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S2000 025 AIX Administrator
The course teaches candidates how to install, configure, and manage AIX v7.3 environments, covering storage, networking, security, and performance to ensure reliable, enterprise‑grade system administration.
90
Minutes
62
Questions
62/100
Passing Score
$200
Exam Cost
Who Should Take This
System administrators, senior engineers, and IT professionals who manage AIX servers in medium to large enterprises should enroll. Candidates typically have at least three years of Unix/Linux administration experience and seek to validate their expertise in AIX v7.3 installation, storage, networking, security, and performance optimization.
What's Covered
1
Domain 1: AIX Installation and Configuration
2
Domain 2: Storage Management
3
Domain 3: Networking
4
Domain 4: Security Administration
5
Domain 5: Performance Management
6
Domain 6: High Availability and Recovery
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Course Outline
61 learning goals
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Domain 1: AIX Installation and Configuration
3 topics
System Installation
- Implement AIX base OS installation using NIM server with LPP source and SPOT resources.
- Configure AIX system settings including locale, timezone, paging space, and dump device parameters.
- Analyze installation logs and error reports to troubleshoot BOS installation failures.
- Design NIM environment architecture for centralized AIX deployment across multiple LPARs.
ODM and Configuration
- Implement ODM database management for device configuration, system parameters, and software customization.
- Configure system resource controller with subsystem definitions and dependency management.
- Analyze system boot sequence to diagnose LED codes, boot failures, and recovery procedures.
Software Management
- Implement software installation using installp and RPM package managers for AIX fileset maintenance.
- Configure SUMA for automated download of AIX technology levels and service packs.
- Analyze software prerequisites and compatibility to plan AIX version upgrades.
2
Domain 2: Storage Management
3 topics
Logical Volume Manager
- Implement LVM configuration with volume groups, logical volumes, and physical volume allocation.
- Configure logical volume mirroring with mirror pools, scheduling policies, and quorum management.
- Analyze LVM performance using iostat, lvmstat, and filemon to identify storage bottlenecks.
- Design storage architecture with tiered volume groups balancing performance and redundancy.
File Systems
- Implement JFS2 file system creation with inline logging, large file support, and snapshot capability.
- Configure file system quotas, compression, and encryption for data management and protection.
- Analyze file system fragmentation and utilization to plan defragmentation and capacity expansion.
SAN and Multipath
- Implement SAN storage connectivity with fibre channel adapter configuration and LUN discovery.
- Configure MPIO path management with load balancing algorithms and failover policies.
- Analyze multipath I/O statistics to verify path health and optimize storage access performance.
- Design SAN boot configurations with redundant paths and automated failover.
3
Domain 3: Networking
3 topics
Network Configuration
- Implement TCP/IP network configuration with interface setup, routing tables, and DNS resolver settings.
- Configure network interface bonding using EtherChannel for bandwidth aggregation and link failover.
- Analyze network performance using netstat, nmon, and tcpdump to diagnose connectivity issues.
Network Services
- Implement NFS server and client configuration with export definitions and security settings.
- Configure NIS and LDAP integration for centralized user authentication and name resolution.
- Analyze name resolution failures using nslookup, dig, and network trace tools.
- Design network service architecture with redundant DNS, NTP, and LDAP for enterprise AIX.
Network Security
- Implement IPsec VPN configuration with tunnel definitions, security associations, and key management.
- Configure AIX firewall rules using ipsec and filter commands for network traffic control.
- Analyze network security exposures to design defense-in-depth strategies for AIX services.
4
Domain 4: Security Administration
3 topics
User and Access
- Implement user and group administration with password policies and role-based access control.
- Configure sudo and RBAC for granular privilege delegation without sharing root credentials.
- Analyze audit subsystem data to detect security violations and unauthorized privilege escalation.
System Security
- Implement Trusted AIX configuration with mandatory access controls and security labels.
- Configure Encrypted File System for at-rest data protection with key management procedures.
- Analyze security compliance using AIX Security Expert to evaluate system hardening.
- Design security architecture combining RBAC, auditing, encryption, and trusted computing.
Authentication Services
- Implement LDAP-based authentication with AIX LDAP client configuration and user attribute mapping.
- Configure Kerberos authentication for single sign-on across AIX and cross-platform environments.
- Analyze authentication failures using syslog, errpt, and LDAP trace to diagnose login issues.
5
Domain 5: Performance Management
3 topics
Monitoring and Analysis
- Implement performance monitoring using nmon, topas, vmstat, and iostat for real-time analysis.
- Configure Performance Toolbox data collection with recording intervals and metric selection.
- Analyze CPU scheduling, memory paging, and I/O wait patterns to identify bottlenecks.
Tuning
- Implement kernel parameter tuning using vmo, ioo, schedo, and no commands for optimization.
- Configure AIX memory management with page space policies, pinned memory, and large page support.
- Analyze workload characteristics to tune scheduling parameters for batch and interactive processes.
- Design capacity planning models based on historical performance data and growth projections.
Workload Management
- Implement Workload Partition configuration with resource controls for CPU, memory, and I/O isolation.
- Configure resource allocation using AIX Workload Manager with shares and entitlement management.
- Analyze workload distribution across WPARs to optimize resource utilization and SLA compliance.
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Domain 6: High Availability and Recovery
3 topics
PowerHA SystemMirror
- Implement PowerHA cluster configuration with nodes, resource groups, and application controllers.
- Configure fallover and fallback policies with event-driven scripts and health monitoring.
- Analyze cluster event logs to diagnose failover failures and verify resource group transitions.
- Design multi-site PowerHA configurations with geographic mirroring for disaster recovery.
Backup and Recovery
- Implement system backup using mksysb for rootvg and savevg for data volume group image backups.
- Configure incremental backup strategies using backup, restore, and tar utilities with scheduling.
- Analyze backup verification results to ensure recoverability and retention compliance.
Live Partition Mobility
- Implement Live Partition Mobility for non-disruptive LPAR migration between physical servers.
- Configure LPM prerequisites including shared storage, VIOS, and HMC connectivity requirements.
- Analyze LPM feasibility assessments to validate compatibility and plan migration windows.
Scope
Included Topics
- All domains of IBM AIX Administrator (S2000-025).
- AIX v7.3: LVM, JFS2, NIM, PowerHA, WLM, RBAC.
- System administration: installation, storage, networking, security.
- Performance tuning, high availability, backup, and recovery.
Not Covered
- POWER hardware engineering and firmware.
- AIX application development in C, C++, or shell.
- Non-IBM Unix variants (Solaris, HP-UX).
- Cloud Pak for z/OS and hybrid cloud specifics.
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