diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual_multi_build.yml b/.github/workflows/manual_multi_build.yml
index 221a52565..db39192bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual_multi_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual_multi_build.yml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.22"
+          go-version: 1.23.6
           check-latest: true
           cache-dependency-path: |
             **/go.sum
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 784a3f6de..d6715c525 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -21,52 +21,76 @@ builds:
     tags:
       - bindplane
     goos:
-      - windows
-      - linux
+      - aix
       - darwin
+      - linux
+      - windows
     goarch:
       - amd64
       - arm64
       - ppc64
       - ppc64le
     ignore:
-      - goos: windows
+      - goos: aix
         goarch: arm64
-      - goos: windows
-        goarch: ppc64
-      - goos: windows
+      - goos: aix
+        goarch: arm
+      - goos: aix
+        goarch: amd64
+      - goos: aix
         goarch: ppc64le
       - goos: darwin
         goarch: ppc64
       - goos: darwin
         goarch: ppc64le
+      - goos: windows
+        goarch: arm64
+      - goos: windows
+        goarch: ppc64
+      - goos: windows
+        goarch: ppc64le
     prebuilt:
       path: tmp/collector_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}{{ .Ext }}
   - id: supervisor
     builder: prebuilt
     binary: opampsupervisor
     goos:
-      - windows
-      - linux
+      - aix
       - darwin
+      - linux
+      - windows
     goarch:
       - amd64
       - arm64
       - ppc64
       - ppc64le
     ignore:
-      - goos: windows
+      - goos: aix
+        goarch: amd64
+      - goos: aix
         goarch: arm64
-      - goos: windows
-        goarch: ppc64
-      - goos: windows
+      - goos: aix
+        goarch: arm
+      - goos: aix
         goarch: ppc64le
       - goos: darwin
         goarch: ppc64
       - goos: darwin
         goarch: ppc64le
+      - goos: windows
+        goarch: arm64
+      - goos: windows
+        goarch: ppc64
+      - goos: windows
+        goarch: ppc64le
     prebuilt:
       path: release_deps/supervisor_bin/opampsupervisor_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}{{ .Ext }}
+    ldflags:
+      - -s -w
+      - -X github.com/observiq/bindplane-agent/updater/internal/version.version=v{{ .Version }}
+      - -X github.com/observiq/bindplane-agent/updater/internal/version.gitHash={{ .FullCommit }}
+      - -X github.com/observiq/bindplane-agent/updater/internal/version.date={{ .Date }}
+    no_unique_dist_dir: false
 
 # https://goreleaser.com/customization/archive/
 archives:
@@ -92,6 +116,9 @@ archives:
       - src: release_deps/bindplane-otel-collector
         dst: "install"
         strip_parent: true
+      - src: release_deps/bindplane-otel-collector.aix.env
+        dst: "install"
+        strip_parent: true
     format_overrides:
       - goos: windows
         format: zip
@@ -507,6 +534,7 @@ blobs:
 
 # https://goreleaser.com/customization/changelog/
 changelog:
+  disable: false
   use: github
   sort: asc
   groups:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ad098dba8..1f082f976 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ collector:
 	CGO_ENABLED=0 builder --config="./manifests/observIQ/manifest.yaml" --ldflags "-s -w -X github.com/observiq/bindplane-otel-collector/internal/version.version=$(VERSION)"
 	mkdir -p $(OUTDIR); cp ./builder/bindplane-otel-collector $(OUTDIR)/collector_$(GOOS)_$(GOARCH)$(EXT)
 
+# Builds the agent for current GOOS/GOARCH pair (aix)
+.PHONY: collector-aix
+collector-aix:
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 builder --config="./manifests/observIQ/manifest-aix.yaml" --ldflags "-s -w -X github.com/observiq/bindplane-otel-collector/internal/version.version=$(VERSION)"
+	mkdir -p $(OUTDIR); cp ./builder/bindplane-otel-collector $(OUTDIR)/collector_$(GOOS)_$(GOARCH)$(EXT)
+
 # Builds a custom distro for the current GOOS/GOARCH pair using the manifest specified
 # MANIFEST = path to the manifest file for the distro to be built
 # Usage: make distro MANIFEST="./manifests/custom/my_distro_manifest.yaml"
@@ -64,11 +70,17 @@ reset: kill
 	rm -rf agent.log effective.yaml local/supervisor_storage/ builder/
 
 .PHONY: build-all
-build-all: build-linux build-darwin build-windows
+build-all: build-linux build-unix build-windows
 
 .PHONY: build-linux
 build-linux: build-linux-amd64 build-linux-arm64 build-linux-ppc64 build-linux-ppc64le
 
+.PHONY: build-unix
+build-unix: build-darwin build-aix
+
+.PHONY: build-aix
+build-aix: build-aix-ppc64
+
 .PHONY: build-darwin
 build-darwin: build-darwin-amd64 build-darwin-arm64
 
@@ -95,6 +107,10 @@ build-linux-arm64:
 build-linux-arm:
 	GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm $(MAKE) collector
 
+.PHONY: build-aix-ppc64
+build-aix-ppc64:
+	GOOS=aix GOARCH=ppc64 $(MAKE) collector-aix
+
 .PHONY: build-darwin-amd64
 build-darwin-amd64:
 	GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 $(MAKE) collector
@@ -237,6 +253,7 @@ release-prep:
 	@cp service/com.bindplane.otel.collector.plist release_deps/com.bindplane.otel.collector.plist
 	@jq ".files[] | select(.service != null)" windows/wix.json >> release_deps/windows_service.json
 	@cp service/bindplane-otel-collector release_deps/bindplane-otel-collector
+	@cp service/bindplane-otel-collector.aix.env release_deps/bindplane-otel-collector.aix.env
 
