The Importance of Documentation
March 6, 2024
Rob McNelly on the need to check docs and the simplicity of conducting upgrades using the HMC GUI, as well as with other tips and tidbits
ArticlesHow an ERP System Can Boost Your Business’s Digital Transformation
February 16, 2024
Friedman Corporation’s Craig Skonieczny explores how ERP systems can advance digital transformation efforts and offers best practices for implementing an ERP system
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
ArticlesHow to Use the Rules Command With VIO Servers
January 11, 2024
I do a lot of customizations on my VIO servers, and I was asked recently how the rules command could be used to deploy some of those changes so they can be consistently applied to all VIO servers. The rules command is primarily used to tune and modify device settings on the VIO server and […]
ArticlesHow to Upgrade to PowerVM v4.1.0.10
December 8, 2023
In this article I will go over my recent experience upgrading VIO servers from version 3 to version 4. The process is similar to going from version 2 to version 3, but I did run into a few issues that you should be able to avoid. The first step is to download the code and […]
Digging Into AIX 7.3 TL Updates
December 5, 2023
In November, IBM TechXchange conducted a deep dive on AIX 7.3 TL updates. Featuring AIX product manager Jayen Shah and Carl Burnet, DE for IBM Power, the webinar covered the latest AIX enhancements: “In this webcast, you will learn:*How AIX OS feature enhancements provide the capacity, performance, and leading security needed to accelerate business outcomes.*How […]
ArticlesFLRT, NIM, DNF, HMC and More: Technical Lessons From 2023
November 15, 2023
2023 has been incredibly busy, but I have also learned a lot during that time. It was great to attend TechXchange, see everyone in person and share ideas and thoughts with everyone. In this article I have tried to distill some of the things I learned throughout the year: Updates to tools How to install […]
ArticlesAIX SR-IOV VF and Cisco CDP
November 11, 2023
Yesterday, IBM released Technology Level (TL) 2 for AIX 7.3. With TL2, a new capability is delivered for AIX systems using native Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) adapters (logical ports). With this update AIX administrators can now display information for Cisco network devices (switches) that are directly connected to their AIX logical partition (LPAR). This […]
ArticlesA Warning About Running ezh and eezh Scripts in Updated HMC Environments
October 31, 2023
In 2020 I wrote about a couple of scripts called ezh and eezh: “EZH is a script for the [HMC] to provide an alternate, easier to use, command line interface for many common commands, and the goal of the project is to make the HMC command line interface easier to use for day to day […]
ArticlesPower10 Lessons Learned in 2023
October 30, 2023
2023 has been a busy year with lots of Power10 implementations. And I have learned a great deal during that time from a combination of experience, IBM documents and tips from friends. It is important that you follow the instructions on how to set up your Power10 server. The addition of the VMI (Virtualization Management […]