user administration, package installation, micro-code (LPAR), micro-code task

(LPAR), NIM, mksysb-structure (image data),

HACMP management thru smit, NFS --deamons server side /client side, shared
directory, syslog, errpt, mail log monitoring

just concetrate on NIM, mksysb, HACMP and LPAR

IBM-AIX Interview Questions:

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How to configure an IP address?
NFS files server and client end?
What is the command to view the active vg?
How do u configure the Disk?
Tell me Steps to configure the VG?
How do u add a new disk in VG?
What are the Attibutes of LVM?
Describe about LVM Adva/Dis.Adv?
How do u find the fix is installed?
How to u extend the FS?
Attributes of FS?
List all the LV in system?
How do u find the PP size of the VG?
How do u create the pp size of 32 MB in VG?
What is the Limitation of VG?
How do u disable the paging space?
What is LPAR?

1. Why is the . not included in the path?

2. How will you mirror a volume and how will you find if a volume is mirrored ?
lsvg –l (vol gp name)
3. A system is echoing the ping but not able to login via telnet why ?
Etc /services etc/inetd.conf
4. what is the migration path from 4.3 to 5.1 ? (or any versions)
5. A system is able to ping within the network but not outside why ?
6. What are the components of a HACMP ? (did you use serial interface)
7. What are the resource groups in HACMP?
8. What are the apar install if so for what ?
9. How will you log in or start the system in what mode if you don’t know the root
password?
10. What is ip address and subnet means ?
11. what types of san or nas devices were used ?
12. Were the storage on the hard drive or any tape used ?
13. how will you check the if a system is paging excessively ?
14. There is too much of processor utilization what could be possible reason?
15. How is paging space is allocated?
16. How will you configure sendmail ?
17. How will you assign superuser privilege to an ordinary user temporarily (sudo)

18. Based on what one will choose to use shell or perl scripting ?
19. Difference between telnet or ssh .
20. How will you truncate a log file ?
21. What is a sticky bit what is the effect on file and directory ?

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