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AIX 5L System Administration I: Implementation (Q1314)

IBM instructors demonstrate the lab portion of the course should the classroom version of this course contain labs. Lab files required to perform labs are not available for distribution.

This course applies to both pSeries 600 and RS/6000 Servers and is appropriate for individuals administering AIX Version 4 installations.

Learn to be an effective system administrator for one or more AIX systems. Prepare for the IBM eServer Certified Specialist - pSeries AIX System Administration and pSeries AIX System Support certification tests. Learn how to install, customize, and handle common AIX system administration tasks using the AIX Version 5.1 operating system in a multiuser environment. Learn the basic commands and skills for administering the AIX Version 5.1 operating system.

After this course, you should complete:

* AIX 5L System Administration II: Problem Determination (Q1316)

Audience
System administrators, implementers, and managers of AIX Version 5.1 on an IBM RS/6000 system.

Skills taught
* Install the AIX Version 5.1 operating system, software bundles, and filesets
* Perform system startup and shutdown
* Use the available system management tools: System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) and the Web-based System Manager
* Configure devices
* Manage print queues
* Manage physical and logical volumes
* Perform file systems management
* Manage paging space on disk
* Create and manage user and group accounts
* Perform and restore system backups
* Utilize administration subsystems, including cron to schedule system tasks and security to implement customized access of files and directories
* Describe basic AIX networking concepts

Course outline
* System management tools: SMIT and the Web-based System Manager
* Software installation and management
* System startup and shutdown
* Printers and queues
* Managing queues
* System storage overview
* Working with the logical volume manager
* Working with file systems
* Managing file systems
* Paging space
* Backup and restore
* Security User administration
* Scheduling Networking overview

Certification
This course helps you prepare for:
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