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  AIX System Administration Part 1

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Course Duration

3 days

Course Overview

The AIX^® System Administration course is for experienced support staff or users who have some hands-on experience with a UNIX^® based system, or who have supported another type of system and have attended suitable pre-training. The course is suitable for AIX Version 5.x and 6.x

Who should attend

Delegates should have a basic understanding of UNIX, ideally gained by attendance at our UNIX Essentials course or an equivalent. Some practical experience with UNIX in the workplace prior to attending is also highly recommended. Knowledge of a standard UNIX editor (e.g. vi) is required.

Course Topics

   Introduction and Review

Review of UNIX Concepts
Review of the history of AIX

   AIX Documentation

Manual Pages
Browsable Manual Pages (AIX v5.x)
AIX Information Center (AIX 5.3 on)
AIX Message Center
Hardware Documentation

   Administration Interface

Using SMIT
SMIT Screen Types
SMIT and CDE
Web Based System Manager (WebSM)

   Starting and Stopping the System

General Overview
Operator Panel (older & newer systems)
Power On Switch
Key Mode (Physical) Switch - (older systems)
Three Digit (LED) Display - (older systems)
LCD Display (16*2-rows-characters) - PCI Systems
Problem Determination
Normal IPL
System Management Services
Normal IPL And init
Run Levels
The /etc/inittab File
Multi-User State
The /etc/rc File
Commands associated with /etc/inittab
System Shutdown
The Sync Command
The Shutdown Command

   System Configuration

Setting the Timezone
Setting the System Time & date
Changing the System Name
Viewing System ID Information
Establishing Basic Network Settings

   User Registration

User Login Account
Adding a User
The /etc/passwd file
The /etc/group file
mkuser Command
Sample /etc/security/user File
Sample /etc/security/login.cfg File
Sample /etc/security/passwd File
Change User Characteristics
Removing a User From the System
rmuser Command
The User Environment
Communicating with Users
News Items
SMIT and User Management

   Disk Management

The disk
Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
Physical Volume
Listing Physical Volumes
Volume Group (VG)
Listing Volume Groups
Logical Volume
Listing Logical Volumes
Make Logical Volume
Extend a Logical Volume
Mirror a Logical Volume
SMIT and Logical Volume Manager

   File System

File Systems
Journaled File System - The jfs and jfs2 Filesystem
File System Components
File Allocation
File System Creation
Sample /etc/filesystems File
Change File System Characteristics
Listing a File System
Mount the Filesystem
Unmount the Filesystem
Removing the File System
File System creation using SMIT
Special Files
FIFO Special Files
Block Device Files
Character Device Files
Disk Usage Commands
File System Check (fsck)
File System Identification
Standard File Tree
Paging Space Recommendations
Monitoring Disk Usage

   Devices

Object Data Manager
Device Dependencies
Device States
Device Location Codes
Device File Creation
List Devices
Change Device Characteristics
Remove Devices
Adding a Device Using SMIT

   Printer Administration

Print Queues
Queue Set-up
The /etc/qconfig File
Make Queue
Make Queue Device
Virtual Printers
Using Enq Command For Queue Management
Using Enq Command For Requests
Printer Related Commands
Line Printer Status
Printing Files
Cancel Print Request
Enable Printer
Disable Printer
Printer Management Using SMIT
The SystemV Print Subsystem

   Processes and Task Scheduling

Processes
Report Process Status
Allocating Priority
Changing Priority
Kill a Process
The Nohup Command
Scheduling Tasks
Files and Directories used by Cron
The Crontab Command
Format of the Crontab File
The at Command
The batch Command

   Basic Performance Monitoring

The Dimensions of System Performance
Virtual Memory
Paging
Adding Paging Space
Monitoring memory Usage
CPU Usage
I/O Usage
Processes

   Archiving and Securing the System

Backups
Pathname Considerations
CPIO
Tar Command
Backup Command
Restore Command
SMIT and System Storage Management
The savevg and restvg Commands
Backup a Volume Group
Restore a Volume Group
Back Up the System - mksysb
Restore the System from a mksysb

   Software Installation & Emergency Recovery

General Overview
Preparing for Installation
Software Installation
AIX Packaging
Software Product Identification
Methods of Installation
Accessing a System That will Not Boot from Hard disk
System recovery using mksys tape
Installation Concepts

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