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Originally Posted by
mathisecure
I am new to AIX but not new to unix.
I have an interview for an AIX systems admin position and I know they want someone who has knowledge of High Availability, Failover and LPARs
From my research so far, It appear powerha is used to setup high availability and failover on Power systems but is this the case for all AIX systems or does it differ?
I found documentation on IBM Knowledge Center for setting up High availability using PowerHA but I do not know if this would be the process on all aix systems.
This is the core dilemma you are in.....
You have an interview for a position for someone who has knowledge, and I assume experience, for a technology you are not qualified in; and you are doing your homework to try to quickly learn something from reading about it on line, but which you have no hands on experience.
I think it is best for you to simply tell the people who are interviewing you that you have no hands on experience in the technology; but are willing and able to learn it if they hire you and provide valid references from past employers (or teachers) who will attest to the fact you are good at learning quickly on the job (OJT).
It is must better to be honest with people; instead of trying to fool them. That is my strong advice.
I have interviewed many, many people for tech positions over the years; and it is really easy to spot those who have "crammed for the exam", like you are doing.
As a side note, when I was a university student, I almost never crammed for exams or pulled "all nighters" before tests. I just learned the material as well as I could when the homework was assigned, and the lessons were taught, and the night before the exams I generally when for a nice Italian meal, has a "romantic night" with my girlfriend(s), and got a good night sleep. I graduated second in my class (should have graduated at the top, but the guy who "squeaked pass me" was the son of a powerful tenured professor in the same department .... ), with a 3.81 GPA in Electrical Engineering (Magna Cum Laude) at a top private university in the US. The reason I am mentioning this is that my life has been full of success and experience tells me the that honesty and integrity are the most importantly keys to success.
So, if you want a job, be honest and interview with integrity,
Do not try to pretend you have experience in an area where you have no experience.
And never fake references and experience, as so many people do.
Having said that, it is good to do your homework ahead of time, which you have done; by doing your own research and asking questions in forums like this one. On the other hand, experience here over the decades is that our members do not like helping anyone "cram" for interview questions for a job they are not qualified for:
PS: You can search the forums (or visit the various similar thread at the bottom of this page) for more information / posts @unix.com on AIX high availability.