Active Memory Pools with Navigator for i
December 21, 2017
On the “green screen” you can see what pool a job is running in with Work with Active Jobs (WRKACTJOB); press F11 one time and you’ll find a column with the pool number. That’s nice, but you need to know the description of the pool that number is associated with. Using Work with System Status […]
Articlesi Can use IBM DVD Images with my USB 3.0 Adapter
November 28, 2017
With IBM i 7.2 TR5 and 7.3 TR1, IBM introduced “Optical Containers.” This allowed users to see the DVD image as a separate file system.
ArticlesTrace Output Formatted for PCAP
August 2, 2017
IBM i has two ways to trace network traffic: Communications Trace, and Trace Connection.
ArticlesEnd Subsystem Options—Optimize Ending Your Subsystems
August 1, 2017
The End Subsystem (ENDSBS), End System (ENDSYS), and Power Down System (PWRDWNSYS) commands all have the End Subsystem Options (ENSSBSOPT) parameter.
ArticlesRoute FTP and SMTP Workloads to Their Own Subsystem
July 24, 2017
If you're doing file transfers or SMTP email on your IBM i partition, you may want to take advantage of subsystem configuration to isolate those workloads from other work in the QSYSWRK subsystem.
Graph History—Stacked Charts
May 22, 2017
With the 7.3 release, IBM introduced historical performance data collection and the ability to view your historical data graphically with Graph History.
ArticlesCOMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) and RFEs
May 3, 2017
Dawn May highlights several IBM i client advisory councils.
ArticlesSubsystem Configuration Documentation
April 18, 2017
With the 7.3 release, the subsystem configuration information has been updated and incorporated into the Work Management topic within the IBM i Knowledge Center.
ArticlesPowerVM LinkedIn Group
March 28, 2017
PowerVM is IBM's advanced virtualization on Power Systems. Learn more about it in the PowerVM LinkedIn group.
ArticlesCopy an Open Spooled File
March 22, 2017
With IBM i 7.3, you can now copy an open spooled file.