AIX 6.

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1. Login eines Users vom Server „webserver“ ohne Passwortabfrage

Configure $HOME/.rhosts for each user:

webserver <user>

2. Create NFS mount in same network zone

edit /etc/exports, exportfs -a, create mount directory, mount

3. Change oder for hostname lookup, first /etc/hosts, then DNS

edit /etc/netsvc.conf -> local, bind

4. File that should be edited fpr adding a printer manually

/etc/qconfig

5. Installation method for recycling an LPAR without retaining any information

new and complete overwrite

6. While reducing file system error message: chfs: there is not enough free space -> ??

filesystem cannot be reduced by multiples of 512 MB

df does not reflect fragmentation or size of metadata

7. .env created and edited in users $HOME, but not interpreted when logging in
line export ENV=$HOME/.env is missing in $HOME/.profile

8. configure directory /common, but users in same group should not be able to delete files

chmod 1777 /common

9. existing HMC and 570 on network switch; two 570 + dedicated HMC should be added ->
change in infrastructure ?

Aditional switch for new HMC

10. purpose of workload manager

control ressource utilization on application basis

11. purpose of SUMA

schedules and automates downloads of AIX updates

12. minumum number of CECs on 570 to avoid single point of failure -> ??

2
13. cause of hanging on boot code 557

unable to mount rootvg filesystems

14. VIO server should automatically be activated when managed system powers on

select „automatically start...“ in LPAR profile

15. delete entry from /etc/inittab

rmitab

16. command to show all paging spaces

lsps -at

17. reference code during boot that signals that boot process may be interrupted to go to SMS
mode

517
BoG1
E1F1 <---
00A8

18. rootvg has been mirrored, but disk cannot be added with bootlist command

bosboot -ad <2nd disk> is missing

19. where is the fileset for DES library routines -> ??

AIX Toolbox
Expansion Pack <---

20. effect of using COD in LPARs

increase CPU and memory as long as desired < maximum

21. POWER VM feature that will allow LPARs to be configured with different configurations

LPAR profiles

22. minimum amount of memory for LPAR to be built with NIM and AIX 6.1 -> ??

128
256
512
1024

23. command to list odm class descriptions

odmshow
24. implication of using deferred against concurrent firmware updates

deferred require reboot

deferred require full power ipl

25. link of /etc/db_conf to /db/blub/bla/db_conf failed, what flag is missing

-s

26. command that results in the smallest size backup of /abc

tar -cvf <target-file> /abc, gzip

27. nonprompted nim install is failing after succesful netboot of spot, spot and lpp_source are
correct, cause?

bosinst.data incorrect disk location

28. checksum_offload of ent0 should be changed, adapter is busy

chdev -P and run cfgmgr

chdev -P end reboot <---

29. command to apply interim fixes

emgr

30. recommended type of network connection HMC – Service Processor

private

31. after mirroring, sysadmin will validate that system will boot correctly; what must be
performed before changing boot order? --> ??

bosboot -a
mirror hd5
set up service mode botlist
lsvg -p

32. cmgmgr flag for additional information

cfgmgr -v

33. Website for AIX TL updates

Fix Central

34. command to determine whether TCB is installed

odmget -a attribute=TCB_STATE CuAt

35. Managed system has xx mb memory, but not all can be used for LPARs
 Hypervisor reserves some memory

36. IBM remote support is required, but no internet access possible (security), how should
Electronic Service Agent be configured ---> ??

VPN
Modem
Private LAN
Pass-Through systems

37. prevent new telnet users from logging in ---> ??

touch /etc/nologin
chuser -a login=false ALL

38. error when using scp, PRNG is not seeded

permissions /dev/random /dev/urandom incorrect

39. which system provides redundant system clocks ---> ??

595 <--
570

40. file „a“ contains „-EL sys0“ and should be used to view attributes of device ---> ??

lsattr | `cat a`
lsattr -f a <---

41. filesystem error „superblock marked dirty“ , option for fsck

-y

42. configure e-mail notification for permanent hardware errors

create errnotify stanza

43. command to show dump components and live dump attributes ---> ??

dumpctrl
sysdumpdev

44. create group aaa and define amin users abc and xyz

mkgroup adms=abc, xyz aaa

45. command to create a system plan

mksysplan
46. list top 5 memory consuming processes ---> ??

ps -au | sort -rn +4 | head -5

svmon -Put 5

47. how to tell remote admin to plug the ethernet cable into the right adapter

diag command to tell adapter to flash LED

48. previously functional snapshot fails, filesystem mounted and appears correct --> ??

15 snapshots already exist for filesystem

logical volume for snapshot is full

49. command to capture network traffic between a and b

tcpdump a b (syntax! )

50. password should be recovered, system booted in maintenance mode without mounting
filesystems, next step?

Mount / and /usr in different directories

51. command to view primary and secondary dump device

sysdumpdev -l

52. view files and vg information of mksysb in /backup

listvgbackup...

53. NIM install stops with 611

NFS mount from NIM master fails

54. smit fastpath to configure link aggregation

tcpip
linkAgg
failover
etherchannel

55. virtual disk has multiple paths, command to remove path to vcsci0

rmpath

56. Steps required to perform Preservation install

sehr merkwürdige antworten, zu lang zum mitschreiben

57. where is run date for at job located ----> ??

job environment setup

filename preceeded with userid
special file used by cron

58. lsvg -l rootvg, quantity LPs- PPs different, cause

one LP can be mapped to multiple PPs

59. /etc/resolv.conf should be restoref from mksysb, is mounted from NIM server in
/mnt/backup, command ---> ??

listvgbackup -f ... -r .... <--

restorevgfiles -xrm

60. option in diag utility to display WWNs from SAN ---> ??

