This AIX documentation has been prepared for use with the InfoExplorer Hypertext retrieval system. The Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX includes most documentation for AIX Versions 4.1 and 4.2 and some related products.
For further information on the content, see Hypertext Information Base Library .
You can order this library as an AIX software product, using the following ordering information:
| Release | Program Number | Feature Code |
|---|---|---|
| AIX 4.1 | 5696-919 | 0509 |
| AIX 4.2 | 5765-919 | 0809 |
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This book provides system managers and users with instructions for installing the AIX Version 4.2 operating system and optional software products on standalone systems. It also describes how to perform a set of configuration tasks, such as backing up the system and setting the date and time. This book is shipped with AIX software features. The information in this document is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX (for AIX Version 4.2).
This book provides system managers and users with instructions for installing the AIX Version 4.1 operating system and optional software products on standalone systems. It also describes how to perform a set of configuration tasks, such as backing up the system and setting the date and time. This book is shipped with AIX software features. The information in this document is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX (for AIX Version 4.1).
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This book describes how to install AIX Version 4.2 and optional software products on one or more diskless, dataless, and standalone machines from a central server. The book is written for system administrators who are familiar with AIX installation, AIX system administration, and network administration. This book is shipped with the AIX operating system. The information in this document is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX (for AIX Version 4.2).
SC23-2627
This book describes how to install AIX Version 4.1 and optional software products on one or more diskless, dataless, and standalone machines from a central server. The book is written for system administrators who are familiar with AIX installation, AIX system administration, and network administration. This book is shipped with the AIX operating system. The information in this document is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX (for AIX Version 4.1).
SC23-1925
This booklet provides a fast path through AIX Version 4.2 installation (Base Operating System and optional software) and includes a list of publications the installer may want to refer to. The booklet is written for end users who do not want to customize the installation. The booklet accompanies the AIX Version 4.2 Installation Guide, order number SC23-1924.
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This booklet provides a fast path through AIX Version 4.1 installation (Base Operating System and optional software) and includes a list of publications the installer may want to refer to. The booklet is written for end users who do not want to customize the installation. The booklet accompanies the AIX Version 4.1 Installation Guide, order number SC23-2550.
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This book contains information for first-time users who have little or no experience with the AIX operating system. It introduces basic system commands covering tasks such as starting and stopping the system, using a keyboard or mouse, logging in and out, identifying and using the various user interfaces, and running basic file commands. In addition, this book covers different strategies for obtaining online help using InfoExplorer documentation. This book is shipped with the AIX operating system. The information in this book is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX.
SC23-2544
This book contains information for novice system users who want to acquire greater expertise with the AIX operating system. It covers information on running commands, handling processes, handling files and directories, and printing. In addition, it introduces system commands covering tasks such as securing files, using storage media, customizing environment files (.profile, .Xdefaults, .mwmrc), and writing shell scripts. For DOS users, this guide presents procedures on using DOS files in the AIX environment. The information in this book is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX. Contact your sales representative to order this book.
SC23-2525
This book contains procedural instructions and conceptual information needed for a system manager to manage the AIX operating system. It covers such topics as managing the system with the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT), booting and shutting down the system, managing logical volume and file system storage, configuring and monitoring system environment (including national language support), managing processes and subsystems, managing system access (users and security), handling system accounting, managing tty and tape devices, managing the AIX Common Desktop Environment, Power Management, and managing the InfoExplorer online documentation retrieval tool. The information in this book is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX. Contact your sales representative to order this book.
SC23-2529
This pocket-sized reference provides quick access to frequently needed information, such as keyboard key functions for the INed editor, InfoExplorer, SMIT, and Korn (POSIX) Shell; basic operating system commands; as well as SMIT and VSM fast-path commands. Contact your sales representative to order this book.
SC23-2513
This book contains a glossary of terms used in AIX documentation. It also contains a listing of topics in the AIX library and the books in which those topics are discussed. The glossary information in this book is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX. Contact your sales representative to order this book.
SC23-2783
This book provides users, system administrators, and programmers with information about the printing facilities available in AIX. Topics include printing files and managing the progress of print requests, configuring printers and print spooling, and more advanced topics such as printer backends. The information in this book is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX. Contact your sales representative to order this book.
