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Article 600!
ByThis is a historic post, article number 600 rolls of the print press! Here we celebrate this exciting feat. The number 600 pops up in various contexts, here are some…
Which VIO Servers Are You Using for vSCSI Storage?
ByHow do you know which VIO servers your AIX LPARs are using for storage? There are different options for presenting storage for your AIX VIO clients (the LPARs). This article…
Getting Started with the IBM HMC
The command line interface allows you to automate tasks, which can make monitoring or even creating new LPARs easier. Although the Hardware Management Console GUI is a common way to…
Webinar: Planning a Successful IBM i 7.6 Upgrade
16 October | 4 P.M. BST
Join IBM i expert Pete Massiello as he walks you through the essential steps to prepare for your next upgrade.
From prerequisites to post-installation requirements, this session will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to complete your upgrade correctly.
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Remain Software Milestone
NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands — Today Remain Software is pleased to announce the second Milestone of TD/OMS V14, Gravity V7, OCTO V1, Remain API Studio V3, and MiWorkplace V1.28, in line with the company’s…
ByA screen a story – Retire the Heritage Navigator for i
Although the log4j media storm of December 2021 has settled and is part of what we call the past. IBM did publish a document titled Security Bulletin: IBM i components…
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Service Commander on IBM i
In this article I will talk about another great open-source utility for our IBM i. Firstly, what a great name! Service commander was developed by Jesse Gorsinski, the business architect…
Finding the key to cost-effective, simple business continuity and disaster recovery
key to cost-effective, simple business continuity and disaster recovery By Tom Richards, Systems and Storage Practice Lead Northdoor plc. Preparing for the unknown If the events of the last year…
A screen a story – Storage Spikes?
As mentioned in my previous article, this article is all about when disk space spikes all of a sudden and how to trace the culprit. The last few year more…
Logrotate on IBM i
In this article I will talk about an open-source utility that hasn’t got much airspace since it was released on our IBM i. Its called logrotate, a handly utility that…
Your IBM i server is not a fridge
It feels a little crazy to have to point this out but your IBM i isn’t a bloody refrigerator! And yet, there are some users who seem to think that…
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In this article I will show you how we can install and use the very popular PostgreSQL database on our IBM i. PostgreSQL is an open source relational database management…
A screen a story – Custom Charts. Is it a hidden gem?
If disk space fills up completely on IBM i, the system will eventually come to a stop. Before doing that it will get slower and slower. It is your task…
A screen a story – now you see me, now you do not
The life of a system administrator can be full of surprises. Things you have taken for granted, turn out to be completely different. Let me get directly to the point.…
Say hello to Power10 and go buy a POWER9
IBM has just announced the all new Power10 based E1080 model and it looks great! I recently wrote an article highlighting 10 things you should know about Power10, if you…
Backup Performance
A while ago, I was asked to look at the performance during a Save 21 ‘Save the entire system’. Basically it took a little bit longer, as time went by,…
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