IBM Power · AIX · IBM i

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Free, read-only PTxray checks AIX, VIOS and IBM i: 600+ checks on AIX and VIOS, 134 on IBM i. See what it finds the same day you run it.

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Read-only. Runs privately. We see nothing unless you upload it.

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Why it matters

Reliable isn't the same as safe.

Power is incredibly reliable, so a lot of shops stop looking at it. That's luck, not a security posture. Meanwhile the people who know these systems are harder to find, and every month you wait, the gap gets wider.

69%

69% of IBM i shops name skills their top concern.

Fortra 2026 IBM i Marketplace Survey
54%

54% of organizations say their most recent serious outage cost over $100,000.

Uptime Institute Annual Outage Analysis 2025

John DeMaris has led systems from never patched to fully maintained, more than once. At Adventist HealthCare, that meant taking Linux systems to a 30-day patch cycle. Before PowerTrue, he did Power work at Nationwide Insurance and LightEdge Solutions.

Client, Linux engagement

Linux engagement, not a PTxray result.

Under John's guidance, we have made tremendous advancements in our patching processes, technical solutions, and overall Linux infrastructure management. As a result, our Linux environment is more stable, efficient, and reliable than at any point in its history.

Marlon BrownAVP, IT Infrastructure, Adventist HealthCare

Our tools do the heavy lifting, but a senior architect reviews every Blueprint before it reaches you.

After PTxray

Then your Black Box Blueprint. Free.

Upload your report and a senior architect turns it into your free Black Box Blueprint: every fix in order, each with its back-out step. Free, no obligation, and you keep it.

What you get

  • Every command to run, in order.
  • A back-out step for every change.
  • Our tools do the heavy lifting, but a senior architect reviews every Blueprint before it reaches you.

Rather have John run it with you? Book a 30-minute Walkthrough

01 Download → 02 Run → 03 Upload → 04 Blueprint

  1. 01 Download

    PTxray is free and open source (Apache-2.0). No form, no email. Download the latest release from GitHub, extract it, then run the commands below.

    Get PTxray

    Opens the latest release on GitHub. Download ptxray-report-aix-*.tar for AIX and VIOS, or ptxray-report-ibmi-*.tar for IBM i. The loose runner files don't run on their own.

    Verify the release

  2. 02 Run

    Extract the bundle you downloaded, then run it. Read-only. Your report stays on your system unless you upload it. It downloads the latest IBM and CISA security data directly when it runs (plus IBM's FLRTVC tool on AIX) and sends no host data. Run time depends on system size; schedule it in a quiet window.

    AIX 7.2 / 7.3 — as root

    mkdir ptxray-aix && cd ptxray-aix
tar -xf ../ptxray-report-aix-*.tar
mkdir report
ksh dist/tools/aixray-scan.ksh --html --pdf --json --compliance all --out report

    AIX prerequisite: root, ksh93, and the system OpenSSL. curl is not required. To skip the download, run with --offline; checks that need data the host has not already cached report NOT ASSESSED.

    VIOS — as root (from padmin, run oem_setup_env first)

    mkdir ptxray-vios && cd ptxray-vios
tar -xf ../ptxray-report-aix-*.tar
mkdir report
ksh ptxray-vios.sh --html --pdf --json --compliance all --out report

    Same AIX bundle. No separate VIOS download.

    IBM i 7.4 / 7.5 — PASE ksh, as QSECOFR

    mkdir ptxray-ibmi && cd ptxray-ibmi
tar -xf ../ptxray-report-ibmi-*.tar
mkdir report
ksh dist/tools/ibmi-scan.ksh --html --json --compliance all --out report

    No network route? Run with --offline. Checks that need data this host has not already cached report NOT ASSESSED; see each bundle's README-REPORT.md.

    Open report/report.html in a browser. Prerequisites are in each bundle's README-REPORT.md.

    New to auditing AIX? Read the audit guide

  3. 03 Upload

    Pack the report folder (tar -cf report.tar report) and upload it. One file, up to 4 MB. Reports contain system details; they stay private to our team.

    Upload your report

  4. 04 Blueprint

    A senior architect reviews it, and your Black Box Blueprint comes back by email.

After your Blueprint, the next step is yours: do the work yourself, or talk it over with us.

Talk to John
The plan

Assess → Plan → Mitigate → Maintain.

The path to secure, current, resilient systems. PTxray is free on every system, and your first Black Box Blueprint is free. Mitigation is project work, scoped with you in a statement of work. Then Maintain: once you're current, we keep you current for one flat monthly fee.

01 / ASSESSFREE

Assess

PTxray · free

  • Currency
  • Security
  • Best practices
03 / MITIGATE

Mitigate

Scoped with you in a statement of work

  • Currency
  • Security
  • Best practices
04 / MAINTAIN

Maintain

One flat monthly fee. Maintain clients get a daily PTxray run, and the report is your proof we're doing the work.

  • Scanned
  • Patched
  • Mitigated
Assess

PTxray

Assess your system. Free.

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Plan

From X-ray to Blueprint.

Upload your PTxray report and we build your Black Box Blueprint: every step in order, every command, a back-out for each change. Free, no obligation, and you keep it.

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