Configuring 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
ArticlesIf You’re Not Using Inventory Scout, You’re Missing Out
May 17, 2023
Rob McNelly with the latest on invscout, along with tips, resources and an opportunity to give feedback to IBM
ArticlesJaqui Lynch on PowerVM V3 and HMC Tips
April 13, 2023
In the past few months many people have been asking me for tips on managing their HMCs, VIO servers and how to prepare to integrate Power10 into their environment. In this article I am sharing some of the tips I have picked up in the last year that I hope will be helpful for you. […]
ArticlesThe Power of Containers on the Mainframe
March 30, 2023
Acronyms drive me crazy—and having worked more than 30 years for a company that made its living on acronyms…you can understand why. Enter: zCX, or IBM z/OS Container Extensions. It was released for z/OS 2.4 and provides Docker Swarm as support for Docker containers and cluster management. zCX is the vehicle that allows your IBM […]
ArticlesHMC, BMC, VMI, eBMC, FSP, Oh My!
March 16, 2023
In the beginning of the HMC era life was simple. We had an x86 HMC connected to the FSP (Flexible Service Processor) of the server. You could have redundant HMCs if you wanted, as well. With the migration to the Power HMCs until Power10 we have a BMC (baseboard management controller) in the HMC, and […]
Visualize System Monitor Data for IBM i
March 10, 2023
My blog Getting Started with IBM i Navigator System Monitors, Revisited explained how to set up system monitors in Navigator for i. Once you have system monitors up and running, you will want to look at the monitor data on a regular basis. There are three options: Visualize Monitor Data, Visualize Monitor Data (new tab) […]
ArticlesGetting Started with IBM i Navigator System Monitors, Revisited
February 21, 2023
Dawn May explains how to set up system monitors in Navigator for i
ArticlesNetworking, Hanging NIM Operations and AIX Quirks
February 16, 2023
I enjoyed this perspective on the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) from IBM Champion Andrey Klyachkin: “You know this eternal problem, don’t you? Datacenter guys laid the cable from an AIX server to some port on some network switch. Of course, everything was written on some sheet of paper many years ago. But years went after […]
ArticlesAlerting for System Limits on IBM i
January 26, 2023
IBM i automatically tracks many system limits and allows you to review these limits using various IBM i services, such as the QSYS2.SYSLIMITS view. There are many monitored categories, such as database, journal, work management and file system limits. See the System Health Services topic in the IBM i Knowledge Center for the full list […]
ArticlesMonitoring IBM i With Prometheus
December 14, 2022
Jesse Gorzinski on how to use Prometheus to monitor your entire technology ecosystem, including IBM i