This IBM Redbooks publication is designed as a study guide for professionals wishing to prepare for the certification exam to achieve: IBM eServer Certified Specialist - pSeries AIX System Administration. The system administration certification validates a broad scope of AIX administration skills and the ability to perform general AIX software system maintenance.

This book helps AIX administrators seeking a comprehensive and task-oriented guide for developing the knowledge and skills required for the certification. It is designed to provide a combination of theory and practical experience needed for a general understanding of the subject matter. It also provides sample questions that will help in the evaluation of personal progress and provide familiarity with the types of questions that will be encountered in the exam.

This book does not replace practical experience you should have, but is an effective tool that, when combined with education activities and experience, should prove to be a very useful preparation guide for the exam. Due to the practical nature of the certification content, this publication can also be used as a desk-side reference. So, whether you are planning to take the pSeries AIX System Administration certification exam, or if you just want to validate your AIX system administration skills, this book is for you.

Chapter 1. Certification overview

Chapter 2. System startup problem handling

Chapter 3. Hardware assistance

Chapter 4. System and software installation

Chapter 5. Object Data Manager

Chapter 6. Storage management, LVM, and file systems

Chapter 7. System paging space

Chapter 8. System backup, restores, and availability

Chapter 9. System Resource Controller administration

Chapter 10. Network administration

Chapter 11. Network File System administration

Chapter 12. System performance

Chapter 13. User administration

Chapter 14. Printing

Chapter 15. Sendmail and e-mail

Chapter 16. Online documentation

Chapter 17. The AIXwindows font server