• Introduction to IBM POWER p systems and AIX
• AIX system management tools
• AIX software installation and maintenance
• System configuration and device
• TCP/IP networking
• System startup and shutdown
• Basic logical partition definition and use
• AIX installation
• Working with the Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
• File system administration
• Backup and restore
• Working with the Object Data Manager (ODM)
• Working with the AIX error log
• System boot problem management
• LVM and file system problem management
• Disk management procedures
• Advanced installation and system update techniques
• AIX dump creation and packaging for AIX support
• Use of JFS2 snapshot for backup and restore
• (Optional) Survey of additional AIX features

You should already be able to use basic UNIX commands to:

• Execute basic AIX commands
• Manage files and directories
• Use the vi editor
• Use redirection, pipes, and tees
• Use the utilities find and grep
• Use command and variable substitution
• Set and change Korn shell variables
• Write simple shell scripts

The above skills can be acquired by attending AIX 5L Basics (AU13AU) or AIX Basics (AN10AU) or through equivalent AIX/UNIX knowledge.

In addition, you are expected to have hands-on experience administering a UNIX operating system (such as Solaris, HP/UX, and others) including:

• User management and system security
• Storage
• Networking
• System shutdown and restart
• Backup and recovery
• System task scheduling