--- ./receiver/hostmetricsreceiver/internal/scraper/systemscraper/factory.go_orig	2026-05-13 05:00:46.536352404 -0500
+++ ./receiver/hostmetricsreceiver/internal/scraper/systemscraper/factory.go	2026-05-13 05:01:35.895199875 -0500
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 )
 
 var (
-	supportedOS      = runtime.GOOS == "linux" || runtime.GOOS == "windows" || runtime.GOOS == "darwin"
-	errUnsupportedOS = errors.New("the system scraper is only available on Linux, Windows, or macOS")
+	supportedOS      = runtime.GOOS == "linux" || runtime.GOOS == "windows" || runtime.GOOS == "darwin" || runtime.GOOS == "aix"
+	errUnsupportedOS = errors.New("the system scraper is only available on AIX, Linux, Windows, or macOS")
 )
 
 // NewFactory for System scraper.