 # Build and sign, skip release and ignore dirty git tree
 .PHONY: release-test
diff --git a/buildscripts/download-dependencies.sh b/buildscripts/download-dependencies.sh
index 28db2c488..5741e7c09 100755
--- a/buildscripts/download-dependencies.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/download-dependencies.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ curl -fL -o "$DOWNLOAD_DIR/opentelemetry-java-contrib-jmx-metrics.jar" \
 # download contrib repo and manually build supervisor repos
 echo "Cloning supervisor repo"
 SUPERVISOR_REPO="https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib.git"
-PLATFORMS=("linux/amd64" "linux/arm64" "linux/ppc64" "linux/ppc64le" "darwin/amd64" "darwin/arm64" "windows/amd64")
+PLATFORMS=("aix/ppc64" "linux/amd64" "linux/arm64" "linux/ppc64" "linux/ppc64le" "darwin/amd64" "darwin/arm64" "windows/amd64")
 
 mkdir "$DOWNLOAD_DIR/supervisor_bin"
 mkdir "$DOWNLOAD_DIR/opentelemetry-collector-contrib"
diff --git a/manifests/observIQ/manifest-aix.yaml b/manifests/observIQ/manifest-aix.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a76294fdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/observIQ/manifest-aix.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+# This manifest is a combination of the upstream opentelemetry-collector-contrib manifest & components unique to observIQ's distribution.
+# https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/blob/main/distributions/otelcol-contrib/manifest.yaml
+dist:
+  module: github.com/observiq/bindplane-agent
+  name: bindplane-otel-collector
+  description: ObservIQ's custom distro for OpenTelemetry Collector
+  version: "v2.0.0"
+  output_path: ./builder
+conf_resolver:
+  default_uri_scheme: "env"
+extensions:
+  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/extension/zpagesextension v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/ackextension v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/asapauthextension v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/awsproxy v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/basicauthextension v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/bearertokenauthextension v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/encoding/jaegerencodingextension v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/encoding/otlpencodingextension v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/encoding/zipkinencodingextension v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/headerssetterextension v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/healthcheckextension v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/httpforwarderextension v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/jaegerremotesampling v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/oauth2clientauthextension v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/observer/dockerobserver v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/observer/ecsobserver v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/observer/ecstaskobserver v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/observer/hostobserver v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/observer/k8sobserver v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/oidcauthextension v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/opampextension v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/pprofextension v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/sigv4authextension v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/storage/filestorage v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/observiq/bindplane-otel-collector/extension/bindplaneextension v1.76.4
+    path: "./extension/bindplaneextension"
+exporters:
+  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/debugexporter v0.131.0
+  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/nopexporter v0.131.0
+  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/otlpexporter v0.131.0
+  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/otlphttpexporter v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/fileexporter v0.131.0
+processors:
+  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/processor/batchprocessor v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/attributesprocessor v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/observiq/bindplane-otel-collector/processor/snapshotprocessor v1.76.4
+    path: "./processor/snapshotprocessor"
+  - gomod: github.com/observiq/bindplane-otel-collector/processor/throughputmeasurementprocessor v1.76.4
+    path: "./processor/throughputmeasurementprocessor"
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/filterprocessor v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/groupbyattrsprocessor v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/groupbytraceprocessor v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/transformprocessor v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/observiq/bindplane-otel-collector/processor/topologyprocessor v1.76.4
+    path: "./processor/topologyprocessor"
+receivers:
+  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/nopreceiver v0.131.0
+  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/otlpreceiver v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/collectdreceiver v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/filelogreceiver v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/hostmetricsreceiver v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/jmxreceiver v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/saphanareceiver v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/sapmreceiver v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/statsdreceiver v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/observiq/bindplane-otel-collector/receiver/pluginreceiver v1.80.1
+    path: "./receiver/pluginreceiver"
+  - gomod: github.com/observiq/bindplane-otel-collector/receiver/routereceiver v1.80.1
+    path: "./receiver/routereceiver"
+  - gomod: github.com/observiq/bindplane-otel-collector/receiver/telemetrygeneratorreceiver v1.80.1
+    path: "./receiver/telemetrygeneratorreceiver"
+connectors:
+  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector/forwardconnector v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/connector/countconnector v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/connector/exceptionsconnector v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/connector/grafanacloudconnector v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/connector/roundrobinconnector v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/connector/routingconnector v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/connector/servicegraphconnector v0.131.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/connector/spanmetricsconnector v0.131.0
+providers:
+  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/envprovider v1.37.0
+  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/fileprovider v1.37.0
+  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/httpprovider v1.37.0
+  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/httpsprovider v1.37.0
+  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/yamlprovider v1.37.0
+# When adding a replace, add a comment before it to document why it's needed and when it can be removed
+replaces:
+  # See https://github.com/google/gnostic/issues/262
+  - github.com/googleapis/gnostic v0.5.6 => github.com/googleapis/gnostic v0.5.5
+  # See https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pull/12322#issuecomment-1185029670
+  - github.com/docker/go-connections v0.4.1-0.20210727194412-58542c764a11 => github.com/docker/go-connections v0.4.0
+  # see https://github.com/mattn/go-ieproxy/issues/45
+  - github.com/mattn/go-ieproxy => github.com/mattn/go-ieproxy v0.0.1
+  # see https://github.com/openshift/api/pull/1515
+  - github.com/openshift/api => github.com/openshift/api v0.0.0-20230726162818-81f778f3b3ec
+  # replace for datapointcountprocessor, logcountprocessor, and spancountprocessor
+  - github.com/observiq/bindplane-otel-collector/receiver/routereceiver => ../receiver/routereceiver
+  # replace used by bindplaneextension
+  - github.com/observiq/bindplane-otel-collector/processor/topologyprocessor => ../processor/topologyprocessor
+  # replace statements for internal imports
+  - github.com/observiq/bindplane-agent/internal/expr => ../internal/expr
+  - github.com/observiq/bindplane-agent/internal/counter => ../internal/counter
+  - github.com/observiq/bindplane-agent/internal/report => ../internal/report
+  - github.com/observiq/bindplane-agent/internal/testutils => ../internal/testutils
+  - github.com/observiq/bindplane-agent/internal/rehydration => ../internal/rehydration
diff --git a/scripts/install/install_unix.sh b/scripts/install/install_unix.sh
index 03140be95..da6f7f80d 100755
--- a/scripts/install/install_unix.sh
+++ b/scripts/install/install_unix.sh
@@ -24,13 +24,18 @@ if command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   SVC_PRE=systemctl
 elif command -v service >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   SVC_PRE=service
+elif command -v mkssys > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+  SVC_PRE=mkssys
 fi
 
