Chris Gibson
Contributor
Chris Gibson is an AIX and PowerVM specialist located in Melbourne, Australia. He is an IBM Champion for Power Systems, IBM CATE (Power Systems and AIX), a technical editor, and a co-author of several IBM Redbooks publications.
Minimizing Downtime for AIX Updates
August 20, 2025
Chris Gibson details an NIM alternate disk enhancement that allows AIX updates to be installed with minimal disruption
ArticlesA Guide to ClamAV Open-Source Anti-Malware for AIX
May 30, 2025
Chris Gibson explains how to install, configure and use the signature-based software
ArticlesInside PowerVM Virtual Media Library With NFS
January 31, 2025
IBM Champion Chris Gibson provides a walkthrough of the Power systems storage feature, including a look at the new VIOS 4.1.1.0
ArticlesEnhancements for AIX 7.3 Live Update With TL3
January 14, 2025
IBM Champion Chris Gibson looks at Live Update enhancements, dynamic modification of system resources and Live Library Update (LLU)
ArticlesAutomating AIX Live Update With Ansible
September 4, 2024
IBM’s Chris Gibson explains how to perform AIX Live Update using Ansible with command examples
ArticlesUsing emgr_check_ifixes on AIX 7.3
March 11, 2024
IBM's Chris Gibson explains how to use emgr_check_ifixes to automatically check for and download AIX security interim fixes
ArticlesAIX Virtual Fibre Channel Enhancement
February 8, 2024
IBM’s Chris Gibson introduces the new AIX 7.3 vfcstat command and discusses some of the (not so recent) enhancements to the fcstat command
ArticlesAIX SR-IOV VF and Cisco CDP
November 11, 2023
IBM’s Chris Gibson highlights the latest AIX updates
ArticlesPreparing a VIOS for Maintenance Using the HMC
October 17, 2023
In this how-to tutorial, IBM’s Chris Gibson explains how to prepare a VIOS for maintenance with the HMC, from validation to error detection and post-maintenance activity
ArticlesConfiguring Hybrid Network Virtualization for AIX
May 26, 2023
In this article, IBM’s Chris Gibson explains how to configure Hybrid Network Virtualization for an AIX partition