Systemverwaltung 2009 AIX / SMIT

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4.0.

Logical partition virtualization

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Role o t!e system a"ministrator

! "re#installation planning of$
% % % % % &ser accounts'groups (torage allocation'paging space (ubsystem )printing* networ+s* and so forth, (tandard naming con-entions .etermine system policies

! Install and configure hardware ! Configure the software ! Configure the networ+ ! (ystem bac+up ! Create'manage user accounts ! .efine and manage subsystems ! Manage system resources )for e/ample* dis+ space, ! "erformance monitoring ! Capacity planning ! Managing licenses for products ! .ocument system configuration and +eep it current
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#!o can per orm a"ministration tas$s%

! &sually e/clusi-e to the root user
% Bypasses any file permissions % 0ery dangerous to login as root % 1eep the root password secure

! (ome tas+s can be performed by other users in special groups such as system* security* print&* and lp ! 2he su command allows you to obtain root3s permissions or permissions of any user whose password you +now

$ $

su root or su root
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4elcome to$

Systemverwaltung 2009 AIX System Management Inter ace Tool 'SMIT(

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3.3.

smit comman" options

! 5eneral synta/$ smit [-options] [ FastPath ] ! In-o+e 6(CII -ersion$
# smitty or # smit C

! 7og )but do not actually run, commands$

# smit -x

! 8edirect the log file and script file$

# smit -s /u/team1/smit.script l /u/team1/smit.log # smit -s /dev/pts/1 -l /dev/pts/2
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SMIT log an" script iles

smit-log
Au"it log entries

SMIT

smit-script
List o comman"s

! )*+M,/smit-log
1eeps a log of all menu and dialog screens -isited* all commands e/ecuted and their output. 6lso records any errors during the (MI2 session.

! )*+M,/smit-script
(hell script containing all 6I9 commands e/ecuted by (MI2.

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.!ec$point
. (pecify the (MI2 function +eys that can be used for the following$ a, 7ist the command that will be run$ :::: b, 7ist the screen name which can be used for the fastpath$ :::: c, 2a+e a screen image$ ::: d, Brea+ out into a shell$ ::: e, 8eturn to the pre-ious menu$ ::: 2. (pecify two ways you can re;uest the 6(CII character -ersion of (MI2 from an 9#windows en-ironment command prompt$ % //////////////// % ////////////////
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.!ec$point solutions
. (pecify the (MI2 function +eys that can be used for the following$ % 7ist the command that will be run$ <= % 7ist the screen name which can be used for the fastpath$ <> % 2a+e a screen image$ <> % Brea+ out into a shell$ <? % 8eturn to the pre-ious menu$ <@ 2. (pecify two ways you can re;uest the 6(CII character -ersion of (MI2 from an 9#windows en-ironment command prompt$ % smitty % smit -C
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,0ercise 21 2sing SMIT

! &sing (MI2 with the 6(CII interface ! &sing (MI2 with the Motif interface )optional,

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AIX System startup an" s!ut"own

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4.0.

Startup mo"es
3ormal mo"e 7ogin prompt 6ll processes running Multi#user mode System Management Services Aot 6I9 8uns from <I8M468B (ets boot list Maintenance mo"e Maintenance menu 8eco-er root password <i/ machine that won3t boot 4iagnostics 6I9 diagnostics 6I9 .iagnostics
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System p server start up process overview

"ower on "C(2 7ocate C( bootstrap image <ind 6I9 boot image 7oad 6I9 boot image 86M.I(1 created Configuration Manager "hase IAI2
3ormal I5L
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T!e bootinfo comman"

! 2o -iew the architecture type$ bootinfo -p rs=+ rspc chrp MC6 model "CI model )"C4B8 8eference "latform, "CI model )Common Dardware 8eference,

! 2o -iew the bit addressing$ bootinfo -y @2 =4 @2#bit =4#bit

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T!e alog comman"

&ser 6pplications Boot "rocess AIM Install "rocess

alog program

2o -iew the boot log$

# alog -o -t boot

&se the alog command to -iew logs

'-ar'adm'ras'bootlog '-ar'adm'ras'BosMenus.log '-ar'adm'ras'bosinst.log '-ar'adm'ras'nimlog '-ar'adm'ras'conslog '-ar'adm'ras'errlog