 # Script Constants
+COLLECTOR_USER="bindplane-otel-collector"
 TMP_DIR=${TMPDIR:-"/tmp"} # Allow this to be overriden by cannonical TMPDIR env var
 INSTALL_DIR="/opt/bindplane-otel-collector"
 SUPERVISOR_YML_PATH="$INSTALL_DIR/supervisor.yaml"
 PREREQS="curl printf $SVC_PRE sed uname cut"
+MANAGEMENT_YML_PATH="/opt/bindplane-otel-collector/manager.yaml"
+PREREQS="curl printf $SVC_PRE sed uname cut tr tar sudo"
 SCRIPT_NAME="$0"
 INDENT_WIDTH='  '
 indent=""
@@ -44,35 +49,46 @@ error_mode=false
 # Default Supervisor Config Hash
 DEFAULT_SUPERVISOR_CFG_HASH="ac4e6001f1b19d371bba6a2797ba0a55d7ca73151ba6908040598ca275c0efca"
 
-# out_file_path is the full path to the downloaded package (e.g. "/tmp/bindplane-otel-collector_linux_amd64.deb")
+# Require bash for AIX to create a standardized environment
+# Also set up the supervisor timeout values
+if [ "$(uname -s)" != "AIX" ]; then
+  PREREQS="bash $PREREQS"
+  config_apply_timeout="150"
+  bootstrap_timeout="15"
+else
+  config_apply_timeout="30"
+  bootstrap_timeout="5"
+fi
+
+# out_file_path is the full path to the downloaded package (e.g. "/tmp/bindplane-otel-collector_{os}_amd64.deb")
 out_file_path="unknown"
+os="unknown"
+os_arch="unknown"
 
 # Colors
-if [ "$non_interactive" = "false" ]; then
-  num_colors=$(tput colors 2>/dev/null)
-  if test -n "$num_colors" && test "$num_colors" -ge 8; then
-    bold="$(tput bold)"
-    underline="$(tput smul)"
-    # standout can be bold or reversed colors dependent on terminal
-    standout="$(tput smso)"
-    reset="$(tput sgr0)"
-    bg_black="$(tput setab 0)"
-    bg_blue="$(tput setab 4)"
-    bg_cyan="$(tput setab 6)"
-    bg_green="$(tput setab 2)"
-    bg_magenta="$(tput setab 5)"
-    bg_red="$(tput setab 1)"
-    bg_white="$(tput setab 7)"
-    bg_yellow="$(tput setab 3)"
-    fg_black="$(tput setaf 0)"
-    fg_blue="$(tput setaf 4)"
-    fg_cyan="$(tput setaf 6)"
-    fg_green="$(tput setaf 2)"
-    fg_magenta="$(tput setaf 5)"
-    fg_red="$(tput setaf 1)"
-    fg_white="$(tput setaf 7)"
-    fg_yellow="$(tput setaf 3)"
-  fi
+num_colors=$(tput colors 2>/dev/null)
+if [ "$non_interactive" = "false" ] && [ "$(uname -s)" != AIX ] && test -n "$num_colors" && test "$num_colors" -ge 8; then
+  bold="$(tput bold)"
+  underline="$(tput smul)"
+  # standout can be bold or reversed colors dependent on terminal
+  standout="$(tput smso)"
+  reset="$(tput sgr0)"
+  bg_black="$(tput setab 0)"
+  bg_blue="$(tput setab 4)"
+  bg_cyan="$(tput setab 6)"
+  bg_green="$(tput setab 2)"
+  bg_magenta="$(tput setab 5)"
+  bg_red="$(tput setab 1)"
+  bg_white="$(tput setab 7)"
+  bg_yellow="$(tput setab 3)"
+  fg_black="$(tput setaf 0)"
+  fg_blue="$(tput setaf 4)"
+  fg_cyan="$(tput setaf 6)"
+  fg_green="$(tput setaf 2)"
+  fg_magenta="$(tput setaf 5)"
+  fg_red="$(tput setaf 1)"
+  fg_white="$(tput setaf 7)"
+  fg_yellow="$(tput setaf 3)"
 fi
 
 if [ -z "$reset" ]; then
@@ -84,8 +100,8 @@ fi
 # Helper Functions
 printf() {
   if [ "$non_interactive" = "false" ] || [ "$error_mode" = "true" ]; then
-    if command -v sed >/dev/null; then
-      command printf -- "$@" | sed -r "$sed_ignore s/^/$indent/g" # Ignore sole reset characters if defined
+    if [ "$(uname -s)" != "AIX" ] && command -v sed >/dev/null; then
+      command printf -- "$@" | sed -n "$sed_ignore s/^/$indent/g"  # Ignore sole reset characters if defined
     else
       # Ignore $* suggestion as this breaks the output
       # shellcheck disable=SC2145
@@ -197,7 +213,7 @@ Usage:
       Example: '-l http://my.domain.org/bindplane-otel-collector' will download from there.
 
   $(fg_yellow '-b, --base-url')
-      Defines the base of the download URL as '{base_url}/v{version}/{PACKAGE_NAME}_v{version}_linux_{os_arch}.{package_type}'.
+      Defines the base of the download URL as '{base_url}/v{version}/{PACKAGE_NAME}_v{version}_{os}_{os_arch}.{package_type}'.
       If not provided, this will default to '$DOWNLOAD_BASE'.
       Example: '-b http://my.domain.org/bindplane-otel-collector/binaries' will be used as the base of the download URL.
 
