APARs: IY70082 VIO client changes IY70148 more MPIO-related fixes IY70336 System crash on passthru ioctl Once fixes for the above APARs are available from Fix Central, this e-fix should be removed using 'emgr -r 499353' and the fixes should be installed. Prerequisites ------------- This e-fix requires bos.mp and/or bos.mp64 at the 5.3.0.21 level. This level can be obtained from Fix Central at: http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/support/pseries/aixfixes.html Installation ------------ Download 499353.epkg.Z in BINARY format. Install any requisites. Install 499353.epkg.Z using the command: emgr -e 499353.epkg.Z