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By Amit Sapre & Mrunal Trivedi

 Session Topics

O Types of Architecture, Models & Processors

O File system
O How to connect AIX box using console.
O Collecting information from user
O Installation through CD/DVD?(Practical)
O Post Installation Activity?(Practical)
O How to use SMIT?
O How to grow File System?(Practical)
O Important URLs for download
O What is ML & TL?
O How to Download ML & TL?
O How to install ML & TL updates(.bff files)?(Practical)
O Useful commands
 Types of Architecture, Models & Processors

Pseries (i.e. POWER Architecture)

CHRP= Common Hardware Reference Platform
Ability to run on 64-bit architecture CPUs

 
 
 

Four 64-bit 1.65 GHz

POWER5+ processor cores

 


Four 64-bit 1.65 GHz

POWER5+ processor cores

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 POWER Arch Design & Evolution (cont).

K Power5
± 9¶th generation in IBM¶s 64 bit microprocessor
technology
± Processor speed 1.65 to 1.9 GHz (p590/95)
± Goes up to 64-way (p-595)
± Supports simultaneous multithreading (hyper-threading
version of IBM)
± Micro partitioning (aka SPLPAR)
± Virtual LAN
± Shared Ethernet and Virtual SCSI
OFile system

JFS/JFS2 (Journaled File System)

± JFS a log based file system
K improves recovery maintaining a circular update log
K much faster than a full fsck walk of the file system in the event of a
failure
K AIX 5L offers 64 bit JFS2 system
K JFS2 an expanded file system, capable of 1 TB files and 4PB file
systems
K JFS2 file system allocates inodes dynamically unlike JFS
K Information for a particular inode can be displayed using the istat
commands
Collecting information from user
Installation Type
Hostname and IP Address
Contact info (Ext/Mobile no)
Location of Server (Site-Floor-Zone/Wing)
Platform :AIX
OS Version 4.3.3/5.1/5.2/5.3/6.1
Any ML/TL Update
: ______________________
: ______________________
: ______________________
: ______________________
: ______________________
: ______________________
: ______________________
 How to connect AIX box using console.

Bits per second : 9600

Data bits :8
Parity : None
IOIO
Stop bits :1 SERIAL
Flow Control : Hardware
IBM SYSTEM Solaris/Windows system
With Serial Port
OInstallation through CD/DVD?

Service Processor Menu

Press 1 for SMS Menu to select/check boot device for installation.
Type 2 and Enter for Continue to Password Entry.
Default password for µadmin¶ is µadmin¶
Actual Screen of SMS Menu (System Management Services)
Boot device selection
Boot device selection
Boot device selection
Boot device selection
Boot device selection
Boot device selection
Confirming 1st Boot device
Confirming 1st Boot device
Confirming 1st Boot device
Boot process started
Boot process started
Press 1 and Enter , since there is no other option.
Boot process
Press 1 and Enter for English.
Pre-installation configuration screen
Installation settings screen
Installation settings screen
Disk Selection
Installation options
Press 0 to continue.
Press 1 to confirm configured installation settings.
Installation proceeds«
First screen after automatic reboot (BOS installation completed)
Accepting BOS Installation
Accepted BOS Installation
Accepted BOS Installation
OPost Installation Activity?(Practical)

Date and time

Root Password
Network Configuration
Network Configuration
Network Configuration
Network Configuration
Network Configuration
BOS Installation with network configuration is done.
Default partitions created after BOS installation

Note* This can be changed as per user requirement.

How to grow FS?

1) Using Command

To increase size of these filesystems use command

# chfs ±a size=+2G /filesystem

2) Using SMIT (next slide)

O How to use SMIT?

KThere are number of system management tools that can be

used by the system administrator, such as SMIT.

KSMIT provides graphics or ASCII support for most system

administration
K $ % (i.e. shortcuts)
Find a smitty FastPath by walking through the smitty screens to get
to the screen you wish. Then Hit F8. The dialog will tell you what
FastPath will get you to that screen. (F3 closes the dialog.)

