AIX V4.3 and Windows 2000, Side by Side Laurent Vanel, Leonardo Antonelli, Angela Keelan, Miha Music International Technical Support Organization www.redbooks.ibm.com SG24-4784-01 SG24-4784-01 International Technical Support Organization AIX V4.3 and Windows 2000, Side by Side April 2000 Take Note! Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the general information in Appendix A, “Special notices” on page 521. Second Edition (April 2000) This edition applies to AIX Version 4.3.3, Program Number 5765-C34. This document was created or updated on April 14, 2000. Comments may be addressed to: IBM Corporation, International Technical Support Organization Dept. JN9B Building 003 Internal Zip 2834 11400 Burnet Road Austin, Texas 78758-3493 When you send information to IBM, you grant IBM a non-exclusive right to use or distribute the information in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2000. All rights reserved. Note to U.S Government Users – Documentation related to restricted rights – Use, duplication or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Figures....................................................ix Tables....................................................xv Preface.................................................. xvii The team that wrote this redbook. ................................. xvii Commentswelcome............................................xviii Chapter 1. Introduction ......................................1 Chapter 2. Operating system concepts..........................3 2.1 Monolithic model . .......................................3 2.2 Layered model ...........................................4 2.3Microkernel.............................................5 2.4 Client/server model .......................................6 Chapter 3. Operating system architecture .......................9 3.1AIXarchitecture..........................................9 3.1.1History.............................................9 3.1.2Architecturedescription...............................10 3.2 Windows 2000 architecture ................................23 3.2.1History............................................23 3.2.2Architecturedescription...............................26 Chapter 4. Open System Standards compliance .................35 4.1 Open standards groups/bodies/committees ....................35 4.2TheOpenGroupexample.................................35 4.3 AIX V4.3 Open Systems Standards compliance . ................36 4.4 Windows 2000 Open Systems Standard compliance . ...........37 Chapter 5. Packaging .......................................39 5.1AIXVersion4.3packaging.................................39 5.1.1AIXVersion4.3Package..............................40 5.1.2 Processor groups . .................................41 5.1.3 AIX Version 4.3 Bonus Pack. ...........................43 5.1.4AIXoptions.........................................45 5.1.5 National Language Support . ...........................47 5.1.6 AIX Version 4.3 bus support . ...........................48 5.1.7 AIX Licensed Program Products (LPPs) . ................49 5.2 Windows 2000 packaging. .................................49 5.2.1 Windows 2000 Professional package .....................50 5.2.2 Windows 2000 (Standard) Server Package. ................51 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 iii 5.2.3 Windows 2000 Advanced Server Package . ................51 5.2.4 Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Package ................51 5.2.5 National Language Support . ...........................51 5.2.6 Windows 2000 bus support. ...........................52 5.3 AIX V4.3 and Windows 2000 packaging . ......................52 Chapter 6. User interface/graphics support .....................55 6.1AIXVersion4.3userinterface..............................55 6.1.1 Login Manager ......................................55 6.1.2 Session Manager . .................................56 6.1.3 Front Panel. ......................................58 6.1.4 Style Manager ......................................62 6.1.5 Workspace Manager. .................................63 6.1.6 File Manager . ......................................64 6.1.7 Application Manager. .................................65 6.1.8 Help Manager. ......................................66 6.2 Windows 2000 user interface ...............................67 6.2.1 Logging on . ......................................68 6.2.2 Windows 2000 Active Desktop ..........................68 6.3 Graphics Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) . ...........81 6.3.1AIX...............................................81 6.3.2 Windows 2000 ......................................82 6.4CommandlineInterface...................................82 6.4.1AIXshells..........................................82 6.4.2 Windows 2000 command line interface....................93 Chapter 7. Storage management ..............................99 7.1 AIX storage management . .................................99 7.1.1 Logical Volume Manager (LVM) . ......................99 7.1.2AIXVersion4.3filesystems...........................112 7.1.3 AIX V4.3 and Redundant Array of Independent Disks support . 125 7.2 Windows 2000 storage management . .....................127 7.2.1 Volume management ................................127 7.2.2 Windows 2000 file systems. ..........................134 7.2.3 Windows 2000 RAID support ..........................146 7.2.4 Security and the user model . ..........................148 Chapter 8. Security .......................................149 8.1 Security standards . .....................................150 8.1.1Othersecurity-relatedresources........................152 8.2AIXsecurity...........................................152 8.2.1 User management and authorization controls..............152 8.2.2Networksecurity....................................163 8.2.3TrustedComputingBase(TCB)........................169 iv AIX V4.3 and Windows 2000, Side by Side 8.2.4Auditing..........................................170 8.2.5 Additional protection tools . ..........................175 8.2.6 Optional protection tools..............................176 8.3 Windows 2000 security. ................................184 8.3.1 Security Configuration Manager . .....................184 8.3.2ActiveDirectory....................................185 8.3.3 Logon process .....................................188 8.3.4 User authentication and authorization....................190 8.3.5Auditing..........................................200 8.3.6 Additional protection tools . ..........................202 8.3.7 Optional protection tools..............................202 Chapter 9. System management .............................205 9.1Installation............................................205 9.1.1 AIX V4.3 installation methods..........................205 9.1.2 Windows 2000 installation methods .....................223 9.2Bootprocess..........................................228 9.2.1 AIX boot process . ................................228 9.2.2 Windows 2000 boot process. ..........................234 9.3 Configuration management ...............................236 9.3.1 AIX configuration management.........................237 9.3.2 Windows 2000 configuration management . ...............240 9.4Systemadministratorinterface.............................245 9.4.1AIXsystemadministratorinterface......................245 9.4.2 Windows 2000 System Administration Interface . ..........265 9.5Backup/restore.........................................298 9.5.1AIXBackup/Restore.................................298 9.5.2 Windows 2000 backup/restore .........................302 9.6 Processes and subsystems management.....................304 9.6.1 AIX process management. ..........................304 9.6.2 Windows 2000 Process Management ....................307 9.7 Reliability, availability and serviceability . .....................309 9.7.1 AIX Reliability, availability, and servicability ...............309 9.7.2 Windows 2000 reliability, availability, and serviceability . ....318 9.8Printing...............................................321 9.8.1AIXprinting........................................322 9.8.2 Windows 2000 printing ...............................326 9.9 Terminal support . .....................................333 9.9.1 AIX terminal support . ................................333 9.9.2 Windows 2000 Terminal services . .....................334 9.10 Support for national languages. ..........................336 9.10.1 AIX support for national languages .....................336 9.10.2 Windows 2000 support for national languages . ..........339 v Chapter 10. Performance monitoring .........................347 10.1AIXperformancemonitoring..............................347 10.1.1MonitoringCPU...................................347 10.1.2MonitoringI/O.....................................348 10.1.3Monitoringmemory.................................350 10.1.4Monitoringthenetwork..............................352 10.1.5Othertools.......................................353 10.1.6PerformanceToolboxforAIX.........................356 10.2 Windows 2000 performance monitoring .....................368 10.2.1SystemMonitor....................................368 10.2.2Performancelogsandalerts..........................372 Chapter 11. Networking ....................................377 11.1Protocolsandconcepts.................................377 11.1.1QualityofService(QoS).............................377