IBM AIX Administration Training

This IBM AIX Administration Training enables you to perform daily tasks using the AIX operating system. In addition, you will know how to manage everyday activities using the AIX operating system. 

To illustrate, AIX is an open standard UNIX operating system developed by IBM on many of its various computer platforms. While AIX integrates many aspects of standard UNIX implementations, it also has several unique features. And UNIX system administrators would benefit from AIX training if their roles required such advanced skills. 

However, this AIX training will begin with essential topics such as UNIX File System, UNIX Architecture, Wildcard characters, Vi-Editor, Filter command use, etc.

Secondly, it will cover the AIX Introduction and introduce participants to P-Series P4, P5, P6 and P7 hardware features. IBM AIX course can also be compared to AIX 6.1 and AIX 5.3. This will describe the evolution of AIX servers and AIX OS and AIX on blade servers. 

Furthermore, this IBM AIX training will also cover AIX installation, where you will learn how to install AIX using the new and overwrite method, Preservation method and migration method. This IBM AIX training will also cover Devices, AIX Standalone Booting Procedure, Software Installation, Security and User Administration, Storage Technology such as DAS, NAS, SAN.

Subsequently, the AIX course will also cover the Logical Volume Manager, its benefits, components, Physical storage, Logical storage, RAID level, MWC (Active, Passive), and LVM questionnaires to address real-time issues related to LVM. 

Lastly, IBM AIX training will also explain File Systems, Paging Space, Scheduling, Backup and Restore, WPAR, Problem Identification, Networking, Network File Sharing (NFS) and Performing Tuning. 

As a result, you will become an expert in IBM AIX by learning how to use SMIT, WSM, SYSTEM DIRECTORY, new and overwrite method, paging space, Mksysb backup-rootvg, Savevg backup for datavg, WPAR, rpcinfo… etc.

Why should you choose Nisa for IBM AIX Administration Training?

Nisa Trainings is the best online training platform where we conduct one-on-one interactive live sessions with a 1:1 student-teacher ratio. You can gain hands-on experience by working on near-real-time projects under the guidance of our experienced faculty. We support you even after the completion of the course and are happy to clarify your doubts anytime. Our teaching style at Nisa Trainings is entirely hands-on. You’ll have access to our desktop screen and will be actively conducting hands-on labs on your desktop.

Job Assistance

If you are working on IBM AIX and facing any problem while working on it, then Nisa Trainings is simply a Call/Text/Email away to assist you. We offer Online Job Support for professionals to help them and to solve their problems in real-time.

The Process we follow for our Online Job Support Service:

• We receive your enquiry about Online Job Support.
• We will arrange a telephone call with our consultant to grasp your complete requirement and the tools you’re using.
• If our consultant is 100% confident in taking up your requirement and when you are also comfortable with our consultant, then only we will agree to provide service. And then you have to make the payment to get the service from us.
• We will fix the timing for Online Job Support as mutually agreed by you and our consultant.

Course Information

IBM AIX Administration Online Training

Course Duration: 30-35 Hours

Timings: Weekdays  (1-2 Hours per day) [OR]  Weekends (2-3 Hours per day)

Training Method: Instructor Led Online One-on-One Live Interactive Sessions.

COURSE CONTENT :

1. Introduction to AIX and IBM Power Systems

• Overview of AIX operating system and IBM Power Systems
• AIX architecture and components
• Comparison with other UNIX/Linux systems
• Installing AIX on IBM Power Systems

2. AIX Installation and System Initialization

• Installation of AIX using different methods (NIM, DVD, Network)
• Initial system setup and configuration
• Boot process and system startup
• AIX system initialization files
  • /etc/inittab
  • /etc/rc.d and others
• Managing runlevels and boot sequences
• System recovery (Single-user mode, maintenance mode)

3. AIX System Configuration and Management

• Disk and File System Management
  • Physical and logical volumes (LVM – Logical Volume Manager)
  • File system creation and management (JFS2, NFS)
  • RAID and mirroring setup
• Network Configuration
  • Setting up network interfaces
  • Configuring TCP/IP and DNS
  • Network troubleshooting tools
• User and Group Management
  • Creating, modifying, and deleting users and groups
  • Managing user permissions and access control

4. AIX Security Administration

• AIX Security Model and User Authentication
• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Secure SSH configuration and key-based authentication
• Security patches and updates
• Auditing and logging
• File system security (ACLs, Encryption)
• Managing firewall and access control (ipfilter)

5. AIX Process Management

• Process lifecycle and management (ps, top, etc.)
• Controlling processes (kill, renice, etc.)
• Job scheduling (cron, at commands)
• Resource management (cgroups, resource limits)
• System performance monitoring tools (vmstat, iostat, topas)

6. AIX Storage Management

• Disk Management with LVM (Creating volume groups, logical volumes)
• Working with raw devices and file systems
• Backup and restore strategies using mksysb, tar, NIM
• Logical Volume Mirroring and RAID configuration
• Storage area networks (SAN) configuration
• Logical volume and filesystem resizing

7. AIX Kernel and Hardware Management

• Kernel tuning and parameters (smit, sysctl)
• Device configuration and management
• Configuring and managing hardware resources
• Troubleshooting hardware issues
• Working with system dumps and crash analysis
• Managing system logs (syslog, error logs, core dumps)

8. System Monitoring and Performance Tuning

• Performance monitoring tools (topas, nmon, vmstat)
• Memory management (paging, swapping, buffer cache)
• CPU utilization and load balancing
• Disk I/O performance and optimization
• Network performance monitoring
• Tuning system parameters for optimal performance

9. AIX Backup and Recovery

• Backup strategies (full, incremental, differential)
• Backup utilities (mksysb, savevg, tar, dump)
• Restoring from backup and disaster recovery procedures
• Remote backups (using Network Data Management Protocol – NDMP)
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) integration

10. AIX Software Management

• Installing and upgrading software packages
  • Using installp, smitty, and rpm
• Package management (AIX package format and software repositories)
• Fix and patch management (using yum/rpm and AIX Maintenance levels)
• Creating and managing software environments (set up software repositories)

11. Virtualization and LPAR Management

• Introduction to Virtualization and IBM PowerVM
• Logical Partition (LPAR) creation and management
• Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) configuration
• Virtualization technologies (VIO, Live Partition Mobility)
• Managing system resources across LPARs (CPU, Memory, Disk, Network)
• Using the Hardware Management Console (HMC) for LPAR management

12. Advanced AIX Networking

• Advanced networking topics (bonding, VLANs, routing)
• Configuring high availability and load balancing
• Advanced firewall and network security (ipsec, VPN)
• TCP/IP stack tuning and optimization
• Network troubleshooting and packet analysis (using tools like tcpdump)

13. High Availability (HA) and Clustering

• AIX High Availability Solutions
• IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX
• Cluster configuration and management
• File system replication and synchronization
• Failover and disaster recovery
• Monitoring and maintaining HA clusters

14. Troubleshooting and Diagnostics

• System logs and error messages analysis (errpt)
• System crash analysis (sysdump, kdb)
• Troubleshooting boot and startup issues
• Memory leak and CPU bottleneck identification
• Disk and filesystem corruption recovery

15. AIX System Automation

• Automating system tasks using scripts (Shell scripting, ksh)
• Automating system tasks using cron jobs
• Using AIX System Management Interface Tool (SMIT)
• Writing custom scripts for backup, user management, and software installation

16. AIX System Upgrade and Migration

• Planning and performing AIX upgrades
• Migrating AIX from one version to another
• Compatibility and software validation before upgrades
• Best practices for upgrading AIX in an enterprise environment