IBM’s useful commands listing

Contents Memory Devices System info System issues Networking Disks Filesystem System monitoring Performance issues Remote issues (working over the modem) Browsing errlog with errpt Security issues Gotcha Memory bootinfo –r shows how much RAM does my machine has (as root) lsattr –E –l sys0 –a realmem shows how much RAM does my machine have (as … Read more

Categories AIX

Common AIX Commands

fuser -ku /dev/ttynumber – Terminates all processes associated with the specified tty number (eg: tty34, tty15, etc). This is useful if a user locks in Spa and you wish to kill all processes tied to the locked terminal. kill -9 <process id> – Terminates a process. <process id> is obtained from the ps -ef | … Read more

Categories AIX

Backup a system using mkcd (mkdvd) command

Ensuring you have a current backup of your operating system is essential for a smooth upgrade. Learn how to back up your current environment and then restore it on your new server. This procedure provides information about how to back up the IBM® AIX® operating system to a CD or DVD. This procedure assumes that … Read more