AUDIENCE:   This 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 PREREQUISITES:   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. DURATION:   3 days. Hands on. OBJECTIVES:   To provide delegates with the self-sufficiency and confidence to manage and provide first line support of an AIX based system. To satisfactorily cope with the day to day administration of a multi-user AIX site and provide support to both system and users. This course will also provide a firm base on which more advanced system administration techniques can be based. The course is highly interactive and consists of theory with plenty of hands on practical content. A dedicated server will be used so that the more complex commands and administration utilities can be practised in the security of a classroom environment. COURSE CONTENT:   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 Objectives 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 GN08/01