SC23-2641
This book provides procedures to help users investigate the causes of three-digit display values or seven-digit software error messages. It provides users with specific recovery actions to enable recovery from system error messages. This book also includes an Error Message Index, which contains brief information on AIX seven-digit error messages. AIX Version 4 Problem Solving, SC23-2606, provides additional problem-solving information. The information in this book is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX. Contact your sales representative to order this book.
SC23-2606
This book serves as the primary reference to help users investigate, define, and fix problems with the operating system, software or hardware, or other programs installed on the system. This book provides users with steps that may either return the system to a normal operating condition or give users sufficient information to place a service call. AIX Version 4 Messages Guide and Reference, SC23-2641, also provides problem-solving information. The information in this book is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX. Contact your sales representative to order this book.
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This book covers performance concepts and tools, and it provides information for system managers about tuning performance in workstation, multiuser, and server environments. The information in this book is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX. Contact your sales representative to order this book.
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Note: For information about the documentation for Performance Toolbox Version 2.2 for AIX, see Performance Toolbox Version 2.2 for AIX documentation.
This book describes a set of graphical performance management tools that provide performance monitoring in a networked environment, particularly for load monitoring, analysis and control, and capacity planning.
Documentation for Performance Toolbox Version 2.2 is provided in HTML format only. The HTML documentation is shipped with the product.
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This book describes how to use the INed editor, a full-screen text editor. The information in this book is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX. Contact your sales representative to order this book.
SBOF-1851 (All volumes)
Commands a through c (Volume 1), SC23-2537
Commands d through h (Volume 2), SC23-2538
Commands i through m (Volume 3), SC23-2539
Commands n through r (Volume 4), SC23-2540
Commands s through u (Volume 5), SC23-2639
Commands v through z (Volume 6), SC23-2640
These books contain descriptions and examples of the AIX commands and their available flags. The command entries are arranged in alphabetical order. Each of the six volumes contains a comprehensive alphabetic and functional index. The information in these books is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX. Contact your sales representative to order these books.
Included with order number SBOF-1851, which comprises all six volumes of AIX Version 4 Commands Reference, is Go Solo: How to Implement and Go Solo with the Single Unix Specification (X/Open Company, Ltd. and Prentice Hall, Inc.). For more information on the Go Solo book, see its description .
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This book provides reference information for system managers and programmers about file formats, special files, system files, header files, directories, and information associated with files. The information in this document is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX. Contact your sales representative to order this book.
SC23-2631
This book provides programmers with reference information about keyboard layouts and national language translate tables. The information in this book is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX. Contact your sales representative to order this book.
SBOF-1852 (All volumes)
AIX Versions 4.1 and 4.2 Technical Reference, Volume 1: Base Operating System and Extensions, SC23-2614
AIX Versions 4.1 and 4.2 Technical Reference, Volume 2: Base Operating System and Extensions, SC23-2615
AIX Versions 4.1 and 4.2 Technical Reference, Volume 3: Communications, SC23-2616
AIX Versions 4.1 and 4.2 Technical Reference, Volume 4: Communications, SC23-2617
AIX Versions 4.1 and 4.2 Technical Reference, Volume 5: Kernel and Subsystems, SC23-2618
AIX Versions 4.1 and 4.2 Technical Reference, Volume 6: Kernel and Subsystems, SC23-2619
AIX Versions 4.1 and 4.2 Technical Reference, Volume 7: AIXwindows, SC23-2620
AIX Versions 4.1 and 4.2 Technical Reference, Volume 8: Enhanced X-Windows, SC23-2621
AIX Versions 4.1 and 4.2 Technical Reference, Volume 9: Enhanced X-Windows, SC23-2622
AIX Versions 4.1 and 4.2 Technical Reference, Volume 10: Enhanced X-Windows, SC23-2623
AIX Versions 4.1 and 4.2 Technical Reference: Master Index, SC23-2624
The information in these books is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX. Contact your sales representative to order these books.
These books contain reference information about the system calls, subroutines, macros, and statements associated with AIX base operating system run-time services and device services.
These books contain reference information about the system calls, subroutines, macros, and statements associated with communications services.
Volume 5 provides information needed to write kernel extensions, including kernel services provided in the AIX kernel, device drivers, and virtual file systems. Volume 6 provides the interface requirements for AIX subsystem programming. This book describes individual device drivers and the use of the device-related subroutines that control them. The AIX subsystems include the communications subsystem, the low-function terminal (LFT) subsystem, the printer subsystem, and the SCSI subsystem.
