Unit 1. Getting started with AIX

Audience:

This course is suitable for anyone who requires basic AIX user skills. This course is also a prerequisite for students attending the AIX System Administration courses.

Prerequisites

Students attending this course should be familiar with basic information technology (IT) concepts and the role of an operating system.

Objectives

• Log in to an AIX system and set a user password

• Use AIX online documentation

• Manage AIX files and directories

• Describe the purpose of the shell

• Use the vi editor

• Execute common AIX commands and manage AIX processes

• Customize the working environment

• Use common AIX utility Contents

• Getting started with AIX

• Files and directories

•The vi editor

• Using files

• File permissions

• Shell basics

• Using shell variables

• Processes

• Customizing the user environment

• AIX utilities

Unit objectives

• Describe the major component of an AIX system

• Describe the major topics in this course

• Explain the value of these topics when working in an AIX environment

• Log in and out of the system

• State the structure of AIX commands

• Execute basic AIX commands

• Use AIX commands to communicate with other users

• Use the man command to view information about AIX commands

Written By.....

Hitesh Mankar (Cloud, Linux, DevOps, AIX )

(Certified AWS Cloud / Certified Azure Cloud)