AN12G: Power Systems for AIX II:

AIX Implementation and Administration



             Recommended Duration: 5 Days
Skill Level: Intermediate
Cost: $5,300 (b/GST)
(ENROL NOW)
Available for Web and Classroom Trainings.

Learn to install, customize, and administer the AIX operating system in a multiuser Power Systems partitioned environment. The course is based on AIX 7.1 running on a Power Systems server managed by Hardware Management Console and provides practical discussions that are appropriate to earlier AIX releases.

Training Path to IBM AIX Users and System Administration



Audience


This intermediate course is intended for system administrators or anyone implementing and managing an AIX operating system in a multiuser Power Systems partitioned environment.



Prerequisites


Students shoud be able to:

  • Log into an AIX System and Set a User Password
  • Execute Basic AIX Commands
  • Manage Files and Directories
  • Use the vi Editor
  • Use Redirection, Pipes and Tees
  • Use the Utilities Find and Grep
  • Use the Command and Variable Substitution
  • Set and Change Korn Shell Variables
  • Write Simple Shell Scripts
  • Use a graphic Common Desktop Environment (CDE) Interface

These skills can be acquired by attending AN10G: AIX Basics or through equivalent AIX or UNIX knowledge. Also, it would be helpful (but not mandatory) if students were familiar with partitioning concepts and technology taught in AN11G: Power Systems for AIX I: LPAR Configuration and Planning.



Course Agenda


Install the AIX Operating System, Filesets, and RedHat Package Manager (RPM) Packages
Perform System Startup and Shutdowns
Discuss and Use System Management Tools such as System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) and IBM Systems Director Console for AIX
Manage Physical and Logical Devices
Discuss the Purpose of the Logical Volume Manager
Perform Logical Volume and File System Management
Create and Manage User and Group Accounts
Perform and Restore System Backups
Utilize Administrative Subsystems, including Cron to Schedule System Tasks, and Security to Implement Customized Access of Files and Directories
Configure TCP/IP Networking
Define and run basic Workload Partitions (WPAR)



Course Overview


Day 1

  • Introduction
  • Unit 1: Introduction to IBM Power Systems, AIX and System Administration
  • Exercise 1: Introduction to IBM Power Systems, AIX and System Administration
  • Unit 2: AIX System Management Tools
  • Exercise 2: Using System Management Tools in AIX
  • Unit 3: System Startup and Shutdown
  • Exercise 3: System Startup and Shutdown
  • Unit 4: AIX Installation
  • Exercise 4: AIX Installation

Day 2

  • Unit 5: AIX Software Installation and Maintenance
  • Exercise 5: AIX Software Installation and Maintenance
  • Unit 6: System Configuration and Devices
  • Exercise 6: System Configuration and Devices
  • Unit 7: System Storage Overview
  • Exercise 7: System Storage Overview - LVM Commands
  • Unit 8: Working with the Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
  • Exercise 8: Working with LVM

Day 3

  • Unit 9: File Systems Administration
  • Exercise 9: File Systems Administration
  • Unit 10: Paging Space
  • Exercise 10: Page Space
  • Unit 11: Backup and Restore
  • Exercise 11: Backup and Restore

Day 4

  • Unit 12: Security and User Administration - Part 1
  • Exercise 12: Security and User Administration - Part 1
  • Unit 13: Security and User Administration - Part 2
  • Exercise 13: Security and User Administration - Part 2
  • Unit 14: Scheduling and Time
  • Exercise 14: Scheduling and Time
  • Unit 15: TCP/IP Networking

Day 5

  • Unit 15: TCP/IP Networking (continued)
  • Exercise 15: TCP/IP Networking
  • Unit 16: Introduction to Workload Partitions
  • Exercise 16: Introduction to Workload Partitions