Duration

4 days

Course Description

You will learn how to configure and manage workload partitions (WPARs) in the AIX environment. Hands-on exercises will reinforce the lecture and give you practice creating and managing both application and system WPARs using the command line interface. You will explore various configuration options such as implementing private and shared file systems, exporting devices, setting resource controls, and configuring network options. You will practice operations such as starting and stopping WPARs, performing dynamic configuration changes, and tracking data in log files. The course also covers the installation, configuration and management of versioned WPARs enabling AIX 5.2 or AIX 5.3 images to be restored to a WPAR running under AIX 7.1

Audience

This advanced course is for System p and AIX technical support individuals, AIX system administrators, system architects and engineers.

Pre-requisites

You must be familiar with AIX system administration. This prerequisite can be met by attending the following course:

Power Systems for AIX II: AIX Implementation and Administration (AN12MY)

Course Objective

Describe the reasons for using workload partitions (WPARs)
Create application WPARs
Create system WPARs, including detached and rootvg WPARs
Configure WPAR network options
Configure WPAR file system options
Configure WPAR resource controls
Manage WPAR storage device access
Install, configure and manage an versioned WPAR (either AIX 5.2 or AIX 5.3)

Course Outline

WPAR Introduction
Creating WPARs
File Systems
Rootvg WPARs and VWPARs
Networking
Resource Control
WPAR System Management
Versioned WPAR overview
Versioned WPAR installation and management

Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.