Prompt:

$ - Utilizador Normal

# - SuperUser

Among the advantages of the 64-bit architecture are

that 64-bit data types are included, larger files can be mapped into memory, more files
can be mapped into memory, and processes have access to very large address spaces.

The addition of the Object Data Manager (ODM) eliminated a number of large device and
configuration tables, improving operating system access to configuration information and
enabling dynamic system configuration updates. The AIX kernel is dynamically extensible,
meaning that new device drivers and other system extensions can be added or changed on
a running system without requiring a kernel rebuild or system reboot. Additionally, a new
device can be plugged into a running system and made immediately available for use by
updating ODM information with the cfgmgr command.

SMIT FastPaths
SMIT allows you to bypass dialog and menu screens and enter a task directly through
the use of a FastPath name (see Table 5-3). A FastPath name is an identifier for a
particular SMIT panel. FastPath names are recorded as part of the $HOME/smit.log
information. The FastPath name is included as an argument to the smit command to
enter a task panel directly.
# smit nfs
Remembering all the FastPath names and management commands can be a real
challenge. Fortunately, the AIX developers implemented an easy-to-remember rule
for the FastPath and command names. A set of four prefixes, ls, mk, ch, and rm, are
appended to a root task name in the list, make, change, and remove operating system
objects. For example, to make a TTY device, the FastPath or command name is mktty.
FastPath and Command Operations and Objects
AIX administration commands are made up using two parts: the operation followed
by an operation object, as shown here:
Operation mk, ls, ch, rm
Objects dev, user, fs, vg, pv, tty, cd, tape, etc.
Putting the operation with the object will produce a direct SMIT FastPath, in most
cases, as shown in Table 5-3.
Many more SMIT FastPath options are available for most every other system
management task that has a lower-level submenu. As an example, if you want to
go directly to adding a user to the system, the SMIT FastPath is smitty mkuser.