aix installation traditional way

AIX TrainingBy Amit Sapre & Mrunal Trivedi

Session Topics

Types of Architecture, Models & Processors File system How to connect AIX box using console.               Collecting information from user  Installation through CD/DVD?(Practical)  Post Installation Activity?(Practical)  How to use SMIT? How to grow File System?(Practical)  Important URLs for download  What is ML & TL?  How to Download ML & TL?  How to install ML & TL updates(.bff files)?(Practical) Useful commands

Types of Architecture, Models & Processors

Ability to run on 64-bit architecture CPUs

Pseries (i.e. POWER Architecture) CHRP= Common Hardware Reference Platform

IBM System p5 510 Express

IBM System p5 520 Express

IBM System p5 520Q Express

Four 64-bit 1.65 GHz POWER5+ processor cores

One or two POWER5+ 2.1 GHz

Four 64-bit 1.65 GHz POWER5+ processor cores

• Power5– 9’th generation in IBM’s 64 bit microprocessor

technology– Processor speed 1.65 to 1.9 GHz (p590/95)– Goes up to 64-way (p-595)– Supports simultaneous multithreading (hyper-threading

version of IBM)– Micro partitioning (aka SPLPAR)– Virtual LAN– Shared Ethernet and Virtual SCSI

POWER Arch Design & Evolution (cont).

File system

JFS/JFS2 (Journaled File System)

– JFS a log based file system

• improves recovery maintaining a circular update log

• much faster than a full fsck walk of the file system in the event of a failure

• AIX 5L offers 64 bit JFS2 system

• JFS2 an expanded file system, capable of 1 TB files and 4PB file systems

• JFS2 file system allocates inodes dynamically unlike JFS

• Information for a particular inode can be displayed using the istat commands

Collecting information from user

Installation Type : ______________________Hostname and IP Address : ______________________Contact info (Ext/Mobile no) : ______________________Location of Server (Site-Floor-Zone/Wing) : ______________________Platform :AIX : ______________________OS Version 4.3.3/5.1/5.2/5.3/6.1 : ______________________Any ML/TL Update : ______________________

How to connect AIX box using console. 

SERIAL

IBM SYSTEM Solaris/Windows systemWith Serial Port

Bits per second : 9600Data bits : 8Parity : NoneStop bits : 1Flow Control : Hardware

IOIO

Installation through CD/DVD?

Service Processor Menu

Press 1 for SMS Menu to select/check boot device for installation.

Type 2 and Enter for Continue to Password Entry.

Default password for ‘admin’ is ‘admin’

Actual Screen of SMS Menu (System Management Services)

Boot device selection

Boot device selection

Boot device selection

Boot device selection

Boot device selection

Boot device selection

Confirming 1st Boot device

Confirming 1st Boot device

Confirming 1st Boot device

Boot process started

Boot process started

Press 1 and Enter , since there is no other option.

Boot process

Press 1 and Enter for English.

Pre-installation configuration screen

Installation settings screen

Installation settings screen

Disk Selection

Installation options

Press 0 to continue.

Press 1 to confirm configured installation settings.

Installation proceeds…

First screen after automatic reboot (BOS installation completed)

Accepting BOS Installation

Accepted BOS Installation

Accepted BOS Installation

Post Installation Activity?(Practical)

Date and time

Root Password

Network Configuration

Network Configuration

Network Configuration

Network Configuration

Network Configuration

BOS Installation with network configuration is done.

Default partitions created after BOS installation

Note* This can be changed as per user requirement.

To increase size of these filesystems use command

# chfs –a size=+2G /filesystem

1) Using Command

2) Using SMIT (next slide)

How to grow FS?

 How to use SMIT?

•There are number of system management tools that can be used by the system administrator, such as SMIT.

•SMIT provides graphics or ASCII support for most system administration• smitty FastPaths (i.e. shortcuts)

Find a smitty FastPath by walking through the smitty screens to getto the screen you wish. Then Hit F8. The dialog will tell you whatFastPath will get you to that screen. (F3 closes the dialog.)

# smit installp# smit tcpip# smit update_all# smit device# smit system# smit diag

What are Fix Packs and where do we get it ?

Fixes:A software maintenance package such as an interim fix, fix pack or PTF that solves one or more product defects.

Maintenance Level:A Maintenance Level (ML) is a release that contained service updates for AIX releases, but often also contained new features and functions.

Technology Level:Technology Level (TL) denotes an AIX release that contains new hardware and software features, as well as service updates.

Concluding Service Pack:A CSP is the last Service Pack to be released for an AIX Technology Level.

Service PackService Packs contain service-only updates (also known as PTFs) that are grouped together for easier identification.

For more info click : http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/aix51fixes/supportdefs.html

 Important URLs for download

http://www-933.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

http://www.bullfreeware.com/ (3rd Party Software )

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.aix.files/doc/aixfiles/netsvc.conf.htm

where do we get it http://www-933.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

Select ‘System p and click continue’

Select ‘AIX and click continue’

Select ‘Version and click continue’ (For example 5.3)

Select ‘Fix Packs and click continue’

Select appropiate TL/ML update.

AIX BOS-TL-SP-Release (5300-08-03-0831)

Useful commands

Lsdev [device list]

lsdev -C -c adapter [list device by class]

lscfg [list configuration (device)]

lscfg -l fcs0 [List configuration of device with name(l) 'fcs0]

lsvg [list volume groups]

lsvg -l rootvg [list of LV with of 'vg']

cfgmgr [configuration manager]

fcstat fcs0 [Displays statistics gathered by the specified Fibre Channel device driver]

Useful commands

uname –svr [OS name with version and release]

startsrc -g tcpip [starting tcpip services]

startsrc -g nfs [starting nfs service]

bootinfo –K [To check 32/64 bit Kernel mode]

hostname (hostname) [Sets the hostname until next reboot]

chdev -l inet0 -a hostname=punelab [To change hostname permanently]

diag Run hardware diagnostic menu

Useful commands

bash-2.02# oslevel -rl 5300-07Fileset Actual Level Recommended ML-----------------------------------------------------------------------------bos.adt.debug 5.3.0.60 5.3.7.0bos.adt.graphics 5.3.0.60 5.3.7.0bos.adt.insttools 5.3.0.50 5.3.7.0bos.adt.libm 5.3.0.60 5.3.7.0bos.adt.libmio 5.3.0.60 5.3.7.0bos.adt.prof 5.3.0.61 5.3.7.0bos.adt.samples 5.3.0.40 5.3.7.0bos.adt.sccs 5.3.0.60 5.3.7.0bos.adt.syscalls 5.3.0.60 5.3.7.0bos.adt.utils 5.3.0.60 5.3.7.0bash-2.02#

Useful commands

bash-2.02# instfix -i | grep MLAll filesets for 5300-02_AIX_ML were found.All filesets for 5.3.0.0_AIX_ML were found.All filesets for 5300-01_AIX_ML were found.All filesets for 5300-03_AIX_ML were found.All filesets for 5300-04_AIX_ML were found.All filesets for 5300-05_AIX_ML were found.All filesets for 5300-06_AIX_ML were found.Not all filesets for 5300-07_AIX_ML were found

Summary

Types of Architecture, Models & Processors File system How to connect AIX box using console.               Collecting information from user  Installation through CD/DVD?  Post Installation Activity?  How to use SMIT? How to grow File System?  Important URLs for download  What is ML & TL?  How to Download ML & TL?  How to install ML & TL updates(.bff files)? Useful commands

Mrunal Trivedi mrunalhtrivedi@gmail.com

Amit Sapre sapre.amit@gmail.com

Thank You!