COURSE OBJECTIVE:
Course Objectives On completion of the AIX Jumpstart for UNIX/Linux Professionals course the delegate will have practical experience of the Systems Management Interface Tool (SMIT),allowing them to administer an AIX System.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Who will the Course Benefit? Experienced System Administrators and other Technical IT staff who need to cross-train to be able to implement and manage systems capable of running the AIX Operating System. Some shell programming experience will also prove advantageous; this can be gained on the AIX Shell Programming course.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
Requirements Delegates must have recent in-depth practical experience of administrating UNIX in a network environment on another UNIX platform such as HP-UX,SUN or Solaris.
COURSE CONTENT:
AIX Jumpstart for UNIX/Linux Professionals Training Course Course Contents – DAY 1 Course Introduction • Administration and Course Materials • Course Structure and Agenda • Delegate and Trainer Introductions Session 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE P-SERIES • The P-SERIES Product Line • RISC Technology • P-Series Product Range For The Power6 • P-Series Product Range For The Power7 • Hardware Management Console • The AIX Operating System Session 2: SYSTEM MANAGEMENT TOOLS • System Management Commands • Using SMIT • SMIT Special Characters and Keys • Smit.log and smit.script Files • The smit Command • IBM Systems Director Console • Web Based System Manager • Exercise: Remotely connect to a host using WSM Session 3: STARTUP AND SHUTDOWN • The /etc/init Procedure • Startup Modes • The /etc/inittab File and the rc Startup Scripts • Inittab Commands • Using the alog Program • System Resource Controller Commands • The /etc/shutdown Script • Exercise: Start and stop processes using SMC Session 4: SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE • Units of Installation • Filesets,Packages and Licensed Program Products • Bundles • Update and Maintenance Bundles • Software States • Installing Patches and Fixes • Exercise: Install,enquire and remove software Session 5: DEVICE • Introduction to the Object Data Manager (ODM) • Listing Devices • Interpreting Location Codes • Self-configuring Devices • Adding,Changing and Removing Devices • Exercise: Add and remove devices using the command line and smit AIX Jumpstart for UNIX/Linux Professionals Training Course Course Contents – DAY 2 Session 6: THE LOGICAL VOLUME MANAGER • The AIX Approach to Disk Storage • Volume Groups,Physical Volumes and Logical Volumes • Volume Group Descriptor Areas • Mirroring • Striping • Disk Placement Policies • Migrating Physical Volume Data • Useful Commands • Exercise: Creating,Extending and Mirroring a Logical Volume Session 7: AIX FILESYSTEMS • The AIX Native File System • Superblocks and I-nodes • Journaling of File System Data • Creating a File System • Mounting of Filesystems • Managing Filesystems • The /etc/filesystems File • Removing Filesystems • Using the fsck Command • Exercise: Creating,Extending and Removing a Filesystem Session 8: BACKUP AND RESTORE • Backup Devices • mksysb and savevg Commands • The backup Command • The restore Command • Tape Control Commands • Exercise: Use of Backup And Restore,including mksysb AIX Jumpstart for UNIX/Linux Professionals Training Course Course Contents – DAY 3 Session 9: OBJECT DATA MANAGER • ODM Components and Commands • Object Classes • Descriptor Information • Objects • Searching The ODM • The ODM Database • Data Base File Names • ODM File Locations • cfgmgr And The ODM • The Predefined Database Files • Predefined Devices • Predefined Attributes • Customised Devices • Customised Attributes • ODM Class Usage • Additional Device Object Classes • Predefined Connection • Customised Dependency • Customised Device Driver • Customised Vital Product Data • Exercise: Add a device by manipulating the ODM Session 10: PROBLEM SOLVING TOOLS • Error Log Facility • Error Log Input Components • Error Reporting from SMIT • The errpt Command • Sample Summary/Intermediate/Detailed Report Output • Interpreting LVM Error Log Entries • Error Log Maintenance • Error Notification Facility • Notification Methods • The syslogd Daemon Session 11: SYSTEM INITIALISATION • System Startup and The Boot Process • The Bootlist and BLV • The Boot Logical Volume • Repairing the BLV • Using Bootlists • Boot Problems • Service Processors • Accessing A System That Will Not Boot Normally • Accessing A Volume Group And Starting A Shell • Accessing A Volume Group Without Mounting Filesystems • The LED Display • Interpreting Flashing LED Codes • Location Codes • Understanding SCSI Addressing • Maintaining Firmware Levels • AIX Initialisation • The Three RC Boot Phases • More about the cfgmgr • Boot Problem Management • Exercise: Destroy the BLV and then re-create a new BLV AIX Jumpstart for UNIX/Linux Professionals Training Course Course Contents – DAY 4 Session 12: LVM SYSTEM DATA AND RECOVERY • LVN System Data • LVM Identifiers • LVM Data on Disk Control Blocks • Other LVM Locations • How the LVM uses the ODM • Physical Volumes and the ODM • Volume Groups and the ODM • Logical Volumes and the ODM • LVM Problems in the ODM • Re-synchronizing the ODM • VGDA and Quorum • Forcing a varyonDisk Replacement Techniques • Possible Errors After Disk Replacement • Exporting and Importing Volume Groups • Exercise: Mirror a whole disk and recover a corrupt Logical Volume Session 13: ALTERNATE DISK INSTALLATION • Alternate Disk Installation • Installing a mksysb Image On Another Disk • Cloning the Running rootvg to Another Disk • Removing an Alternate Disk Installation • Exercise: Clone the roovg and remove the Alternate Disk Installation AIX Jumpstart for UNIX/Linux Professionals Training Course Course Contents – DAY 5 Session 14: BASIC NETWORKING • Define TCP/IP Terminology • Define Routing (Static and Dynamic) • TCP/IP Commands and Utilities • Configure TCP/IP for a Network Interface • Configure a Static Route • Test Network Connectivity • Test Route Connectivity • Basic TCP/IP Applications • Exercise: Configure TCP/IP • Exercise: Use TCP/IP Commands to: • Login to a Remote System • Transfer Files To/From a Remote System Session 15: AIX INSTALLATION • Installation for Classical and PCI Models • Console and Language Definitions • Other Installation Settings • Configuration Assistant Menu AIX Jumpstart for UNIX/Linux Professionals Training Course Addendum: Reference Materials (Sections below are provided within the course handbook for additional reading) Session 16: Appendix A • AIX TECHNOLOGY LEVELS AND SERVICE PACKS Session 17: Appendix B • LOGICAL VOLUME SPREADING Session 18: Appendix C • AIX MULTIBOS Session 19: Appendix D • AIX INTRODUCTION TO NIM
FOLLOW ON COURSES:
Further Learning AIX Basics AIX System Administration – Part II AIX Advanced Shell Programming Tools AIX Shell Programming Oracle SQL Apache Web Server