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
ArticlesCelebrating the Power 11 Family’s New Addition
August 3, 2026
Rob McNelly provides details on the recent S1112 announcement and reflects on his upcoming writing/blogging anniversary
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
ArticlesIBM Power/NASA Collaboration: Seeking Details
May 1, 2026
Rob McNelly has questions about Power servers' involvement in the lunar mission, plus answers on updating VIOS from the HMC and tips from IBM Support
Timing 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
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
ArticlesCopy That: A Quick Cautionary Tale About Data Transfers
May 1, 2024
Rob McNelly also shares some IBM Support docs and a scary story of a cyberattack that didn't happen