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IBM S1000-007 Exam Overview :

Exam Name: IBM AIX v7 Administrator Specialty
Exam Code: S1000-007
Certifications: IBM Specialty Certification
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IBM S1000-007 Exam Objectives :

Section Weight Objectives
Section 1: System Management 18%
  1. Set user's environment
  2. Create and troubleshoot a shell script
  3. Connect to AIX system console
  4. Create and verify a system backup using mksysb, volume group backups with savevg,  
  5. Manage file backups and file archives
  6. Define AIX management tools including SMIT
  7. Manage devices and attributes  
  8. Document the systems configuration
  9. Identify the LPAR configuration
  10. Manage system time
  11. Manage services using System Resource Controller (SRC)
  12. Start and stop programs / scripts in /etc/rc.local etc
  13. Manage the AIX boot and shutdown sequence
  14. Manage root email
  15. Define the process lifecycle and priorities
  16. Scheduling execution of commands using cron, at, batch
Section 2; Software Management 13%
  1. Install AIX fixes and updates
  2. Manage open source packages with rpm
  3. Use NIM
Section 3: Storage Management 17%
  1. Explain the LVM terminology
  2. Manage volume groups
  3. Manage root volume group specific tasks
  4. Manage logical volumes
  5. Manage file systems
  6. Manage raw physical volumes
Section 4: System & Network Security 11%
  1. Log-in to AIX and configure SSH
  2. Manage basic system security
  3. Manage users and groups
  4. Explain file permissions
Section 5: Network Management 13%
  1. Manage basic IP configuration
  2. Manage hosts and name resolution order
  3. Manage network services with inetd
  4. Mount and export NFS
Section 6: Performance Manaement & Tuning 13%
  1. Define performance bottlenecks
  2. Explain the difference between logical, physical and virtual CPU
  3. Define basic VMM concepts
  4. Monitor usage of memory
  5. Expand and monitor usage of the paging space
  6. Define basic IO performance concepts
  7. Display system tunables
Section 7: Problem Determination & Management 15%
  1. Monitor for hardware and software messages using errpt, syslog and alog
  2. Define the requirements to generate files for IBM support
  3. Troubleshoot client log-in issues
  4. Troubleshoot boot errors
  5. Boot AIX from an external source
  6. Troubleshoot the file system
  7. Use diag for basic troubleshooting and maintenance
Official Information https://www.ibm.com/training/certification/S0010400

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