My Trip to the Techdocs Library

Edit: These are still being updated and added to, some of the specific ones I linked to are no longer there.

Originally posted March 15, 2010 on AIXchange

On a recent visit to the IBM Techdocs library I saw some documents that might interest you. I sorted the view by date, but you can also search by topics, authors, etc. Take a look around and see what I might have missed.

Ron Barker covers the capability to view users and tasks from the command line, a capability available with HMC V7R3.4. Read the whole thing to learn more about the lslogon and termtask commands.

Ravi Singh has this concise 39-page reference document on AIX, VIOS and HMC features and functionality.

It answers questions like: When will my operating system be withdrawn from support? What’s the latest technology level for my operating system? Will my operating system work with my level of hardware? Will a 64-bit kernel run with this operating system? Can I run a VIO server with my hardware? It also covers hardware support, virtualization, LPARs, I/O, memory, system management, networking, security, LVM, filesystems, licensed software and more. Some of the information goes back as far back as AIX 4.1.

Shawn Bodily has a nice PowerHA cross reference document that shows supported combinations between PowerHA, AIX, VIOS and NPIV. He also produced a document that shows version compatibility for supported versions of HACMP and AIX.

Here’s one more: Katharina Denkinger covers hardening AIX in an SAP environment using AIX Security Expert.

Obviously many other documents, covering other operating systems and technologies, are available. Take the time to look around, and be sure to share what you find in Comments.