Monthly Archives: February 2013

Object Data Manager (ODM)

Posted on February 25, 2013 by UNIX Admin

What is ODM? Maintains system config, device and vital product data Provide a more robust, secure and sharable resource Provide a reliable object oriented database facility

AIX 5L Differences Guide Version 5.3 Addendum

Posted on February 24, 2013 by UNIX Admin

Download AIX 5L Differences Guide from the following link :- AIX5 Diff Guide

AIX 7 Administration Exams

Posted on February 24, 2013 by UNIX Admin

TestPassport  ==> Compressed file (EXE File) TestPassport ==> PDF File

Test 000-221: AIX 7 Administration

Posted on February 24, 2013 by UNIX Admin

Objectives on AIX 7 Administratione – TEST 000-221: System Availability (10%) Identify resources used by Cluster Aware AIX Configure dump devices and analyze output Determine elements necessary to reduce single points of failure Understand geographical logical volume manager (GLVM) Maintain … Continue reading →

how to know the uptime

Posted on February 20, 2013 by UNIX Admin

To check uptime on the hmc. you must login with ‘hscpe’ user then switch to root user and run ‘uptime’ commands, but this require a PESH Password and you must take it from IBM Engineering Service Support.

AIX diagnostics load-progress indicators

Posted on February 18, 2013 by UNIX Admin

Progress code Description/Action

how to determine the bootable disk

Posted on February 17, 2013 by UNIX Admin

to get the bootable disk run the following command :   #bootinfo -b hdisk0

list filesete from installation files

Posted on February 17, 2013 by UNIX Admin

if you have multiple files (*.bff) for AIX Upgrade and you search for specific package on these files, try the following commands : #installp -ld U811780.bff Fileset Name Level I/U Q Content ==================================================================== Java5.msg.zh_CN 5.0.0.175 S N usr # Java … Continue reading →

how to identify list of bootable PVs

Posted on February 13, 2013 by UNIX Admin

the following commands show the list of bootable device : #ipl_varyon -i [S 9961756 16318656 02/13/13-08:23:36:836 ipl_varyon.c 1265] ipl_varyon -i PVNAME BOOT DEVICE PVID VOLUME GROUP ID hdisk2 YES 00f60b23a221o4a90000000000000000 00f60b2300009c00 hdisk3 YES 00f60b233757peb00000000000000000 00f60b2300004c00 vpath9 NO 00r60b2343d5683a0000000000000000 00f60b2300005c00 vpath10 … Continue reading →

Difference between major and minor number

Posted on February 12, 2013 by UNIX Admin

A major number refers to a type of device, and a minor number specifies a particular device of that type or sometimes the operation mode of that device type. Example: # lsdev -Cc tape rmt0 Available 3F-08-02 IBM 3580 Ultrium … Continue reading →