@@ -320,7 +336,11 @@ setup_installation() {
     set_proxy
     set_file_name
   else
-    out_file_path="$package_path"
+    if [ ! -f "$package_path" ]; then
+      error_exit "$LINENO" "--file specified, but '$package_path' does not exist"
+    else
+      out_file_path="$package_path"
+    fi
   fi
 
   set_opamp_endpoint
@@ -334,10 +354,10 @@ setup_installation() {
 }
 
 set_file_name() {
-  if [ -z "$version" ]; then
-    package_file_name="${PACKAGE_NAME}_linux_${arch}.${package_type}"
+  if [ -z "$version" ] ; then
+    package_file_name="${PACKAGE_NAME}_${os}_${os_arch}.${package_type}"
   else
-    package_file_name="${PACKAGE_NAME}_v${version}_linux_${arch}.${package_type}"
+    package_file_name="${PACKAGE_NAME}_v${version}_${os}_${os_arch}.${package_type}"
   fi
   out_file_path="$TMP_DIR/$package_file_name"
 }
@@ -369,37 +389,47 @@ set_proxy() {
   fi
 }
 
-set_os_arch() {
-  os_arch=$(uname -m)
-  case "$os_arch" in
-  # arm64 strings. These are from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45125516/possible-values-for-uname-m
-  aarch64 | arm64 | aarch64_be | armv8b | armv8l)
-    os_arch="arm64"
-    ;;
-  x86_64)
-    os_arch="amd64"
-    ;;
-  # experimental PowerPC arch support for collector
-  ppc64)
-    os_arch="ppc64"
-    ;;
-  ppc64le)
-    os_arch="ppc64le"
-    ;;
-  # armv6/32bit. These are what raspberry pi can return, which is the main reason we support 32-bit arm
-  arm | armv6l | armv7l)
-    os_arch="arm"
-    ;;
-  *)
-    error_exit "$LINENO" "Unsupported os arch: $os_arch"
-    ;;
+
+set_os_arch()
+{
+  case "$os_arch" in 
+    # arm64 strings. These are from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45125516/possible-values-for-uname-m
+    aarch64|arm64|aarch64_be|armv8b|armv8l)
+      os_arch="arm64"
+      ;;
+    x86_64)
+      os_arch="amd64"
+      ;;
+    # experimental PowerPC arch support for collector
+    ppc64)
+      os_arch="ppc64"
+      ;;
+    ppc64le)
+      os_arch="ppc64le"
+      ;;
+    powerpc)
+      if [ "$(uname -s)" = "AIX" ] && command -v bootinfo > /dev/null && [ "$(bootinfo -y)" = "64" ]; then
+        os_arch="ppc64"
+      elif command -v bootinfo > /dev/null; then
+        error_exit "$LINENO" "Command 'bootinfo' not found, OS likely isn't AIX, but we expect it to be"
+      else
+        error_exit "$LINENO" "uname returned arch of 'powerpc', but OS is either not AIX or not 64 bit. 'uname -s': $(uname -s), 'bootinfo -y': $(bootinfo -y)"
+      fi
+      ;;
+    # armv6/32bit. These are what raspberry pi can return, which is the main reason we support 32-bit arm
+    arm|armv6l|armv7l)
+      os_arch="arm"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      error_exit "$LINENO" "Unsupported os arch: $os_arch"
+      ;;
   esac
 }
 
 # Set the package type before install
 set_package_type() {
   # if package_path is set get the file extension otherwise look at what's available on the system
-  if [ -n "$package_path" ]; then
+  if [ -n "$package_path" ] && [ "$(uname -s)" != "AIX" ]; then
     case "$package_path" in
     *.deb)
       package_type="deb"
@@ -412,12 +442,14 @@ set_package_type() {
       ;;
     esac
   else
-    if command -v dpkg >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-      package_type="deb"
-    elif command -v rpm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-      package_type="rpm"
+    if command -v dpkg > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        package_type="deb"
+    elif command -v mkssys > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        package_type="mkssys"
+    elif command -v rpm > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        package_type="rpm"
     else
-      error_exit "$LINENO" "Could not find dpkg or rpm on the system"
+        error_exit "$LINENO" "Could not find mkssys, dpkg or rpm on the system"
     fi
   fi
 
@@ -445,7 +477,7 @@ set_download_urls() {
       base_url=$DOWNLOAD_BASE
     fi
 
-    collector_download_url="$base_url/v$version/${PACKAGE_NAME}_v${version}_linux_${os_arch}.${package_type}"
+    collector_download_url="$base_url/v$version/${PACKAGE_NAME}_v${version}_${os}_${os_arch}.${package_type}"
   else
     collector_download_url="$url"
   fi
@@ -590,28 +622,38 @@ os_check() {
   info "Checking that the operating system is supported..."
   os_type=$(uname -s)
   case "$os_type" in
-  Linux)
-    succeeded
-    ;;
-  *)
-    failed
-    error_exit "$LINENO" "The operating system $(fg_yellow "$os_type") is not supported by this script."
-    ;;
+    Linux)
+      succeeded
+      ;;
+    AIX)
+      succeeded
+      ;;
+    *)
+      failed
+      error_exit "$LINENO" "The operating system $(fg_yellow "$os_type") is not supported by this script."
+      ;;
   esac
+
+  # Create lowercase os variable
+  os=$(echo "$os_type" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
 }
 
 # This will check if the system architecture is supported.
 os_arch_check() {
   info "Checking for valid operating system architecture..."
-  arch=$(uname -m)
-  case "$arch" in
-  x86_64 | aarch64 | ppc64 | ppc64le | arm64 | aarch64_be | armv8b | armv8l | arm | armv6l | armv7l)
-    succeeded
-    ;;
-  *)
-    failed
-    error_exit "$LINENO" "The operating system architecture $(fg_yellow "$arch") is not supported by this script."
-    ;;
+  if [ "$(uname -s)" = "AIX" ]; then
+    os_arch=$(uname -p)
+  else
+    os_arch=$(uname -m)
+  fi
+  case "$os_arch" in 
+    x86_64|aarch64|powerpc|ppc64|ppc64le|arm64|aarch64_be|armv8b|armv8l|arm|armv6l|armv7l)
+      succeeded
+      ;;
+    *)
+      failed
+      error_exit "$LINENO" "The operating system architecture $(fg_yellow "$os_arch") is not supported by this script."
+      ;;
   esac
 }
 
