The course covers core Linux administration tasks on IBM Power Systems: from virtualization to device management. Description provided without active links.
Language of course:
English
Format of the event:
Video lectures
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This course covers practical Linux system administration on IBM Power Systems: configuring logical partitions (LPAR), installing Linux, working with the command line, handling networking and storage, and managing devices. Note: the original contained an inactive link.
Overview and scope: Linux system administration on IBM Power Systems
Topics include PowerVM and LPAR virtualization concepts, Linux installation paths (via Petitboot firmware and other supported methods), shell basics, network setup, storage operations (LVM, RAID, multipath), and monitoring.
Who it suits and who it does not: Linux administration on IBM Power
Who it suits
- Linux system administrators transitioning to IBM Power Systems.
- Virtualization professionals working with LPAR/PowerVM.
- Support engineers, DevOps, and SRE needing Linux on IBM Power understanding.
Who it does not suit
- Those seeking software development only, without administration aspects.
- Users looking for pricing, commercial offers, or marketing details.
Problem → outcome: Linux on IBM Power Systems
- Problem: Unclear logical partitioning. Outcome: Understanding PowerVM/LPAR architecture and CPU, memory, and I/O resource allocation practices.
- Problem: Linux installation on Power is complex. Outcome: Step-by-step installation via Petitboot, media preparation, and initial system configuration.
- Problem: Command line and services management. Outcome: Practice with bash, systemd, user administration, network interfaces, and firewall.
- Problem: Storage and device handling. Outcome: LVM/RAID configuration, multipath, overview of vSCSI/NPIV, and device diagnostics.
- Problem: Incident troubleshooting. Outcome: Log collection (journalctl), basic monitoring, and performance checks.
Comparison with alternatives: Linux administration on IBM Power vs x86 and cloud
- x86 servers: Similar Linux tooling, but different firmware (UEFI vs Petitboot) and hardware virtualization specifics.
- Cloud VMs: Simplify provisioning but abstract hardware capabilities specific to IBM Power Systems.
- Containers only: Speed delivery but do not replace knowledge of LPAR, networking, and storage at the host level.
Expected skills: outcomes of Linux system administration on IBM Power Systems
- Basic creation and configuration of LPARs for Linux on IBM Power Systems.
- Installation of Linux distributions (ppc64le) and initial hardening.
- User, service, network interface, and firewall management.
- Storage setup: partitions, LVM, RAID, multipath; overview of virtualized I/O.
- Log collection and analysis, basic monitoring, and remediation of common issues.
Course Description
This course introduces administrative tasks that a system administrator can perform with Linux hosted on IBM Power servers. This includes virtualization concepts such as logical partitioning, installation of Linux, command-line operations, and more interesting administration and device management tasks.
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