Operating system administration

You can use commands to manage system startup and backup, shutting down the system, system shells and environments, system resources, and other different parts of AIX®.

Operating system management is the task of an individual who is usually referred to, in UNIX literature, as the system administrator. Unfortunately, only a few system administrator activities are straightforward enough to be correctly called administration. This and related guides are intended to help system administrators with their numerous duties.

This operating system provides its own particular version of system-management support in order to promote ease of use and to improve security and integrity.