AIX Administration Online Beginner level by Kernel Technologies

COURSE CONTENT

Basic by Musab/Sairam Support various kernel customer in hyd
File system of UNIX
Architecture of UNIX
Creating, removing, copying, moving files & Directories
Using Files & Directories
Wildcard characters
Input /Output Redirections
File/Directory Permissions
Vi-Editor:
Usage of filter commands

AIX Introduction
Introduction to AIX
Introduction P-Series P5, P6 and P7 Hardware features
AIX 7.1/6.1 vs AIX 5.3
Evolution of AIX servers and AIX OS
Using SMIT(System Management Interface Tool)
Example of smit usages

Devices
Object Data Manager (ODM)
Device Terminology
Device States
Configuring the devices
Issues in device in real time-various scenario solving techniques, resolving
ODM issues for Device

Logical Volume Manager
Benefits of LVM
Logical Volume Manager components
Physical storage
Logical storage
Volume Groups

Uses of Logical Volumes
File Systems
LVM questionnaire includes real time issue related to LVM
Real Time Disk replacement procedure with scenario
File system issues discussion in various global accounts space mgmt, scripts in real time to manage file system
Paging Space
What is paging space?
Using Paging Space
Changing Paging Space
Paging space scenario, issues, consequence of paging space issues, technique to resolve & maintain, Pg Sp on SAN, Pg space video

Security & User Administration
User accounts
Groups
Security logs
Security Files
Changing ownership
Role based access control (RBAC)
Login sequence
Regaining root s password
Real time discussion on admin task and different users like Sapadm, oradba, db2dba, users of various other application issues like cognos, websphere, automobile applications
Configuring SAMBA in Aix for Windows sharing, scenario in real time

Scheduling
Cron, scenario of cron issues, solving root & app user cron issues, cron mgmt
At
AIX Installation New & complete overwrite, migration installation
Problem Determination
The errpt command various example, scenario based
The system error log
Starting and stopping error logging

Syslog discussion, usage of syslog to troubleshoot
Various scenario of syslog
Various example of using diag
Diagnostics , what is diag , what is diag cd, its usage in real time
Backup and Restore
mksysb backup rootvg on NIM, running mksysb scripts like in real time on nim
fixing backup scripts failure issues
Performing mksysb like real time through NFS, Run scripts for mksysb through cron, resolving script issues.
altvg backup and different Methods for alt disk
Mirroring rootvg
SAN Boot from EMC
Multibos, customers using multibos in INDIA
Real Time discussions on back ups
Discussion about Datavg & othervg backup
Backup through TSM, TSM agent issues, solving backup issues
Networking
What is TCP/IP
Configuring TCP/IP
DNS
What is DNS
Why DNS, DNS in Global & DNS in Company
DNS Client Configuration, DNS Server files
Configuring Ether channel (NIB and Link Aggregation) Physical switch side configuration, on Cisco 4006 series switch
Real time networking issues with AIX, technique to resolve n/w issues various tools, Vlan in AIX discussion, Vlan configuration in AIX settings needed in switch.
Configuring router as gateway between two networks
Discussion on task related for AIX admin in TCPIP
How to avoid downtime, things you need to take care in real time
Network File Sharing (NFS)
Configuring NFS Server though command line & smitty & understanding their roles
Exporting NFS directories
Mounting an NFS directory at Client, client side issues, import host & DNS
in NFS, issues
Discussion of real time scenarios, troubleshooting on NFS Using rpcinfo,

nfsstat, nfsthread
Discussing thread concept, conse vence of reaching max thread for nfs, how to resolve
Software Installation
Packaging definitions, lpp, package, fileset, apar etc
Software Installation and Maintenance
Software different states, scenario to be used
Life cycle of TL, downloading TL from fix central
nfs usage in TL upgrade
Upgrading TL to latest levels like
TL-11, TL-12
Known Issues during TL upgrade Pre-requisite for TL upgrade, software broken issues, fixation
Real time tools
Installing SSH, various of SSH, SSL
Generating SSH keys, enabling SSH in different hosts for password less login for ROOT, real time issues, how to resolve them
SCP, SFTP, RSYNC, SUDO, BASH, scenario to used rsync, scp, sftp
Usage of this tools in real time
Upgrading SSH, SSL
Configure send mail in AIX , entries in sendmail.cf issues etc.

Performance Tuning
Issues with CPU, most known issues, how to deal them
Issues with Memory, collection of data through tools, like nmon, sar, topas, vmstat memory issues, paging role in issues
Issues with I/O
Real time Perf issue discussion, running perfpmr. Sh on AIX
Real Time Monitoring Tools
Filemon, Netmon, Svmon, Nmon, Nmon Analyser, Netmon, Tcpdump, Lparstat, Mpstat, vmstat, iostat, sar
How to log call with IBM
Configuring nmon analyzer to generate, report, usage of LPARirrd tools in real time

Usage of Ganglia in reports
Printers
Types of Printer in AIX
AIX and System V print sub system
Configuring HP Network printer, various issues in printing, H/W &
software issues, printer P1 issues scenario
Various Troubleshooting methods
Storage usage in AIX
Discussing EMC Storage in AIX, various other storage like Hitachi, NetApp
Configuring Power path, Integrating of Clarion Luns in AIX*
Real time issues related with Storage in AIX, how to work with powerpath
Configuring Netapp SAN through iSCSI using Netapp disk
How to use vlan & etherchannel in NetApp with cisco switch
Discussions on LPAR
How to create lpar, min-desire & max setting, how to settings
How to Reboot lpar, determine correct
Increasing Memory, CPU, Adapters on Lpars Dynamically- DLPAR
Usage of HMC
How to activate Lpar through HMC, profile in lpar, modifying profile
Shutting down Lpar through HMC, collecting dumps,
WPAR
Its usage in Industry.
Creating WPAR & using WPAR
How to create a File System in WPAR, assigning IP add losing to WPAR, client using wpar
Basic of NIM Configuration & installing LPAR
Discussion on real time scenarios around 100 real time tickets, problem mgmt, change management
Configuring Ground Works Monitoring Agent, ITIL Processes
Generate & simulate real time Tickets, solve them, ticketing system, closing
tickets, industry best practices. Resume Preparation for AIX
Placement Assistance.