AIX System Administration: Part One

Course: AIXADM1

Duration: 3 Days

Level: II

Course Summary

This three day course is designed to introduce students to the processes and tools required to administer an AIX system, including installation, user/group administration, storage management, security, and backup and recovery. The course is suitable for AIX 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x, covering both pSeries and BladeCenter platforms.

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Topics Covered In This Course

Introduction and Review

AIX - A Brief History
Hardware Platforms
Components of the UNIX Operating System
UNIX File System
Listing Directories
Creating Files
Displaying Files
Directories
Pathnames
Moving Around Directories
Shell Processing
Input/Output Redirection
Using Pipe
Searching for a Pattern with grep
Finding Files
User Security
Editing in UNIX

AIX Documentation

Manual Pages 2
Browsable Manual Pages (AIX V5.1 & 5.2
AIX Information Centre (AIX V5.3 onwards)
Web -based Documentation
AIX Message Centre
Hardware Documentation Redbooks

Adminstration Interfaces

Using SMIT
Main Menu
Function Key Usage in SMIT
Movement within Dialogue Screens
SMIT Screen Types
Sub-Menu
Selection Screen
Command Status Screen
Pop-Up Screen
Dialogue Screen
SMIT and CDE
Web Based System Manager (WebSM)
Systems Director Console

Starting and Stopping the System

Hardware Overview
Startup Overview
Operator Panel (Older Systems)
Power On Switch
Key Mode (Physical) Switch
Three Digit (LED) Display - RS6000
LCD Display (16*2-rows-characters) - P/Series
Reset Button
Problem Determination 7
System Management Services ("Newer Systems")
Normal IPL
Run Levels
The /etc/inittab File
Multi-User State
The /etc/rc File
Commands associated with /etc/inittab
The alog command
The bootinfo command
System Shutdown
The Sync Command
The Shutdown Command

System Configuration

Setting the Timezone
Setting the System Time & Date
Changing the System Name
Establishing Basic Network Settings
Setting the Number of Licenesed Users
Configuration Assistant and Installation Assistant

User Registration

User Login Account
Adding a User
The /etc/passwd file
The /etc/group file
Priviliged Users and Groups
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
SMIT and User Management

Disk Management

The disk
Logical Volume Manager
Physical Volume
Listing, Adding Physical Volumes
Volume Groups
Listing Volume Groups
Creating, Extending Volume Groups
Logical Volumes
Listing Logical Volumes
Make Logical Volume
Extend Logical Volume
Mirror a Logical Volume
SMIT and Logical Volume Manager

File Systems

File Systems
Journaled File System
The jfs2 Filesystem
The Encrypted Filesytem (Version 6.1 onwards
File System Components
File Allocation
File System Creation
Sample /etc/filesystems File
Listing a File System
Mount the Filesystem
Change File System Characteristics
Unmount the Filesystem
File System Check
Removing the File System
Creating a RAM Filesystem
Using a DVD-RAM for a Filesystem
Special Files
FIFO Special Files
Block Device Files
Character Device Files
Disk Usage Commands
Monitoring Disk Usage

Devices

Object Data Manager
Device Dependencies
Device States
Device Location Codes 6
Device File Creation
List Devices
Change Device Characteristics
Remove Devices
Adding a Device Using SMIT

Printer Administration

Changes at AIX Version 5
Print Queues
Queue Set-up
The /etc/qconfig File
Make Queue
Make Queue Device
Virtual Printers
Command Comparison
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
System V Print Subsystem

Processes and Task Scheduling

Processes
Report Process Status
/proc Filesystem
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
Listing Paging Spaces
Adding Paging Space
Monitoring memory Usage
I/O Usage
Processes

Archiving and Securing the System

Backups
Pathname Considerations
CPIO Out
CPIO In 6
Tar Command
Backup Command
Restore Command
savevg/restvg Commands
Creating a Bootable Backup to a Tape Device
Restore From a Bootable Backup
Creating a Bootable Backup to CD or DVD devices

Software Installation & Emergency Recovery

General Overview
Preparing for Installation
Software Installation
AIX Packaging
Software Product Identification
Methods of Installation
Booting From Installation Media
Installation/Configuration Assistant
The OS Graphical Installer (Version 6.1)
Accessing a System That Will Not Boot
System Recovery Using a mksysb Tape/CD
Installation Concepts
Using lslpp to List Software
Using installp to Install Software
Downloading Software
Software Maintenance

What You Can Expect

On completion of the course, delegates will be able to support a multi-platform AIX installation. Attendees will have a fundamental knowledge of AIX and be able to use many of the more advanced facilities.

Who Should Take This Course

Those who need to expand their basic knowledge of AIX to enable them to successfully administer activities to be undertaken within the AIX environment.

Recommended Prerequisites

Delegates should have a basic understanding of UNIX or Linux and ideally some experience in the workplace. Attendance in our Unix/Linux: The Essentials course is recommended. Knowledge of a standard UNIX editor (e.g. vi) is required.

Training Style

This course is highly interactive with plenty of theory reinforced with extensive practical workshop sessions.

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