Volume 7 contains reference information about AIXwindows classes and functions. Volumes 8-10 contain reference information about Enhanced X-Windows.
This book contains a master index for all volumes.
SC23-2533
This book serves as the programmer's main source for learning about the AIX operating system from a programming perspective. The book discusses tools and utilities for programmers, curses, file systems and directories, debugging, logical volume programming, shared libraries, national language support, threads programming guidelines, the object data manager (ODM), the sed program, and the tty subsystem.
This book also introduces programmers to the debug programs adb and dbx, as well as to the trace facility which may be used to debug programs. The information in this book is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX. Contact your sales representative to order this book.
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This book provides system programmers with a conceptual introduction to the AIX kernel programming environment and writing kernel extensions. Possible types of kernel extensions include device drivers, system calls, kernel services, and virtual file systems. In addition, conceptual information is provided on existing kernel subsystems. The information in this book is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX. Contact your sales representative to order this book.
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Programmers who have some knowledge of assembler language programming concepts and some experience in writing assembler programs will find this book useful in its description of the syntax and semantics of the assembler language implemented by the AIX operating system. This book also describes the supported assembler instructions, extended mnemonics, and pseudo-operations. The information in this book is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX. Contact your sales representative to order this book.
SC23-2665
This book provides programmers with information on setup, configuration, and troubleshooting for iFOR/LS, the networking license management system for AIX Versions 4.1 and later. Conceptual background information is included, along with installation information for typical environments. The information in this book is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX. Contact your sales representative to order this book.
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This guide provides information on planning, designing, and implementing the iFOR/LS licensing system in both new and existing system environments. Extensive information is provided on the interaction of the Network Computing System (NCS) with iFOR/LS to help system administrators and technical-support personnel in understanding and identifying problems related to the licensing system, as well as determining what needs to be done to enable an existing system environment for iFOR/LS. The book provides an in-depth discussion of various iFOR/LS configurations, along with advanced administration topics. This book also includes step-by-step procedures to help migrate system environments that use Resource License Manager (RLM) to iFOR/LS. The information in this book is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX. Contact your sales representative to order this book.
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This book provides system administrators with an overview, procedures, and commands for Distributed System Management Interface Tool (DSMIT). This book assists users in building system management commands in an enhanced ASCII version of the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) and to distribute these commands to other clients on a network. This book is shipped with the Distributed System Management Interface Tool (DSMIT). The information in this book is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX. Contact your sales representative to order this book.
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This book provides system administrators with information about using DSMIT for system management. Concepts and terminology are covered first, followed by details on DSMIT. Also included is an introduction to Visual System Management (VSM), the graphical interface that performs system management tasks through direct manipulation of objects. Contact your sales representative to order this book.
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This book provides programmers with information on creating object-oriented class libraries in C or C++. The toolkit's language-neutral support allows a single SOM (System Object Model) binary class library to be used by client applications written in different programming languages. An IDL (implementation definition language) compiler is provided in the toolkit. The information in this book is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX. Contact your sales representative to order this book.
SC23-2681
This book describes for programmers each class, method, function, and macro defined in the SOMobjects Base Toolkit. The SOMobjects Base Toolkit helps programmers to create object-oriented class libraries in C or C++. Programmers learn how to use these methods "as is" in their own programs or how to override the methods in their own subclasses to redefine the functionality. The information in this book is also contained in Hypertext Information Base Library Version 1 for AIX. Contact your sales representative to order this book.
SC23-2682
This pocket-sized reference guide gives programmers the syntax and a one-sentence purpose statement for every method, function, and macro defined in the SOMobjects Base Toolkit. Experienced programmers will find the Quick Reference a convenient reminder of keywords and parameters, without having to refer to the complete AIX Version 4 SOMobjects Base Toolkit Programmer's Reference Manual. Contact your sales representative to order this book.
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This document describes a set of utilities that can be used to manage a Distributed System Object Model (DSOM) environment. These utilities were written using the facilities of the SOMobjects Developer Toolkit Version 2.1. A diskette included with this document includes the source code and executable files for the various utilities. Written for software developers using the DSOM framework to provide utilities for managing the distributed environment, this document is also helpful during the debugging phase. Contact your sales representative to order this book.