Configure, customize, and administer AIX version 5L effectively using this expert resource. Use system management tools, work with network and distributed file systems, manage the user environment, tune and monitor the system, and much more.
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Your one-stop AIX 5L resource
Maximize the powerful capabilities of AIX version 5L--the fastest growing UNIX operating system--with help from this exceptional guide. Emphasizing everything system administrators need to know--from installation and system architecture to network configuration and security issues--this complete guide contains professional-level coverage of key topics. Youll also find details on new enhancements such as Linux application source compatibility, system V printing, 32- and 64-bit Kernel support, system hang detection, and much more. Comprehensive, practical, and up-to-date, this is a must-have reference for every administrator working with AIX 5L.
Learn about all of the new features of AIX--including Linux affinity and JFS2
Understand kernel architecture--threads, signals, locks, and overhead
Clone AIX systems to different pSeries and RS/6000 hardware
Test and apply maintenance level patches, use SMIT, and WebSM
Configure the optional 64-bit Kernel support and use added support for System V printing
Create new bootable media and backups
Configure devices and use Object Data Manager (ODM) components
Reduce the size of an active paging space on the fly
ART I: System Administration Tasks and Tools
Ch. 1: Introduction
Ch. 2: DocSearch
PART II: System and System Architecture
Ch. 3: Processes and Architecture
Ch. 4: AIX version 5.1 Kernel
PART III: System Installation and Management
Ch. 5: System Management Tools
Ch. 6: AIX Installation and Management
Ch. 7: System Boot and Shutdown
PART IV: System Configuration and Customization
Ch. 8: Runtime Configuration
Ch. 9: Devices Configuration and the Object Data Manager (ODM)
Ch. 10: Tapes
Ch. 11: Disks and the Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
Ch. 12: Terminals and Modems
Ch. 13: Printers
PART V: Network Configuration and Customizing
Ch. 14: Network Architecture
Ch. 15: TCP/IP
Ch. 16: UUCP
Ch. 17: System Network Architecture
PART VI: Networked File Systems
Ch. 18: Network File System
Ch. 19: Distributed File System (DFS)
Ch. 20: Desktop Files Systems
PART VII: Linux Affinity
Ch. 21: AIX Affinity with Linux
PART VIII: Distributed Services
Ch. 22: Electronic Mail
Ch. 23: News
Ch. 24: World Wide Web
Ch. 25: X11 Administration
PART IX: Managing Users and Resources
Ch. 26: Managing the User Environment
Ch. 27: Process Management
Ch. 28: System Accounting
PART X: Security
Ch. 29: Auditing and Security
Ch. 30: Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
PART XI: System Recovery and Tuning
Ch. 31: Backup and Copy Utilities
Ch. 32: System Monitoring and Tuning
Ch. 33: Problem Analysis and Recovery
PART XII: High Availability
Ch. 34: HACMP and Clustering
PART XIII: SANs and NAS
Ch. 35: Storage Area Networks
Ch. 36: Networked Attached Storage
Appendices
Appendix A: Tools at a Glance
Appendix B: Terminals, Terminal Servers, Modems
Author Biography
Randal K. Michael has worked in the technology sector for 23 years and has been a UNIX Systems Administrator for the last ten. Randy has worked on many different flavors of UNIX during his career but his main focus has been with AIX and Linux. He has worked as a systems administrator for companies such as: Chrysler Motors, IBM, BellSouth, Egleston Children's Hospital, Equifax, and Glenayre Electronics. He currently works for Coca-Cola Enterprises in Atlanta, as a Senior Systems Administrator for the UNIX and SAP Infrastructure Team.
