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- Install VIOS from VIOS DVD media using the allocated physical DVD drive.

- Install VIOS from the HMC command line using the installios command. The installios command has a progressive wizard that guides you through the installation process.

- Install VIOS using the IBM Network Installation Manager (NIM).

- Install AIX from a Linux server using NIMOL (package provide into the base AIX CD)

- NEW using AIX 7.1TL5 or AIX 7.2TL2 you can use a USB key

 Copy you ISO (first) from a linux on the USB key using dd command:
  $ dd if=/AIX7200-02-01.iso of=/dev/usbms0 bs=4k

To enable the debug mode during AIX installation, first start the install… select console… select language… In the Installation menu, choose 911 (hidden menu) to enable debug