AIX 5L System Administration II: Problem Determination

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code.

Q1316

length.

5 days

type.

Instructor-Led

partner.

IBM

price.

$2,750

IACET credits 4.0

Build on your basic AIX system administrator skills and learn advanced topics to become a highly effective AIX system administrator. Develop and build advanced AIX system administrator skills, such as system problem determination, and learn to carry out the appropriate steps to fix the problems. Customizing the AIX system is heavily emphasized. Mastering the skills you learn in this course is invaluable to your success when you take:

	IBM Certification Test 191: pSeries AIX System Administration to become an IBM eServer Certified Specialist - pSeries AIX System Administration
	IBM Certification Test 199: pSeries AIX System Support to become an IBM eServer Certified Specialist - pSeries AIX System Support

There are currently no scheduled dates for this course. If you are interested in this course, request a course date with the links below.

who can benefit

This is an advanced course for AIX system administrators with at least three months experience in AIX and individuals preparing to take Test 191 or Test 199 to become an IBM eServer Certified Specialist.

prerequisites

You should complete:

	AIX 5L System Administration I: Implementation (Q1314)
	OR have an understanding of basic AIX system administration skills including System Management Interface Tool (SMIT), using AIX documentation, device management, Logical Volume Manager (LVM), file systems, backup and recovery, and user administration. Q1314 is the best starting point for seasoned UNIX professionals who are new to AIX.

skills gained

	Perform system problem determination procedures including running diagnostics, analyzing error logs, and carrying out dumps on the system
	Learn and practice recovery procedures for various types of boot and disk failures
	Examine disk management theory a component of the LVM and Object Data Manager (ODM)
	Analyze basic performance to identify system bottlenecks and suggest corrective action
	Configure AIX auditing and examine other security elements in the AIX operating system

ibm education advantage program eligibility:

	Yes - IBM Education Card
	Yes - IBM Education Pack
	Yes - IBM Corporate Education Pass
	Yes - IBM Education Pack - online account

certification

This course helps you prepare for:

	IBM Certification Test 191: pSeries AIX System Administration to become an IBM eServer Certified Specialist - pSeries AIX System Administration
	IBM Certification Test 199: pSeries AIX System Support to become an IBM eServer Certified Specialist - pSeries AIX System Support

skill level

Advanced

related courses, exams and materials

	before related training and products

	Q1313 AIX 5L Basics
	Q1314 AIX 5L System Administration I: Implementation

	after related training and products

Q1318 AIX 5L System Administration III: Performance Management

course content details

	Course Content Outline

	Understanding the ODM
	AIX boot sequence
	Resolving boot problems
	Disk management theory
	Disk management procedures
	Saving and restoring volume groups
	Online file system backups
	Error log and the syslogd daemon
	Using diagnostic tools
	Working with the dump facility
	Basic performance and workload management
	Basic security