@@ -640,23 +682,40 @@ dependencies_check() {
 }
 
 # This will check to ensure either dpkg or rpm is installed on the system
-package_type_check() {
+package_type_check()
+{
   info "Checking for package manager..."
-  if command -v dpkg >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    succeeded
-  elif command -v rpm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    succeeded
+  if command -v dpkg > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+      succeeded
+  # Check ALL of the AIX commands needed
+  elif command -v mkssys > /dev/null 2>&1 \
+    && command -v mkgroup > /dev/null 2>&1 \
+    && command -v useradd > /dev/null 2>&1 \
+    && command -v startsrc > /dev/null 2>&1 \
+    && command -v stopsrc > /dev/null 2>&1 \
+    && command -v lssrc > /dev/null 2>&1 \
+    && command -v mkitab > /dev/null 2>&1 \
+    && command -v rmitab > /dev/null 2>&1 \
+    && command -v lsitab > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+      succeeded
+  elif command -v rpm > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+      succeeded
   else
-    failed
-    error_exit "$LINENO" "Could not find dpkg or rpm on the system"
+      failed
+      if [ "$(uname -s)" = "AIX" ]; then
+        error_exit "$LINENO" "Could not find AIX installation tools on the system"
+      else
+        error_exit "$LINENO" "Could not find dpkg or rpm on the system"
+      fi
   fi
 }
 
 # latest_version gets the tag of the latest release, without the v prefix.
-latest_version() {
-  curl -sSL -H"Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" https://api.github.com/repos/observIQ/bindplane-otel-collector/releases/latest |
-    grep "\"tag_name\"" |
-    sed -r 's/ *"tag_name": "v([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9+])",/\1/'
+latest_version()
+{
+  curl -sSL -H"Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" https://api.github.com/repos/observIQ/bindplane-otel-collector/releases/latest | \
+    grep "\"tag_name\"" | \
+    cut -d: -f2 | tr -d '"' | tr -d ' ' | tr -d ',' | tr -d 'v'
 }
 
 # This will install the package by downloading the archived agent,
@@ -687,11 +746,12 @@ install_package() {
   info "Installing package..."
   # if target install directory doesn't exist and we're using dpkg ensure a clean state
   # by checking for the package and running purge if it exists.
-  if [ ! -d "$INSTALL_DIR" ] && [ "$package_type" = "deb" ]; then
-    dpkg -s "bindplane-otel-collector" >/dev/null 2>&1 && dpkg --purge "bindplane-otel-collector" >/dev/null 2>&1
+  if [ ! -d "/opt/bindplane-otel-collector" ] && [ "$package_type" = "deb" ]; then
+    info "Running dpkg --purge to ensure a clean state"
+    dpkg -s "bindplane-otel-collector" > /dev/null 2>&1 && dpkg --purge "bindplane-otel-collector" > /dev/null 2>&1
   fi
 
-  unpack_package || error_exit "$LINENO" "Failed to extract package"
+  install_package_file || error_exit "$LINENO" "Failed to extract package"
   succeeded
 
   create_supervisor_config "$SUPERVISOR_YML_PATH"
@@ -709,7 +769,7 @@ install_package() {
       systemctl enable --now bindplane-otel-collector >/dev/null 2>&1 || error_exit "$LINENO" "Failed to enable service"
       succeeded
     fi
-  else
+  elif [ "$SVC_PRE" = "service" ]; then
     case "$(service bindplane-otel-collector status)" in
     *running*)
       # The service is running.
@@ -725,24 +785,97 @@ install_package() {
       succeeded
       ;;
     esac
+  elif [ "$SVC_PRE" = "mkssys" ]; then
+    case "$(lssrc -g bpcollector | grep collector)" in
+      *active*)
+        # The service is running.
+        # We'll want to restart.
+        info "Restarting service..."
+        # AIX does not support service "restart", so stop and start instead
+        stopsrc -g bpcollector
+        # Start the service with the proper environment variables
+        startsrc -g bpcollector -e "$(cat /etc/bindplane-otel-collector.aix.env)"
+        succeeded
+        ;;
+      *inoperative*)
+        info "Starting service..."
+        # Start the service with the proper environment variables
+        startsrc -g bpcollector-e "$(cat /etc/bindplane-otel-collector.aix.env)"
+        succeeded
+        ;;
+      *)
+        info "Creating, enabling and starting service..."
+        # Add the service, removing it if it already exists in order
+        # to make sure we have the most recent version
+        if lssrc -g bpcollector > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+          rmssys -g bpcollector
+        else
+          mkssys -s bindplane-otel-collector  -G bpcollector -p /opt/bindplane-otel-collector/opampsupervisor -u "$(id -u root)" -S -n15 -f9 -a '--config /opt/bindplane-otel-collector/supervisor.yaml'
+        fi
+
+        # Install the service to start on boot
+        # Removing it if it exists, in order to have the most recent version
+        if lsitab bpcollector > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+          rmitab bpcollector
+        else
+          # shellcheck disable=SC2016
+          mkitab 'bpcollector:23456789:once:startsrc -g bpcollector -e "$(cat /etc/bindplane-otel-collector.aix.env)"'
+        fi
+
+        # Start the service with the proper environment variables
+        startsrc -g bpcollector -e "$(cat /etc/bindplane-otel-collector.aix.env)"
+
+        succeeded
+        ;;
+    esac
+  else
+    # This is an error state that should never be reached
+    error_exit "$LINENO" "Found an invalid SVC_PRE value in install_package()"
   fi
 
