AIX Basics

Course Overview

Waste no time getting a firm grip on AIX, - IBM's UNIX operating system, this is the starting point for our core advanced AIX courses.

Audience

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

Skills Gained

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• 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 utilities
• Write simple shell scripts

Prerequisites

Students should be familiar with the basic usage of an operating system.

Course Outline

• Introduction to AIX
• Using the System
• AIX Documentation
• Files and Directories
• Using Files
• File Permissions
• Shell Basics
• Using Shell Variables
• The vi Editor
• Processes
• Customising the User Environment
• AIX Utilities
• AIX Utilities, Part II
• Additional Shell Features

Follow On Courses

• AIX Administration Course I: Implementation (AU14GB)
• AIX 5L Korn Shell Programming (AU23GB)