IBM AIX Training in Pune

AIX  Server Advantages

AIX has the advantage of having IBM PowerHA high availability software integrated into the OS at the kernel level and mainframe heritage virtualization baked into the hardware, not as an add-on hypervisor. AIX on enterprise hardware has built-in error reporting and diagnostics, and when call home is enabled, we might find an IBM CE dispatched to fix a problem before we even knew anything about it.

Enterprises Trust AIX for Mission Critical Workloads
Career Opportunities:

Demand for the candidates with IBM AIX server administration skills is increasing at a rapid pace. Such a continuously growing demand will surely encourage learners. Accordingly, companies like Hewlett –Packard, BlueFlinch, Mascot Proteomics and Ericsson are using IBM AIX Servers and thus offering career opportunities to learners.

AIX Commitment Highlights

With that background, you can see that AIX has a long history and has come a long way since 1986. As IBM moves forward, we can see several points that are made in the IBM AIX executive guide, demonstrate the commitment and continued development of AIX. At a high level, those points are:

Commitment to innovate and expand AIX
Commitment for AIX to enable modernization of the IT environment
Commitment to surround AIX with efficient management tooling

 Innovate and Expand

We have seen and will see more in the commitment to integration of OpenSource. I see this expanding into more Ansible playbooks and Chef recipes. I see increased security being integrated directly into AIX, along with enhanced support being developed right now for the coming POWER10-based systems. And, to enable expansion beyond the IBM teams, we can see that IBM recently open sourced the PPC ISA, which may enable expansion beyond the IBM borders.

IT Modernization and AIX

Modernization today is the concept of moving into new development methodologies (containers) and the ability to integrate cloud into the organization, to enable new computing models that are on demand and selectively cost reducing. The ability of AIX to run side by side with Linux and for AIX virtual machines, as well as now in the IBM cloud using seamless interfaces for virtual machine placement, is part of the IBM strategy with AIX.

 Surround AIX with Management Tools

AIX cannot (and should not) do it all. Management of the environment, however, also needs to keep up with technology and IT needs. Advancements and new features in PowerVM, PowerVC, PowerSC, and PowerHA are part of the plan to enable entire IT infrastructures to move forward, as part of modernization and expanding business requirements. This is also part of the AIX strategy.

AIX Innovation Use Cases

Use cases bring it all home since technology is not worth much unless it enables business results. IBM does a good job highlighting AIX innovation from around the globe, including solutions such as SAP, IBM MQ, Oracle, and others.

Reasons to love AIX Server

AIX will run on POWER nodes in Nutanix clusters

• Unveiled last year, Nutanix is a converged system that utilizes software-defined storage and networking, eliminating the need to manage an external SAN.
• If your organization already uses or is considering using Nutanix clusters for your x86 environment, you can use the same hypervisor and virtualization stack for your AIX and POWER* environment. There’s no need to learn the HMC or the VIO server, simplifying systems management for existing Nutanix clients as well as those who are new to running AIX. Once you learn how to perform an operation on one type of cluster, you’ll be able to do it on the other.

Live Kernel updates

• AIX Live Update allows you to update your kernel without downtime. As it becomes possible to patch more parts of the OS without rebooting, this will allow for on-the-fly updates and less disruptive change windows.
• When coupled with nondisruptive firmware updates for POWER hardware, you can maintain system security without affecting services and end users.
• Of course, this must be deployed carefully. Progress still needs to be made in this arena, but you can expect that more AIX and firmware updates will be performed this way.

Upgrade on the fly

The alt_disk_install and alt_disk_migration methods greatly simplify the entire upgrade process. If anything goes wrong once you’re up and running on the newer versions of code, you can back out by changing your boot device and rebooting to your original disk. It’s that easy because you’re leaving the original disk alone while confining changes to your cloned root disk. Why waste time and run risks related to bad backups? No one wants to restore an OS after an upgrade gone bad.

The AIX toolbox for Linux

This collection of open-source and GNU software benefits from more frequent updates. The environment of choice for many Linux* application developers, these tools are packaged in RPM format and can be downloaded and run without needing to compile. This allows you to run familiar open-source tools and programs on your AIX servers. You can also use YUM to automate the download process and set up prerequisites.

AIX, IBM  and Linux can run on the same POWER frame

We all understand this, but take a moment to really think about the flexibility this provides. From one base of reliable, powerful hardware, you can choose the OS that makes the most sense for your application needs. Although I like to run AIX where I can, it’s reassuring to know that I can still stick with POWER to run Linux- or IBM i-specific workloads.

The hypervisor and virtualization technologies

• Of course, these aren’t actually components of the OS—their heritage comes from the IBM mainframe—but it’s all part of the platform.
• The hardware/virtualization combo is unquestionably one of the best things about working on AIX. Virtualization is baked into the hardware; it’s not a bolted-on afterthought that consumes CPU and memory like you find on other hardware platforms.
• And because the company that built your hardware also built your virtualization layer and OS, you can expect IBM to troubleshoot the whole stack should you encounter issues. There’s no need to waste time chasing multiple vendors, trying to get someone to actually own your problem.