Several Fortune 500 companies are looking for system administrators to take care of their mission critical systems. You will be an AIX system administrator, capable of performing day-to-day administrative tasks.

This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.

Yes! To get started, click the course card that interests you and enroll. You can enroll and complete the course to earn a shareable certificate. When you subscribe to a course that is part of a Specialization, you’re automatically subscribed to the full Specialization. Visit your learner dashboard to track your progress.

Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.

No, you cannot take this course for free. When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. If you cannot afford the fee, you can apply for financial aid.

Mastering Operating Systems with IBM AIX Specialization

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Mastering Operating Systems with IBM AIX Specialization

Launch your career in IT system administration.

Master strategies to effectively administer servers and operating systems in a data center environment.

Instructor: Upendra Rajan

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3 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

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Intermediate level

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4 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

3 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

from 30 reviews of courses in this program

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

What you'll learn

Learn user and file management, shell scripting, process control, environment customization, and efficient use of AIX utilities
Learn AIX essentials: root access, SMIT, device management, LVM storage, file systems, paging space, user accounts, permissions, and system logging.
Master advanced AIX skills: job scheduling, backups, system startup, software management, TCP/IP configuration, diagnostics, and Live Updates

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Taught in English

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Specialization - 3 course series

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.

Applied Learning Project

These courses include detailed hands-on exercises (step-by-step guides) for each chapter, designed to teach a range of concepts. Upon completing this specialization, you will be able to perform most IBM AIX system administration tasks with ease. Each learning objective is associated with a hands-on learning project.

AIX Operating System Fundamentals

Course 1, 24 hours

What you'll learn

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.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Unix Commands

Category: File Management

Category: Command-Line Interface

Category: Operating Systems

Category: File Systems

Category: OS Process Management

Category: File I/O

Category: Shell Script

Category: Identity and Access Management

Category: Operating System Administration

Category: System Configuration

Category: Unix

Category: Unix Shell

Category: Scripting

System Administration with IBM AIX: Getting Started

Course 2, 12 hours

What you'll learn

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.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Systems Administration

Category: File Systems

Category: System Configuration

Category: User Accounts

Category: Unix

Category: Data Storage

Category: Operating System Administration

Category: Identity and Access Management

Category: System Monitoring

Category: Performance Tuning

Category: Unix Commands

Category: User Provisioning

System Administration with IBM AIX: Beyond the Basics

Course 3, 13 hours

What you'll learn

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.