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Just to confirm, you are of the opinion that I can use any &quot;real&quot; usb drive, and not just a flash drive. Is that correct?
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Just to confirm, you are of the opinion that I can use any "real" usb drive, and not just a flash drive. Is that correct?

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Thanks, will give it a try soon.
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Does anyone use or know if it is possible to connect and use an external USB drive on an AIX based system? I am not referring to a thumb drive or usb stick, but rather a real disk enclosure &nbsp;(of the 1-2 TB type) that you might otherwise connect to a Windows system.
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Does anyone use or know if it is possible to connect and use an external USB drive on an AIX based system? I am not referring to a thumb drive or usb stick, but rather a real disk enclosure  (of the 1-2 TB type) that you might otherwise connect to a Windows system.

USB drive on AIX based system

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