AIX Basics

This basic course is intended for anyone who requires basic AIX/UNIX user skills to be able to work in an AIX environment. This course is also a prerequisite for many courses in the AIX Systems Administration curriculum.

• 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
• Use the AIXWindows Environment
• Use the Common Desktop Environment

Day 1

• Unit 1 - Introduction to AIX
• Unit 2 - Using the System
• Exercise 1 - Using the System
• Unit 3 - AIX Documentation
• Exercise 2 - AIX Documentation
• Unit 4 - Files and Directories
• Exercise 3 - Files and Directories
• Unit 5 - Using Files
• Exercise 4 - Using Files

Day 2

• Unit 6 - File Permissions
• Exercise 5 - File Permissions
• Unit 7 - The vi Editor
• Exercise 6 - The vi Editor
• Unit 8 - Shell Basics
• Exercise 7 - Shell Basics
• Unit 9 - Using Shell Variables
• Exercise 8 - Using Shell Variables

Day 3

• Unit 10 - Processes
• Unit 11 - Controlling Processes
• Exercise 9 - Controlling Processes
• Unit 12 - Customizing the User Environment
• Exercise 10 - Customizing the User Environment
• Unit 13 - AIX Utilities, Part I
• Exercise 11 - AIX Utilities (1)
• Unit 13 - AIX Utilities, Part I (Continued)
• Exercise 12 - AIX Utilities (2)
• Unit 14 - AIX Utilities, Part II
• Exercise 13 - AIX Utilities (3)

Day 4

• Unit 14 - AIX Utilities, Part II (Continued)
• Exercise 14 - AIX Utilities (4)
• Unit 15 - Additional Shell Features
• Exercise 15 - Additional Shell Features
• Unit 16 - The AIX Graphical User Interface

Students should be familiar with:

• Basic information technology (IT) concepts and the role of an operating system.