Task Selection -> Display HW Vital Product Data

Task Selection -> Display Mutipath I/O

61. command to identify broken filesets

lppchk -v

62. .name resolition problems, /etc/resolv.conf seems correct, error „no response from server“,
command to trace nslookup ---> ??
kdb
dbx
trace
truss

63. display boot paths

bootlist -m normal -rv

64. implication of chvg -t

redices max number of physical disks in volume group

65. for nim to install clients not located in current network, routing options

NIM resources to allow routing in both directions

66. script is not running correctly, command that may help ---> ??

sh -x
ksh -v
67. log LV has been created (mklv), then filesystem, but error: cannot mount , resolve problem

logform /dev/loglv00

68. test performance of application with different memory sizes ---> ??

rmss command <--

DLPAR operatins to change memory

69. objective of superstrict option

pgysical volume cannot be shared from different logical volume mirrors

70. identify largest file in filesystem ---> ??

ls -lR <filesys> | sort -rn +1

find /filesys -type f -xdev -ls | sort -rn +6

71. SAN disruptive maintenance, datavg on SAN, minimize risk of corruption --------> ??

stop applications in all vgs and shut down system

stop application datavg, varyoffvg, exportvg

72. purge errorlog with given SRN

errclear -j SRN

73. which files can be used together for remote execution on server

/etc/hosts.equiv and $HOME/.rhosts

74. how should tcpip be configured on ent0 ---> ??

mktcpip ...en0 <-----

mktcpip ...ent0

75. min. ressources NIM BOS install

SPOT, LPP_source

76. mirrored VG, filesystem a has 10 LPs, how many PPs

20

77. supported method to upgrade firmware on 570

Updates panel on HMC

78. queue depth of hdisk1, command

lsattr
79. check status of sshd subsystem

lssrc -s sshd

80. run topas as normal user, error: „ unable to initialize spmi interface“ , problem?

Topas must be run as root at least once previously

81. server 192.168.22.22 should be configured as temorary solution, ntp master stopped
working, steps to configure ---> ??

edit /etc/ntp.conf, server 192.168.22.22 , fudge 192.168.22.22 stratum 0 <--

edit /etc/ntp.conf, server 192.168.22.22 , master 192.168.22.22 stratum 0

82. VG move from one server to another, steps?

varyoffvg, exportvg

83. system boot fails with 552

corrupted file system

84. system wide change for PATH, where ?

/etc/environment

85. phase of boot process where rootvg is varied on and hd4 checked

86. command to display VIO server VLAN configuration --> ??

lsmap -all
lsmap -net <---
lsmap -vlan
lsmap -ent

87. application fails to start after TL upgrade, vendor reommends that 2 filesets of TL -->> ??
should be rejected

installp -r to reject filesets

restore mksysb prior to upgrade

88. AIX shows following boot order, which device used for boot
1. hdisk0
2. hdisk1 blv=hd5
3. cd0

hdisk1
89. active rootvg has been cloned, using alt_disk_clone, identify boot disk for cloned VG

alt_rootvg_op -q -d hdiskx

90. Command to acivate defined paging space

swapon paging00

91. hierarchical relationship in LVM -----> ??

VG – PV – LV – filesystem
PV – VG – LV – filesystem

92. /etc/tunables/nextboot has been edited, validate settings

tuncheck -r -f nextboot

93. command to remove stale status fom LV

syncvg -l

94. command to display number of packets for each NIC in the system ---> ??

netstat -i <---
netstat -na

95. several LPARs on Blade JS23 should be hosted, additinal management software required?
--->> ??
VIOS
IVM

96. communication protocols NIM Master <-> clients

shell and nimsh

97. server has /etc/exports with entry: /backups -rw . Second server wants to use that space

/usr/sbin/mknfsmnt ....

98. backup of HMC, two options: Backup critical console data - Save upgrade data.
Differences? ----> ??

Save Upgrade prior to Updating HMC, Backup Critical when Configuration Changes
Backup Critical prior to Updating HMC, Save Upgrade when Configuration Changes

99. expand filesystem error „ filesystem not recognized,“, lsfs fails, df is working

/etc/filesystems is missing

100.command to enable RBAC on server

 chdev -l sys0 ...

101.meaning of pc and es columns in vmstat

pc=physical procs consumed, ec= percentage of entitled capacity comsumed

102.static application, run for short time, minimum effort/time

appliction WPAR

103.create LPARs on POWER6 server, some dedicated network, some virtual ethernet with vio
server, limotation when configuring system

VIO requires dedicated LHEA port

104.prevent users from using at command

at.allow with no entries

105.IP adress of 595 instead of hmc name, status failed; password for restoring the
configuration in hmc -----> ??

HMC password <--

ASM Password
hscroot

106.meaning of deferred level number in HMC

firmware level activated at next restart of managed system

107.script a and b run with same priority, b should receive dispatching priority over a

renice a with higher nice value

renice b with higher nice value

108.running cfgmgr error: device packages not installed

cfgmgr -i <lppsource>

109.running ps, which column shows amount of RAM

RSS

110.chmod command for go-w, go+x

chmod go-w+x

111.descripe PING option in SMS menu

optional step to verify network connection server-client

112.restore backup from tape - > read errors, issue with block device, solution ---> ??

block size tape to 0 <--

read tape with tctl command

113.command to create user with LDAP authentic.

mkuser -R LDAP <user>

114.product media with IVM code

VIOS install media

115.PCI card should be moved betweed LPARs

add as desired

116.command to display /var/adm/wtmp

/usr/sbin/acct/fwtmp

117.put system in maintenance mode without rebooting

telinit -m