AIX System Administration Lite Duration: 5 days Audience Course Contents Course Objectives Instructional Technique Prerequisites

AIX System Administration Lite

Duration: 5 days

Customizing the topic list will affect the time requirement.

Audience

Individuals who desire more familiarity with the AIX operating system from a user perspective, including selected topics from the AIX System Administration 1 course.

Course Contents

1. Operating System Fundamentals (Unix and AIX overview)
2. AIX Concepts and Basics (logging in, basic command syntax)
3. AIX Files (files and directories, file management, permissions)
4. Korn Shell Basics (I/O redirection, wildcards, single/double quotes, startup files)
5. Using the Korn Shell (command history, command editing, aliases) Note1
6. AIX Processes (ps, nice, and kill commands, process scheduling)
7. The vi Editor Note1
8. Introduction to Korn Shell Programming Note1
9. AIX Data Tools (grep, sort, sed, find, others)
10. Scheduling Jobs with at and crontab
11. Introduction to System Administration
12. System Management Tools
13. System Administration Tasks
14. AIX File Systems (disk space allocation/concerns, techniques)
15. Backup and Recovery (backup, tar, cpio)
16. AIX Communications Overview (TCP/IP, SSH, NFS)
17. Using Graphical User Interfaces (CDE, Gnome) Note2
18. Managing ASCII Terminals Note2

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Use commands to manipulate files (including using the editor)

• Navigate through the file system,

• Manage processes (creation, priority control, stopping),

• Customize the system environment, and

• Use system management tools to:

  • Partition disk space,

  • Add new users and devices, and

  • Properly start up and shut down the system.

Instructional Technique

Students are invited to bring their current ideas and questions to the classroom for discussion. Case studies, lecture, group problem solving, and online laboratories will be used. Students will be encouraged to enhance their skills utilizing the techniques presented through classroom problem solving and controlled online workshops.

Prerequisites

None.

Completion of certain labs is dependent upon appropriate access to the machine used for the workshops, as well as root authority for system administration-related topics.