My Lucky Number
July 14, 2020
Thirteen years ago this week, my first AIXchange post went live for IBM Systems Magazine. You may notice that the above link takes you to RobMcNelly.com, my personal website and archive. Early this year, around the same time IBM developerWorks shut down, IBM Systems magazine redesigned its website. The decision was made to scale back the magazine […]
ArticlesWhen Looking for Answers, Don’t Discount Older Docs
July 7, 2020
While a lot of information is dated, it's still relevant. Old documentation and archives actually hold answers to a lot of our current questions.
ArticlesA Literal Icon of Computing
June 30, 2020
Rob McNelly makes a toast to early GUI decisions and designs, and the people behind them.
ArticlesVideos are Another AIX Learning Tool
June 23, 2020
Get to know the series of YouTube videos from Nigel Griffiths that he calls AIX in Focus.
ArticlesResolving Issues Running migratepv
June 9, 2020
What happens when you try to use migratepv to move rootvg to the new LUN and remove the copy of rootvg from the original LUN?
AIX 6.1 Running on POWER9? It Can Be Done.
May 31, 2020
The system software map comes in handy when a customer that was running AIX 6.1 on a POWER5 server wanted to migrate their LPAR to POWER9.
ArticlesRepurposing an Old Tape Library
April 17, 2020
Rob McNelly walks through customer troubleshooting from an IBM Redbook.
ArticlesAlert Impacts VIOS 3.1.1 NPIV Users
March 31, 2020
Today's post features a trio of valuable technical insights, courtesy of IBMers on Twitter.
ArticlesA Great Reason to Revisit Quick Response (QR) Codes
March 24, 2020
Want remote access to important customer-based service information? It's actually just a QR code away.
ArticlesA Reminder About Remote HMC Upgrades
March 19, 2020
Rob McNelly explains how to optimize AIX environments using NIM for efficient setups, upgrades, and simplified administration.