IBM AIX Certifications
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IBM AIX Certifications for Not Yet Techies



I. IBM Certified Specialist - AIX Basic Operations V5

Prerequisite -- 3 months experience with AIX

Requirement -- Pass Test 190: AIX Basic Operations V5

67 multiple choice questions in 75 minutes.





II. IBM Certified Specialist - pSeries AIX System Administration

Prerequisite: Minimum of six months experience administering in an
AIX V4 system environment. One year of AIX or UNIX user experience.
Training in AIX system administration or equivalent experience.

Requirement: Pass Test 191 -- pSeries AIX System Administration




III. IBM Certified Specialist - pSeries AIX System Support

Recommended Prerequisites --

At least 6 months experience providing AIX Support

1-2 years AIX or UNIX experience

Training and/or experience in advanced systems administration

Training and/or experience in TCP/IP and AIX Performance Tuning

Requirement -- Pass Test 199: IBM Certified
Specialist - pSeries AIX System Support




IV. IBM Certified Specialist - pSeries Administration and
Support for AIX 5L V5.2

Prerequisites: 6 months AIX administrative and support experience
for multiple users using AIX 5L V5.2 Maintenance Level 3. Also,
12 months of AIX 5L and/or UNIX experience.

Requirement: Pass Test 232 -- pSeries Administration and
Support for AIX 5L V5.2

90 multiple choice questions in 120 minutes with at least
60% correct



V. IBM Certified Systems Expert - pSeries HACMP for AIX 5L

Required Prerequisite: IBM Certified Specialist - pSeries
Administration and Support for AIX 5L v5.2

Recommended Prerequisites: 3-6 years experience with HACMP and
extensive AIX and pSeries experience


Requirement: pass Test 237 -- pSeries HACMP for AIX 5L

82 multiple choice questions in 90 minutes -- passing score
is 55 correct



VI. IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert - pSeries and AIX 5L


Required Prerequisite:

Certification as:

IBM Certified Specialist - pSeries Administration and Support for AIX 5L v5.2
or

IBM Certified Specialist - pSeries AIX System Administration
or

IBM Certified Specialist - pSeries AIX System Support



Recommended Prerequisite: At least six months in-depth experience
within pSeries AIX.



Core Requirement:


Pass any 3 of the following tests:



Test 233: AIX 5L Installation, Backup and System Recovery

OR

Test 234: AIX 5L Performance and Systems Tuning

OR

Test 235: AIX 5L Problem Determination

OR

Test 236: AIX 5L Communications

OR

Test 237: pSeries HACMP for AIX 5L

OR

Test 197: pSeries Enterprise Technical Support
- posted by RickStooker @ 11:58 AM