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Packaging
The following information contrasts AIX and Solaris packaging details.

Units AIX Version 5.1.0 Solaris 8
Smallest installable unit fileset package
Single installable image; must be distributed and installed as a unit package package
Logical grouping of packages bundle software cluster
Logical grouping of packages and software clusters Bundle offering, for example:
  • App-Dev: Application Development Environment
  • Client:
    • Pers-Prod
    • DCE-Client
    • Media-Defined
Software configuration clusters, for example:
  • Core: Required operating system files
  • End-User System Support: Core plus window environment
  • Developer System Support: End-User plus the development environment
  • Entire Distribution: Developer System plus enhanced features
  • Entire Distribution Plus OEM: Entire Distribution plus third-party hardware drivers (on SPARC only)

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Installing and Upgrading Tasks
The information contrasts AIX and Solaris installing and upgrading tasks.

Tasks AIX Version 5.1.0 Solaris 8
Install packages installp-a
or smitty install_latest
(fast path)
pkgadd
Display installed packages lslpp -L
or smitty list_installed_sw
(fast path)
pkginfo
or
pkgparam
Remove software package installp -r(for applied package)
or smitty reject(fast path)
installp -u(for committed package)
or smitty remove (fast path) 		pkgrm
Upgrade a package installp -a

N/A
Verify correct installation lppchk
or smitty check_files (fast path)
pkgchk
Install a patch instfix
or smitty update_by_fix (fast path)
patchadd
Remove a patch installp-r
or smitty reject (fast path)
patchrm
Display installed patches instfix -ia

showrev -p
Install OS on another disk (Alternate disk installation) alt_disk_install Live Upgrade
Create an installation server for network installation nimconfig setup_install_server install_dir_path
Create a boot server for network installation smitty nim_config_env setup_install_server -b bootdirpath
/etc/system file, starts /sbin/init program
  • init: Starts other processes based on the /etc/inittab file
    • Kernel modules directory Kernel and kernel extension modules are stored in two directories:
    • /usr/lib/boot
    • /usr/lib/drivers
    		Kernel modules are stored in three directories:
    • /platform/sparc/kernel or /platform/i86pc/kernel
    • /kernel
    • /usr/kernel
    System run levels Defined run levels:
    • 0-1: Reserved for future use
    • 2: Multiuser mode with NFS resources shared (default run level)
    • 3-9: Defined according to the user's preferences
    • m,M,s,S: Single-user mode (maintenance level)
    • a,b,c: Starts processes assigned to the new run levels while leaving the existing processes at the current level running
    • Q,q: init command to reexamine the /etc/inittab file
      Note: When a level from 1 to 9 is specified, the init command kills processes at the current level and restarts any processes associated with the new run level based on the /etc/inittab file.
    		Eight run levels:
    • 0: Power-down state
    • s or S: Single-user state
    • 1: Administrative state
    • 2: Multiuser state
    • 3: Multiuser state with NFS resources shared (default run level)
    • 4: Alternative multiuser (not in use)
    • 5: Power-down state
    • 6: Reboot state
    Determine a system's run level who -r who -r
    Change a system's run level telinit level number Choose one of the following:
    • halt
    • init
    • poweroff
    • reboot
    • shutdown
    • telinit
    • uadmin
    Startup script /etc/rc /sbin/rc run-level number
    Use new kernel bosboot N/A
    Display boot information bootinfo N/A
    Display or alter the list of boot devices bootlist boot
    Shutdown and reboot shutdown -Fr reboot or shutdown -i 6
    Shutdown shutdown or halt halt or poweroff

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    User Management Tasks
    The following displays tasks and location of files or information that is needed to perform user management in AIX and Solaris.

    Tasks/Locations AIX Version 5.1.0 Solaris 8
    Run multiple tasks in a GUI environment Choose one of the following:
  • smitty users(fast path)
  • smitty
  • wsm

    		• admintool
    Add a user mkuser useradd
    Remove a user rmuser userdel
    Change a user chuser usermod
    List users lsuser listusers
    Password files /etc/passwd
    and
    /etc/security/passwd     		/etc/passwd
    and
    /etc/shadow
    Group files /etc/group
    and
    /etc/security/group
    		/etc/group
    Process resource limits for users /etc/security/limits N/A
    Systemwide environment file /etc/profile and /etc/environment N/A
    Configuration information for user authentication /etc/security/user /etc/pam.conf
    Profile template /etc/security/.profile /etc/skel/local.profile

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    ta structures, loads other kernel modules based on the /etc/system file, starts /sbin/init program
  • init: Starts other processes based on the /etc/inittab file
    • Kernel modules directory Kernel and kernel extension modules are stored in two directories:
    • /usr/lib/boot
    • /usr/lib/drivers
    Kernel modules are stored in three directories:
    • /platform/sparc/kernel or /platform/i86pc/kernel
    • /kernel
    • /usr/kernel
    System run levels Defined run levels:
    • 0-1: Reserved for future use
    • 2: Multiuser mode with NFS resources shared (default run level)
    • 3-9: Defined according to the user's preferences
    • m,M,s,S: Single-user mode (maintenance level)
    • a,b,c: Starts processes assigned to the new run levels while leaving the existing processes at the current level running
    • Q,q: init command to reexamine the /etc/inittab file
      Note: When a level from 1 to 9 is specified, the init command kills processes at the current level and restarts any processes associated with the new run level based on the /etc/inittab file.
    Eight run levels:
    • 0: Power-down state
    • s or S: Single-user state
    • 1: Administrative state
    • 2: Multiuser state
    • 3: Multiuser state with NFS resources shared (default run level)
    • 4: Alternative multiuser (not in use)
    • 5: Power-down state
    • 6: Reboot state
    Determine a system's run level who -r who -r Change a system's run level telinit level number Choose one of the following:
    • halt
    • init
    • poweroff
    • reboot
    • shutdown
    • telinit
    • uadmin
    Startup script /etc/rc /sbin/rc run-level number Use new kernel bosboot N/A Display boot information bootinfo N/A Display or alter the list of boot devices bootlist boot Shutdown and reboot shutdown -Fr reboot or shutdown -i 6 Shutdown shutdown or halt halt or poweroff
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    User Management Tasks
    The following displays tasks and location of files or information that is needed to perform user management in AIX and Solaris.

    Tasks/Locations AIX Version 5.1.0 Solaris 8
    Run multiple tasks in a GUI environment Choose one of the following:
  • smitty users(fast path)
  • smitty
  • wsm

    		• admintool
    Add a user mkuser useradd
    Remove a user rmuser userdel
    Change a user chuser usermod
    List users lsuser listusers
    Password files /etc/passwd
    and
    /etc/security/passwd     		/etc/passwd
    and
    /etc/shadow
    Group files /etc/group
    and
    /etc/security/group
    		/etc/group
    Process resource limits for users /etc/security/limits N/A
    Systemwide environment file /etc/profile and /etc/environment N/A
    Configuration information for user authentication /etc/security/user /etc/pam.conf
    Profile template /etc/security/.profile /etc/skel/local.profile

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