WA1184 AIX Network Administration Training and Courseware (Coming Soon)

1. TCP/IP Overview

• What Is TCP/IP?
• OSIRM
• TCP/IP and OSIRM
• TCP/IP, OSIRM, and IEEE 802
• Topologies
• Hardware Address
• Internet Protocol
• IP Address
• Default IP Address Classes
• Subnet Masking
• Off-byte Boundary Subnet Mask
• Fragmentation and Reassembly
• IP Routing
• IP Header
• ICMP
• ARP
• TCP Vs. UDP
• UDP Header
• TCP Header
• TCP Handshake
• TCP Sliding Window
• Application Layer Protocols
• Network Terminology
• Summary

2. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

• Objectives
• Required Software
• Configuration of Adapters
• Interface Configuration
• SMIT Minimum Configuration
• Dead Gateway Detection
• SMIT Further Configuration
• ifconfig Command
• hostname Command
• /etc/hosts
• route Command
• netstat -rn
• /etc/resolv.conf
• ping Command
• netstat -in
• System Resource Controller
• SRC Commands
• TCP/IP Daemons
• inetd Daemon
• /etc/inetd.conf
• /etc/rc.tcpip
• Bootup Process for TCP/IP
• Review

3.PPP - Point to Point Protocol

• Objectives
• PPP Environment
• PPP Protocols
• PPP Server Configuration Steps
• Configure Server Serial Port
• Configure Server LCP
• Configure Interfaces
• Create user and password
• Start pppcontrold
• Check Interface
• Client Configuartion
• Create Client Serial Port
• Create Client LCP Configuration
• Create chatfile
• Start pppcontrold
• Execute pppattachd
• Check configuration
• Use Connection
• The Whole Picture
• Summary

4. DNS - Domain Name Service

• Objectives
• Name Resolution
• Domain Name Service
• Internet Structure
• Zone of Authority
• in-addr.arpa Domain
• DNS Server Types
• DNS or not DNS
• Default Name Resolution Hierarchy
• Change Default Hierarchy
• DNS Implementation Scenario
• Configure Master Steps
• Create /etc/named.conf
• Database creation shell scripts
• /var/named/dal.ibm.com
• /var/named/revip9.1.2
• /var/named/revip127.0.0
• /var/named/cache
• Create /etc/resolv.conf
• Start the named daemon
• Configured Master Server
• Configuring Slave Server
• Create /etc/named.conf
• Create local IP zone file
• Create /etc/resolv.conf
• Start named
• Configured Slave Server
• Configuring a Caching-only Server
• Forwarders
• Configuring Clients
• Maintaining the databases
• nslookup Troubleshooting Tool
• nslookup batch examples
• nslookup Interactive Example
• Summary

5.DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

• bootp Overview
• bootp Header
• dhcp - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
• dhcp Overview
• Some dhcp Additional parameters
• Configuration Example
• Configure dhcp Server
• Turn off bootp
• Edit /etc/dhcpsd.cnf
• Start the dhcpsd daemon
• Client Configuration Steps
• Turn off bootp
• Edit /etc/dhcpcd.ini
• Start dhcpcd daemon
• Configure Relay Agent
• dhcp and DNS
• Summary

6. NFS Overview

• Objectives
• Purpose of NFS
• NFS and the OSIRM
• How is NFS Heterogeneous
• How is NFS Transparent
• Statelessness
• Mounting Review
• Filesystem
• Remote Mounting Example
• Security
• Unix Authentication
• root Authentication
• NFS Daemons
• portmap
• mountd
• biod
• nfsd
• lock and statd
• Summary
• Review

7. NFS Configuration

• Objectives
• NFS Prerequisites
• Steps for Configuring Server
• Add a Path to the Exports List 1
• Add a Path to the Exports List 2
• exportfs Command
• /etc/rc.nfs Shell Script
• Add /etc/rc.nfs to /etc/inittab
• Steps for Configuring the Client
• Execute the Mount Command
• Create Predefined Mountpoints 1
• Create Predefined Mountpoints 2
• Mounting Options for NFS
• Mount using type option
• Controlling NFS Daemons
• Umounting Remote Mounts
• Summary
• Review