Basic tools for system maintenance and error analysis
- Error reporting with AIX
- Automatic installation of updates using SUMA
- Log files analysis and snap
ODM database in AIX
- ODM concepts and files
- Manual changes to the ODM
System initialization and boot process
- Details of the AIX system boot
- SMS modes and bootlists
Boot problems and their reasons
- Service processor
- Firmware Updates
- LED and location codes
Error logging and diagnostic mode
- Error log: configuration and analysis
- Diagnostic mode
Systemdump
- Produce and analyze a sytem dump
Logical Volume Manager Internals
- Details of the LVM and the structure of filesystems
- Mirrors and striping
-  LVM commands and trouble shooting
Backup and Restore
- System backup and backup of other volume groups
- Alternate disk install
- Backups via snapshots
System limits
- Disk quotas
- Access control lists
Performance
- Reasons for performance problems
- Preformance tools in AIX
System auditing (optional)
- Tasks and possibilities
- Configuration