AIX Sys admin..which test ?

[dandan123]

I've been working on Solaris for many years.

I'm currently working at a place which is mainly Solaris but with some AIX as well.

I would like to get certified on AIX and was wondering which certification would be most appropriate for someone with over a decade of Solaris experience ?

 

[MoreFeo]

IBM Power Systems Certifications:

http://www-03.ibm.com/certify/certs/ps_index.shtml

If you already have (or can get) some kwnoledge and experience about Power Systems HW and partition/virtualization (LPAR/VIO) I recommend you tests 223 and 100.

Test 223:

http://www-03.ibm.com/certify/tests/obj223.shtml

Test 100:

http://www-03.ibm.com/certify/tests/obj100.shtml

With test 223 you get "IBM Certified Specialist - System p Administration".

With tests 100 and 223 you get "IBM Certified Systems Expert - Enterprise Technical Support for AIX and Linux".

 

[dandan123]

Thanks MoreFeo, any books you would recommend ?

 

[MoreFeo]

I think redbooks (

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com)

is a good place to start.

I'd focus on:
- AIX LVM (

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg245433.html?Open)

- AIX installation and recovery (

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246183.html?Open)

- AIX problem determination (

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246185.html?Open)

- PowerVM partitioning and virtualization (

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247197.html?Open,

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/RedbookAbstracts/sg247940.html?Open)

- and/or some certification specific redbooks (

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247197.html?Open,

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247199.html?Open,

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246191.html?Open,

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246199.html?Open)

And of course, look for the tests in Internet. It's easier and better to study the questions, rather than having a lot of experience.

If you don't find test 223 look for test 222 and 180, they're the old ones.