AIX Jumpstart for UNIX Professionals

• Execute basic AIX commands
• Manage files and directories
• Use the vi editor
• Use redirection, pipes, and tees
• Use the utilities find and grep
• Use command and variable substitution
• Set and change Korn shell variables
• Write simple shell scripts

The above skills can be acquired by attending AIX Basics (AU130) or (AN100) or through equivalent AIX/UNIX knowledge.

In addition, you are expected to have hands-on experience administering a UNIX operating system (such as Solaris, HP/UX, and others) including:

• User management and system security
• Storage
• Networking
• System shutdown and restart
• Backup and recovery
• System task scheduling

• Day 1

1. • Welcome
   • Unit 1: Introduction to AIX and IBM Power systems
   • Exercise 1: Introduction to AIX and IBM Power systems
   • Unit 2: AIX system management tools
   • Exercise 2: Using system management tools in AIX
   • Unit 3: AIX software installation and maintenance
   • Exercise 3: AIX software installation and maintenance
   • Unit 4: System configuration and devices
   • Exercise 4: System configuration and devices

• Day 2

1. • Unit 5: TCP/IP networking
   • Exercise 5: TCP/IP implementation
   • Unit 6: System startup and shutdown
   • Exercise 6: System startup and shutdown
   • Unit 7: Basics of configuring logical partitions
   • Exercise 7: Configuring logical partitions
   • Unit 8: AIX installation
   • Exercise 8: AIX installation
   • Unit 9: Working with the Logical Volume Manager

• Day 3

1. • Exercise 9Working with LVM
   • Unit 10: File systems administration
   • Exercise 10: File systems administration
   • Unit 11: The Object Data Manager
   • Exercise 11: The Object Data Manager
   • Unit 12: LVM metadata
   • Exercise 12: LVM metadata issues
   • Unit 13: Disk management procedures
   • Exercise 13: Disk management procedures

• Day 4

1. • Unit 14: Backup and restore
   • Exercise 14: Backup and restore
   • Unit 15: Error monitoring
   • Exercise 15: Error monitoring
   • Unit 16: System initialization – I
   • Exercise 16: System initialization – I (Parts 1-3)

• Day 5

1. • Exercise 16: System initialization – I (Part 4)
   • Unit 17: System initialization – II
   • Exercise 17: System initialization – II
   • Unit 18: The AIX system dump facility
   • Exercise 18: System dump
   • Unit 19, Topic 1: Alternate disk installation
   • Exercise 19,Topic 1: Alternate Disk
   • Unit 19, Topic 2: Using multibos
   • Exercise 19: Topic 2: multibos
   • Optional Appendix A: Survey of additional AIX facilities
   • Optional Appendix B: Printers and queues