   success "BDOT installation complete!"
   decrease_indent
 }
 
-unpack_package() {
+# Install on AIX manually from tar.gz file
+install_aix()
+{
+  # Create the bindplane-otel-collector user and group. Group must be first.
+  mkgroup "$COLLECTOR_USER" > /dev/null 2>&1
+  useradd -d /opt/bindplane-otel-collector -g "$COLLECTOR_USER" -s "$(which bash)" "$COLLECTOR_USER" > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+  # Create the install & storage directories
+  mkdir -p /opt/bindplane-otel-collector/storage > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+  # Extract 
+  gunzip -c "$out_file_path" | tar -Uxvf - -C /opt/bindplane-otel-collector > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+  # Move files to appropriate locations
+  mv /opt/bindplane-otel-collector/opentelemetry-java-contrib-jmx-metrics.jar /opt/ > /dev/null 2>&1
+  mv /opt/bindplane-otel-collector/install/bindplane-otel-collector.aix.env /etc/ > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+  # Set ownership
+  chown -R "$COLLECTOR_USER":"$COLLECTOR_USER" /opt/bindplane-otel-collector > /dev/null 2>&1
+  chown "$COLLECTOR_USER":"$COLLECTOR_USER" /opt/opentelemetry-java-contrib-jmx-metrics.jar > /dev/null 2>&1
+  chown "$COLLECTOR_USER":"$COLLECTOR_USER" /etc/bindplane-otel-collector.aix.env > /dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+install_package_file()
+{
   case "$package_type" in
-  deb)
-    dpkg --force-confold -i "$out_file_path" >/dev/null || error_exit "$LINENO" "Failed to unpack package"
-    ;;
-  rpm)
-    rpm -U "$out_file_path" >/dev/null || error_exit "$LINENO" "Failed to unpack package"
-    ;;
-  *)
-    error "Unrecognized package type"
-    return 1
-    ;;
+    deb)
+      dpkg --force-confold -i "$out_file_path" > /dev/null || error_exit "$LINENO" "Failed to unpack package"
+      ;;
+    mkssys)
+      install_aix
+      ;;
+    rpm)
+      rpm -U "$out_file_path" > /dev/null || error_exit "$LINENO" "Failed to unpack package"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      error "Unrecognized package type"
+      return 1
+      ;;
   esac
   return 0
 }
@@ -790,8 +923,8 @@ create_supervisor_config() {
   command printf '  reports_available_components: true\n' >>"$supervisor_yml_path"
   command printf 'agent:\n' >>"$supervisor_yml_path"
   command printf '  executable: "%s"\n' "$INSTALL_DIR/bindplane-otel-collector" >>"$supervisor_yml_path"
-  command printf '  config_apply_timeout: 30s\n' >>"$supervisor_yml_path"
-  command printf '  bootstrap_timeout: 5s\n' >>"$supervisor_yml_path"
+  command printf '  config_apply_timeout: %ss\n' $config_apply_timeout >>"$supervisor_yml_path"
+  command printf '  bootstrap_timeout: %ss\n' $bootstrap_timeout >>"$supervisor_yml_path"
   command printf '  args: ["--feature-gates", "service.AllowNoPipelines"]\n' >>"$supervisor_yml_path"
 
   if [ -n "$OPAMP_LABELS" ]; then
@@ -819,11 +952,15 @@ display_results() {
   if [ "$SVC_PRE" = "systemctl" ]; then
     info "Supervisor Start Command:      $(fg_cyan "sudo systemctl start bindplane-otel-collector")$(reset)"
     info "Supervisor Stop Command:       $(fg_cyan "sudo systemctl stop bindplane-otel-collector")$(reset)"
-    info "Status Command:     $(fg_cyan "sudo systemctl status bindplane-otel-collector")$(reset)"
-  else
+    info "Supervisor Status Command:     $(fg_cyan "sudo systemctl status bindplane-otel-collector")$(reset)"
+  elif [ "$SVC_PRE" = "service" ]; then
     info "Supervisor Start Command:      $(fg_cyan "sudo service bindplane-otel-collector start")$(reset)"
     info "Supervisor Stop Command:       $(fg_cyan "sudo service bindplane-otel-collector stop")$(reset)"
-    info "Status Command:     $(fg_cyan "sudo service bindplane-otel-collector status")$(reset)"
+    info "Supervisor Status Command:     $(fg_cyan "sudo service bindplane-otel-collector status")$(reset)"
+  elif [ "$SVC_PRE" = "mkssys" ]; then
+    info "Supervisor Start Command:      $(fg_cyan "sudo startsrc -s bindplane-otel-collector -e \"\$(cat /etc/bindplane-otel-collector.aix.env)\"")$(reset)"
+    info "Supervisor Stop Command:       $(fg_cyan "sudo stopsrc -s bindplane-otel-collector")$(reset)"
+    info "Supervisor Status Command:     $(fg_cyan "sudo lssrc -s bindplane-otel-collector")$(reset)"
   fi
   info "Uninstall Command:  $(fg_cyan "sudo sh -c \"\$(curl -fsSlL https://github.com/observIQ/bindplane-otel-collector/releases/$version/download/install_unix.sh)\" install_unix.sh -r")$(reset)"
   decrease_indent
@@ -839,27 +976,42 @@ display_results() {
   decrease_indent
   decrease_indent
 
-  banner "$(fg_green Installation Complete!)"
-  return 0
+    banner "$(fg_green Installation Complete!)"
+    return 0
 }
 
-uninstall_package() {
+uninstall_aix()
+{
+  # Remove files
+  rm -rf /opt/bindplane-otel-collector > /dev/null 2>&1
+  rm -f /opt/opentelemetry-java-contrib-jmx-metrics.jar > /dev/null 2>&1
+  rm -f /etc/bindplane-otel-collector.aix.env > /dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+uninstall_package()
+{
   case "$package_type" in
-  deb)
-    dpkg -r "bindplane-otel-collector" >/dev/null 2>&1
-    ;;
-  rpm)
-    rpm -e "bindplane-otel-collector" >/dev/null 2>&1
-    ;;
-  *)
-    error "Unrecognized package type"
-    return 1
-    ;;
+    deb)
+      dpkg -r "bindplane-otel-collector" > /dev/null 2>&1
+      ;;
+    mkssys)
+      uninstall_aix
+      ;;
+    rpm)
+      rpm -e "bindplane-otel-collector" > /dev/null 2>&1
+      ;;
+    *)
+      error "Unrecognized package type"
+      return 1
+      ;;
   esac
   return 0
 }
 
