Linked by David Adams on Sat 17th May 2008 03:39 UTC, submitted by IdaAshley
Ever wonder what makes a computer tick or how a UNIX server does what it does? Discover what happens when you push the power button on your computer. This article discusses the different boot types, managing the AIX bootlist and the AIX boot sequence. After reading this article, you will better understand what exactly happens when your server starts.
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2007-05-20
Not very different from many other *NIX systems, going through boot loader, kernel and init and using runlevels and an inittab file.
By the way for everyone wishing to learn this stuff in more details and for different systems (Linux, FreeBSD, HP-UX) may I suggest the "Unix System Administration Handbook" (Nemeth et al). It is an excellent read, a real eye opener. Knowing how your system boots, especially how the init scripts work will make you much more confident in using it and configuring it.