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 | | AIX for UNIX Professionals by Bonnie L. Miller ISBN-10: 9780137572465 ISBN-10: 0-13-757246-8 ISBN-13: 9780137572465 ISBN-13: 978-0-13-757246-5 Paperback 1998-09-13 Prentice Hall PTR Find Lowest Price |
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Amazon.com IBM's AIX (Advanced Interactive Executive) is close enough to other popular flavors of Unix, but the differences can be confounding. Unix users tackling the AIX operating system for the first time can turn toward this guide to make the transition as smooth as possible. AIX for Unix Professionals starts quite naturally on the boot-up process of AIX and then discusses the details of Object Data Manager (ODM), its object-oriented repository for system data. Next, the book covers the System Management Interface Tools (SMIT)--the basic system-configuration and management tools that administrators use to set up the operating system. Just like Unix, these small and discrete utilities require command-line arguments, which are illustrated here with small, effective sample commands. The text covers the basics of configuring hardware devices, including disk drives, printers, and serial ports and offers a quick tour of the AIX file system. Material on networking and adding new users to a system follows. The book concludes with some tips for gauging and improving system performance in AIX, as well as a troubleshooting guide. Written in a no-nonsense style and filled with some useful tips, this title provides all the basics of the AIX operating system in a concise format. This title is ideal for the reasonably experienced Unix administrator. --Richard Dragan | ||
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RETITLE to AIX for UNIX beginners This book is not advanced enough to even have "professionals" in the title. Seriously though - weak index, limited depth of AIX Unix system. I have referenced 4 times so far regarding "semi" advanced subjects and found nothing useful. Not a good tool | ||
Only get if you want to buy every book on AIX ever published There is not much useful information in the book, it's more of a reference/appendix than a useful, informative guide. I would recommend getting the AIX survival guide or the DeRoest system administration guide instead. | ||
not for starters Not for starters.It's like student-notes, printed.It has some good information, but very high-level & complex. I would give 1.5 stars, if available. There is much much better AIX books around... | ||
Killed a tree for what???? Being a relative newcomer to the world for AIX I thought that this book would be an answer to a few of my question. All that it left me with is more questions unanswered and lighter in the wallet. It claims to be a "Fast AIX answer book for the experienced UNIX pro" but all I found it to be is a fast waste of time and money. Shame on me for buying it and shame on Bonnie for writing it. Thats my opinion and I am sticking to it..... | ||
Too many mistakes I am only to page 50 and this book has already completely disappointed me. I cannot even count the number of spelling, grammar, and layout mistakes. The book frequently refers to the incorrect figures, and even when one finds the correct figure, often the command shown in the figure will be different than the text describes! I believe the book is also using the wrong acronyms in some places, so the information may not even be reliable! For someone that does not know AIX well - which should be everyone reading this book - they will be thoroughly confused. Without an AIX machine in front of you, there really is no way to tell when the book is wrong. This is definitely only for the UNIX savvy that can figure the mistakes out. | ||