-uninstall() {
+uninstall()
+{
+  bindplane_banner
+
   set_package_type
   banner "Uninstalling BDOT"
   increase_indent
@@ -870,13 +1022,13 @@ uninstall() {
 
   if [ "$SVC_PRE" = "systemctl" ]; then
     info "Stopping service..."
-    systemctl stop bindplane-otel-collector >/dev/null || error_exit "$LINENO" "Failed to stop service"
+    systemctl stop bindplane-otel-collector > /dev/null || error_exit "$LINENO" "Failed to stop service"
     succeeded
 
     info "Disabling service..."
-    systemctl disable bindplane-otel-collector >/dev/null 2>&1 || error_exit "$LINENO" "Failed to disable service"
+    systemctl disable bindplane-otel-collector > /dev/null 2>&1 || error_exit "$LINENO" "Failed to disable service"
     succeeded
-  else
+  elif [ "$SVC_PRE" = "service" ]; then
     info "Stopping service..."
     service bindplane-otel-collector stop
     succeeded
@@ -885,6 +1037,31 @@ uninstall() {
     chkconfig bindplane-otel-collector on
     # rm -f /etc/init.d/bindplane-otel-collector
     succeeded
+  elif [ "$SVC_PRE" = "mkssys" ]; then
+    # Using case here to bypass =~ missing in the POSIX standard
+    case "$(lssrc -s bindplane-otel-collector | grep collector)" in
+      *active*)
+        # The service is running. Stop it before removing it.
+        info "Stopping service..."
+        stopsrc -s bindplane-otel-collector
+        ;;
+    esac
+
+    # Remove the service
+    info "Disabling service..."
+    if lsitab bpcollector > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+      # Removing start on boot for the service
+      rmitab bpcollector
+    fi
+    if lssrc -s bindplane-otel-collector > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+      # Removing actual service entry
+      rmssys -s bindplane-otel-collector
+    fi
+
+    succeeded
+  else
+    # This is an error state that should never be reached
+    error_exit "Found an invalid SVC_PRE value in uninstall()"
   fi
 
   info "Removing any existing manager.yaml..."
@@ -899,6 +1076,19 @@ uninstall() {
   banner "$(fg_green Uninstallation Complete!)"
 }
 
+check_aix_name_length()
+{
+  aix_name_size="$(lsattr -El sys0 -a max_logname | cut -d" " -f 2)"
+  if [ "$aix_name_size" -lt 24 ]; then
+    error "$LINENO" "Current system will result in '3004-694 Error adding Name is too long.' when attempting to create group and user"
+    error "Current max: $aix_name_size"
+    error "Please raise your limit to 24 characters or greater by issuing these command:"
+    error "    chdev -lsys0 -a max_logname=<NUM>"
+    error "and then rebooting the system before attempting to run this script again"
+    error_exit "Reference: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/aix-security-change-maximum-length-user-name-group-name-or-password"
+  fi
+}
+
 main() {
   # We do these checks before we process arguments, because
   # some of these options bail early, and we'd like to be sure that those commands
@@ -990,6 +1180,12 @@ main() {
   fi
 
