What to Do if Your VIOS Backup Fails
September 1, 2026
Rob McNelly aggregates updates and alerts from IBM Support, including vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS, recent APARS, updateios and altdisk problem scenarios and more, including an update on his Arizona adventures
ArticlesTaking Greater Control of Live Partition Mobility
August 18, 2026
Using the vfc resource label as an example, Chris Gibson provides a practical introduction to VIOS group labels
ArticlesIn IT, There Are No Points for Humility
June 2, 2026
Rob McNelly on the importance of giving credit where due, a guide to NPIV setup and more
ArticlesWhat Is an Affinity Score and Why Does it Matter?
May 22, 2026
IBM i consultant Dawn May describes the importance of affinity scores as a measure of performance and explains how to review that data
ArticlesTiming Your Power11 Upgrade
April 22, 2026
IBM Power consultant Jaqui Lynch lays out the factors that shops need to be considering as they plot their migration
Preparing for Your Power11 Migration
September 18, 2025
IBM Champion Jaqui Lynch reviews the housekeeping that must be done before you migrate your systems to POWER11
ArticlesAdding a LUN to a VIO Server That Uses an SSD Drive
July 2, 2024
In the process, Rob McNelly revisits his impressions of the HMC GUI
ArticlesNavigating a Tricky Power10 Server Build-Out
June 4, 2024
Rob McNelly also shares information about the new Power S1012, along with more cautionary tech tales
ArticlesHMC and VIO Update Tips
May 9, 2024
IBM Champion Jaqui Lynch talks about HMC and VIO upgrade lessons she has learned in 2024 so far
ArticlesThe Value of IBM Education, the Opportunity to Interact
April 4, 2024
Rob McNelly looks ahead to this fall's IBM TechXchange event