AIX 5L Administration [Paperback]

Randal K. Michael (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0072222557 | ISBN-13: 978-0072222555 | Publication Date: August 2, 2002 | Edition: 1

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. You'll 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

About the Author

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 704 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (August 2, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072222557
• ISBN-13: 978-0072222555
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #752,251 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #6 in Books > Computers & Technology > Operating Systems > Unix > AIX

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A thorough overview, but not for beginners, December 6, 2004

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aroleon (Melbourne, Vic, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AIX 5L Administration (Paperback)

After working with UNIX of various flavours for over ten years, I needed to learn AIX in a hurry. This is a thorough book, with plenty of examples and careful, detailed explanations. There is a good introduction to RS/6000 and pSeries hardware, and then the reader is pushed into the operating system at the deep end. You will need a good grounding in UNIX to get through this book -- it's not a beginner's introduction. My only gripe is that the index is rather sparse -- you need to be very patient if you don't know exactly what you're looking for. But for the right audience, this book is a real treasure.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent AIX Administration Guide, April 7, 2003

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Frank J. Morris - See all my reviews

This review is from: AIX 5L Administration (Paperback)

This is an excellent book. It was very well written. It is very hard to find good AIX System's Administration documentation. I found this book very concise and user friendly. I recommend it to the beginner as well as the advanced AIX System's Administrator.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a powerful version of Unix, November 5, 2005

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This review is from: AIX 5L Administration (Paperback)

When I used AIX in the mid 90s, it was probably the most advanced unix operating system generally available. Its SMIT user interface for the sysadmin was quite well done. Here, you can see much of that. IBM continued to improve AIX. SMIT is shown as relieving you of the burden of knowing and typing some very long command lines.

However, this book was written in 02. When IBM was already consolidating its operating systems towards linux. Hence the heavy linux discussion in the book. Probably, much of what the book describes that is specific to AIX then is still being supported under whatever AIX you get now with your machine.