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/etc/initta6
<ormat of the line$ id!runlevel!action!command
init:2:initdefault: brc::sysinit:/sbin/rc.boot 3 >/dev/console 2>&1 # Phase 3 of system boot powerfail::powerfail:/etc/rc.powerfail 2>&1 alo! "tboot > /dev/console ... m#atmpvc:2:once:/usr/sbin/m#atmpvc >/dev/console 2>&1 atmsvcd:2:once:/usr/sbin/atmsvcd >/dev/console 2>&1 load$%bit:2:wait:/etc/methods/cf!$% >/dev/console 2>&1 # &nable $%"bit e'ecs tunables:23%($)*+:wait:/usr/sbin/tunrestore ", > /dev/console 2>&1 ... rc:23%($)*+:wait:/etc/rc 2>&1 alo! "tboot > /dev/console # -ulti".ser chec#s fbchec#:23%($)*+:wait:/usr/sbin/fbchec# 2>&1 alo! "tboot > /dev/console ... srcmstr:23%($)*+:respawn:/usr/sbin/srcmstr # /ystem ,esource 0ontroller rctcpip:23%($)*+:wait:/etc/rc.tcpip > /dev/console 2>&1 # /tart 10P/2P daemons rcnfs:23%($)*+:wait:/etc/rc.nfs > /dev/console 2>&1 # /tart 34/ 5aemons cron:23%($)*+:respawn:/usr/sbin/cron piobe:2:wait:/usr/lib/lpd/pio/etc/pioinit >/dev/null 2>&1 # pb cleanup 6daemon:23%($)*+:wait:/usr/bin/startsrc "s6daemon writesrv:23%($)*+:wait:/usr/bin/startsrc "swritesrv uprintfd:23%($)*+:respawn:/usr/sbin/uprintfd shdaemon:2:off:/usr/sbin/shdaemon >/dev/console 2>&1 # 7i!h availability daemon l2:2:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 2 l3:3:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 3 l%:%:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc % . . .

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System resource controller

! "ro-ides a single interface to control subsystems ! Controls indi-idual subsystems or groups of subsystems
(ubsystem group (ubsystem (ubser-er spooler ;daemon ;daemon writesrwritesrlpd lpd

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System resource controller synta0

! 7ist (8C status$
lssrc -g spooler subsystem "roup 'daemon spooler *ritesrv spooler lpd spooler #$% ()22 +,,( &tatus active active inoperative

! (tart a subsystem$
startsrc -s lpd ),1--),+ ./e lpd &ubsystem /as been started. &ubsystem #$% is 12012.

! 8efresh a subsystem$
refres/ -s lpd ),1--)+, ./e re'uest for subsystem refres/ *as completed successfully.

! (top a subsystem$
stopsrc -s lpd ),1--)00 ./e lpd &ubsystem *as re'uested to stop.

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Stopping processes
8
ps -ef
2$% root root root root root root root root #$% 1 2626 01-6 0+60 61-0 ()22 +)-6 +-0, ##$% ) 1 1 01-6 1 01-6 1 1 C ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) &.$34 3ay )0 3ay )0 3ay )0 3ay )0 3ay )0 3ay )0 3ay )0 3ay )0 ..5 .$34 )!11 1!11 )!)) )!)) )!)2 )!)) )!)) )!)2 C3% /etc/init /usr/sbin/syncd 6) /usr/sbin/srcmstr /usr/sbin/inetd /usr/sbin/cron /usr/sbin/'daemon /usr/sbin/uprintfd /usr/bin/program

! <or process not started by srcmstr1

7ill +-0,

! <or processes started by (8C$

stopsrc -s 'daemon

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System s!ut"own
! 2he s/utdo*n command$
% 5racefully stops all acti-ity on the system and ad-ises all logged on users % 4arns users of an impending shutdown

# s/utdo*n 82 ./e system *ill be do*n until -93 :roadcast message from root;local/ost <tty= at 1!-)!2)... ./e system *ill be do*n until -93 s/utdo*n! #>49&4 >?" ?@@ A?BCCC 9ll processes *ill be 7illed in 2 minutes

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Manage t!e system environment

# smit system
&ystem 4nvironments 3ove cursor to desired item and press 4nter. &top t/e &ystem 9$D &ecurity 4xpert 9ssign t/e Console C/ange / &/o* %ateE .imeE and .ime Fone 3anage >anguage 4nvironment C/ange / &/o* C/aracteristics of ?perating &ystem C/ange / &/o* Aumber of >icensed 2sers :roadcast 3essage to all 2sers 3anage &ystem >ogs C/ange / &/o* C/aracteristics of &ystem %ump C/ange/&/o* %ocumentation &ervices C/ange &ystem 2ser $nterface C/ange/&/o* %efault :ro*ser C/ange/&/o* %ocumentation &ervices Beb-based &ystem 3anager 4nable 60-bit 9pplication 4nvironment 3anage Gemote Geboot @acility 3anage &ystem Hang %etection

@1IHelp @+I&/ell

@2IGefres/ @1)I4xit

@-ICancel 4nterI%o

@(I$mage

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.!ec$point
. 4hat is the first process that is created on the system
and which file does it reference to initiate all the other processes that ha-e to be startedE :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: of daemons or programsE :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: command from the console.

2. 4hich 6I9 feature can be used to stop and start groups

@. 2rue or <alseE Fou can only e/ecute the shutdown

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,0ercise 71 System startup an" s!ut"own

G Multi#user mode G Boot using (ystem Management (er-ices G (ystem 8esource Controller )(8C, G 8esetting the run le-el )IAI2,

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