Mastering Operating Systems with IBM AIX

IBM via Coursera Specialization

Overview

This specialization covers operating system concepts and enterprise system administration capabilities of IBM Power servers. You'll learn all the concepts and technologies through hands-on access to an IBM AIX virtual machine. This lab environment is truly one of a kind. We hope that you will enjoy this experience.

Syllabus

Course 1: AIX Operating System Fundamentals
Course 2: System Administration with IBM AIX: Getting Started
Course 3: System Administration with IBM AIX: Beyond the Basics

Courses

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1 day 20 minutes
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This beginner-friendly course introduces AIX from the ground up, requiring no prior UNIX knowledge. You'll explore AIX's core components, navigate its file system, and perform basic operations. Learn to work with the vi editor, manage processes, and customize your environment. By the end, you'll gain practical skills to use AIX confidently, including writing simple shell scripts.
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12 hours 48 minutes
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Become an expert system administrator! This course dives deep into advanced topics like job scheduling with cron, at, and batch, backup and restore techniques, system startup processes, software management, networking configurations, and error diagnostics. You’ll also learn AIX installation methods, multibos management, the AIX Live Update procedure and problem determination and troubleshooting techniques.
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11 hours 33 minutes
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This course offers a hands-on introduction to system administration in IBM AIX. You will learn how to manage AIX systems, from obtaining root access and navigating the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) to configuring devices, managing storage with LVM, and administering file systems. You'll also cover user and group management, paging space, and system logging.