# smit installp
# smit tcpip
# smit update_all
# smit device
# smit system
# smit diag
 OWhat are Fix Packs and where do we get it ?

$ &
A software maintenance package such as an interim fix,
fix pack or PTF that solves one or more product defects.

'()*&
A Maintenance Level (ML) is a release that contained service
updates for AIX releases, but often also contained new features and functions.
'%*()*&
Technology Level (TL) denotes an AIX release that contains
new hardware and software features, as well as service updates.
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Service Packs contain service-only updates (also known as PTFs) that
are grouped together for easier identification.
+'*,-)''.&
A CSP is the last Service Pack to be released for an AIX Technology Level.
Ror more info click :
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/aix51fixes/supportdefs.html
O Important URLs for download

http://www-933.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/
http://www.bullfreeware.com/ (3rd Party Software )

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/index.js
p?topic=/com.ibm.aix.files/doc/aixfiles/netsvc.conf.htm
where do we get it
http://www-933.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/
Select µ -'*'.',¶
Select µm
-'*'.',¶
Select µV -'*'.',¶ (For example 5.3)
Select µ$'. -'*'.',¶
Select appropiate TL/ML update.
AIX BOS-TL-SP-Release (5300-08-03-0831)
OUseful commands

Lsdev [device list]

lsdev -C -c adapter [list device by class]

lscfg [list configuration (device)]

lscfg -l fcs0 [List configuration of device with name(l) 'fcs0]

lsvg [list volume groups]

lsvg -l rootvg [list of LV with of 'vg']

cfgmgr [configuration manager]

fcstat fcs0 [Displays statistics gathered by the specified Fibre

Channel device driver]
 OUseful commands

uname ±svr [OS name with version and release]

startsrc -g tcpip [starting tcpip services]

startsrc -g nfs [starting nfs service]

bootinfo ±K [To check 32/64 bit Kernel mode]

hostname (hostname) [Sets the hostname until next reboot]

chdev -l inet0 -a hostname=punelab [To change hostname permanently]

diag Run hardware diagnostic menu

OUseful commands

bash-2.02# oslevel -rl 5300-07

Fileset Actual Level Recommended ML
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
bos.adt.debug 5.3.0.60 5.3.7.0
bos.adt.graphics 5.3.0.60 5.3.7.0
bos.adt.insttools 5.3.0.50 5.3.7.0
bos.adt.libm 5.3.0.60 5.3.7.0
bos.adt.libmio 5.3.0.60 5.3.7.0
bos.adt.prof 5.3.0.61 5.3.7.0
bos.adt.samples 5.3.0.40 5.3.7.0
bos.adt.sccs 5.3.0.60 5.3.7.0
bos.adt.syscalls 5.3.0.60 5.3.7.0
bos.adt.utils 5.3.0.60 5.3.7.0
bash-2.02#
OUseful commands

bash-2.02# instfix -i | grep ML

All filesets for 5300-02_AIX_ML were found.
All filesets for 5.3.0.0_AIX_ML were found.
All filesets for 5300-01_AIX_ML were found.
All filesets for 5300-03_AIX_ML were found.
All filesets for 5300-04_AIX_ML were found.
All filesets for 5300-05_AIX_ML were found.
All filesets for 5300-06_AIX_ML were found.
Not all filesets for 5300-07_AIX_ML were found
 Summary

O Types of Architecture, Models & Processors

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File system
How to connect AIX box using console.
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O Collecting information from user
O Installation through CD/DVD?
O Mrunal Trivedi
Post Installation Activity? mrunalhtrivedi@gmail.com
O How to use SMIT?
Amit Sapre sapre.amit@gmail.com
O How to grow File System?
O Important URLs for download
O What is ML & TL?
O How to Download ML & TL?
O How to install ML & TL updates(.bff files)?
O Useful commands