   interactive_check
+
+  # AIX needs a special check
+  if [ "$os" = "aix" ]; then
+    check_aix_name_length
+  fi
+
   connection_check
   setup_installation
   install_package
diff --git a/service/bindplane-otel-collector.aix.env b/service/bindplane-otel-collector.aix.env
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e4c89cdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service/bindplane-otel-collector.aix.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+OIQ_OTEL_COLLECTOR_HOME=/opt/bindplane-otel-collector OIQ_OTEL_COLLECTOR_STORAGE=/opt/bindplane-otel-collector/storage
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/updater/internal/path/path_unix.go b/updater/internal/path/path_unix.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5e589d3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/updater/internal/path/path_unix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright  observIQ, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+//go:build aix
+
+package path
+
+import "go.uber.org/zap"
+
+// UNIXInstallDir is the install directory of the collector on BSD Unix.
+const UNIXInstallDir = "/opt/observiq-otel-collector"
+
+// InstallDir returns the filepath to the install directory
+func InstallDir(_ *zap.Logger) (string, error) {
+	return UNIXInstallDir, nil
+}
diff --git a/updater/internal/service/service_aix.go b/updater/internal/service/service_aix.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ab14ce1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/updater/internal/service/service_aix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+// Copyright  observIQ, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+//go:build aix
+
+package service
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os/exec"
+
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+)
+
+const aixUnixServiceIdentifier = "oiqcollector"
+const aixUnixServiceName = "observiq-otel-collector"
+
+// Option is an extra option for creating a Service
+type Option func(aixUnixSvc *aixUnixService)
+
+// WithServiceFile returns an option setting the service file to use when updating using the service
+func WithServiceFile(svcFilePath string) Option {
+	return func(aixUnixSvc *aixUnixService) {
+		// Do nothing
+	}
+}
+
+// NewService returns an instance of the Service interface for managing the observiq-otel-collector service on the current OS.
+func NewService(logger *zap.Logger, installDir string, opts ...Option) Service {
+	aixUnixSvc := &aixUnixService{
+		serviceName:       aixUnixServiceName,
+		serviceIdentifier: aixUnixServiceIdentifier,
+		installDir:        installDir,
+		logger:            logger.Named("aixUnix-service"),
+	}
+
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(aixUnixSvc)
+	}
+
+	return aixUnixSvc
+}
+
+type aixUnixService struct {
+	// newServiceFilePath a useless stub to please service_action.go
+	newServiceFilePath string
+	// serviceName is the name of the service
+	serviceName string
+	// serviceName is the name of the service
+	serviceIdentifier string
+	installDir        string
+	logger            *zap.Logger
+}
+
+// Start the service
+func (l aixUnixService) Start() error {
+	// startsrc -s observiq-otel-collector -a start -e "$(cat /opt/observiq-otel-collector/observiq-otel-collector.env)"
+	//#nosec G204 -- serviceName is not determined by user input
+	cmd := exec.Command("startsrc", "-s", l.serviceName, "-a start -e \"$(cat /opt/observiq-otel-collector/observiq-otel-collector.env)\"")
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("running service failed: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Stop the service
+func (l aixUnixService) Stop() error {
+	// stopsrc -s observiq-otel-collector
+	//#nosec G204 -- serviceName is not determined by user input
+	cmd := exec.Command("stopsrc", "-s", l.serviceName)
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("stopping service failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// installs the service
+func (l aixUnixService) install() error {
+	// mkssys -s observiq-otel-collector -p /opt/observiq-otel-collector/observiq-otel-collector -u $(id -u observiq-otel-collector) -S -n15 -f9 -a '--config config.yaml --manager manager.yaml --logging logging.yaml'
+	//#nosec G204 -- serviceName is not determined by user input
+	cmd := exec.Command("mkssys", "-s", l.serviceName, "-p /opt/observiq-otel-collector/observiq-otel-collector -u $(id -u observiq-otel-collector) -S -n15 -f9 -a '--config config.yaml --manager manager.yaml --logging logging.yaml'")
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("creating service file failed: %w", err)
+	}
+	// mkitab 'oiqcollector:23456789:respawn:startsrc -s observiq-otel-collector -a start -e "$(cat /opt/observiq-otel-collector/observiq-otel-collector.env)"'
+	//#nosec G204 -- serviceName is not determined by user input
+	cmd = exec.Command("mkitab", "'oiqcollector:23456789:respawn:startsrc -s", l.serviceName, "-a start -e \"$(cat /opt/observiq-otel-collector/observiq-otel-collector.env)\"'")
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("enabling service file failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// uninstalls the service
+func (l aixUnixService) uninstall() error {
+	// Stop the service first
+	l.Stop()
+
+	// rmitab oiqcollector
+	//#nosec G204 -- serviceIdentifier is not determined by user input
+	cmd := exec.Command("rmitab", l.serviceIdentifier)
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("disabling service failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// rmssys -s observiq-otel-collector
+	//#nosec G204 -- serviceName is not determined by user input
+	cmd = exec.Command("rmssys", "-s", l.serviceName)
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("removing service failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (l aixUnixService) Update() error {
+	if err := l.uninstall(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to uninstall old service: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := l.install(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to install new service: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// No files, no backups
+func (l aixUnixService) Backup() error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/updater/internal/service/service_aix_test.go b/updater/internal/service/service_aix_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a9675f4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/updater/internal/service/service_aix_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+// Copyright  observIQ, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+// an elevated user is needed to run the service tests
+//go:build aix && integration_aix
+
+package service
+
+import (
+	"os/exec"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zaptest"
+)
+
+// NOTE: These tests must run as root in order to pass
+func TestaixUnixServiceInstall(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("Test install + uninstall", func(t *testing.T) {
+		uninstallService(t, "aix-service", "aix_svc")
+
+		l := &aixUnixService{
+			serviceName:       "aix-service",
+			serviceIdentifier: "aix_svc",
+			logger:            zaptest.NewLogger(t),
+		}
+
+		err := l.install()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		//We want to check that the service was actually loaded
+		requireServiceLoadedStatus(t, true)
+
+		err = l.uninstall()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		//Make sure the service is no longer listed
+		requireServiceLoadedStatus(t, false)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Test start + stop", func(t *testing.T) {
+		uninstallService(t, "aix-service", "aix_svc")
+
+		l := &aixUnixService{
+			serviceName:       "aix-service",
+			serviceIdentifier: "aix_svc",
+			logger:            zaptest.NewLogger(t),
+		}
+
+		err := l.install()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// We want to check that the service was actually loaded
+		requireServiceLoadedStatus(t, true)
+
+		err = l.Start()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		requireServiceRunningStatus(t, true)
+
+		err = l.Stop()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		requireServiceRunningStatus(t, false)
+
+		err = l.uninstall()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Make sure the service is no longer listed
+		requireServiceLoadedStatus(t, false)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Uninstall fails if not installed", func(t *testing.T) {
+		uninstallService(t, "aix-service", "aix_svc")
+
+		l := &aixUnixService{
+			serviceName:       "aix-service",
+			serviceIdentifier: "aix_svc",
+			logger:            zaptest.NewLogger(t),
+		}
+
+		err := l.uninstall()
+		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "disabling service failed")
+		requireServiceLoadedStatus(t, false)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Start fails if service not found", func(t *testing.T) {
+		uninstallService(t, "aix-service", "aix_svc")
+
+		l := &aixUnixService{
+			serviceName:       "aix-service",
+			serviceIdentifier: "aix_svc",
+			logger:            zaptest.NewLogger(t),
+		}
+
+		err := l.Start()
+		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "running service failed")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Stop fails if service not found", func(t *testing.T) {
+		uninstallService(t, "aix-service", "aix_svc")
+
+		l := &aixUnixService{
+			serviceName:       "aix-service",
+			serviceIdentifier: "aix_svc",
+			logger:            zaptest.NewLogger(t),
+		}
+
+		err := l.Stop()
+		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "stopping service failed")
+	})
+}
+
+// uninstallService is a helper that uninstalls the service manually for test setup, in case it is somehow leftover.
+func uninstallService(t *testing.T, serviceName string, serviceIdentifier string) {
+	cmd := exec.Command("rmitab", serviceIdentifier)
+	cmd = exec.Command("rmssys", "-s", serviceName)
+}
+
+const exitCodeServiceNotFound = 1
+const exitCodeServiceInactive = 0
+
+func requireServiceLoadedStatus(t *testing.T, loaded bool) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	cmd := exec.Command("lssrc", "-s", "aix-service")
+	err := cmd.Run()
+	require.Error(t, err, "expected non-zero exit code from 'lssrc -s aix-service'")
+
+	eErr, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError)
+	if loaded {
+		// If the service should be loaded, then we expect a 0 exit code, so no error is given
+		require.Equal(t, exitCodeServiceInactive, eErr.ExitCode(), "unexpected exit code when asserting service is loaded: %d", eErr.ExitCode())
+		return
+	}
+
+	require.True(t, ok, "systemctl status exited with non-ExitError: %s", eErr)
+	require.Equal(t, exitCodeServiceNotFound, eErr.ExitCode(), "unexpected exit code when asserting service is unloaded: %d", eErr.ExitCode())
+}
+
+func requireServiceRunningStatus(t *testing.T, running bool) {
+	cmd := exec.Command("systemctl", "status", "aix-service")
+	err := cmd.Run()
+
+	if running {
+		// exit code 0 indicates service is loaded & running
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	eErr, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError)
+	require.True(t, ok, "systemctl status exited with non-ExitError: %s", eErr)
+	require.Equal(t, exitCodeServiceInactive, eErr.ExitCode(), "unexpected exit code when asserting service is not running: %d", eErr.ExitCode())
+}