Meet the TechChannel Rising Stars on IBM Z
November 12, 2021
This year, TechChannel begins a new tradition—acknowledging Rising Stars in the mainframe community who have pushed the boundaries of what is possible on IBM Z since joining the ecosystem within the last five years. The TechChannel Rising Stars initiative—which will run once a year—aims to recognize the next generation of aspiring innovators within the IBM Z […]
ArticlesInteresting Points About the Power HMC
November 10, 2021
Jaqui Lynch on a real-life experience upgrading a 7063-cr1 HMC from 931 to 951, and new HMC upgrades
ArticlesOpen Mainframe Project Holds Second Annual Open Mainframe Summit
November 2, 2021
On Sept. 22 – 23, 2021, following last year’s inaugural conference, the Open Mainframe Project held its second Open Mainframe Summit. The virtual event brought together many members of the mainframe community, from students to hobbyists, seasoned professionals to new engineers, developers and educators. Together, speakers and attendees were able to share their insights, connect with […]
ArticlesWhy Everyone Should Capture Performance Baselines
November 2, 2021
With most numerical data, a number requires a reference point for meaning, and performance data is filled with numbers. Baseline data provides reference points for numerical data and are essential for good performance management. A baseline is simply a collection of system performance metrics saved from a known point in time. Baselines are useful to […]
ArticlesChristian Jacobi, Chief Architect for IBM Z Processors, on the New IBM Telum Chip
November 2, 2021
IBM’s new Telum chip fulfills clients’ business imperatives with a new cache infrastructure, optimized core and the ability to embed AI directly into enterprise workloads. First announced at the annual Hot Chips conference, this innovative processor chip enables IBM clients to leverage AI technologies and grow their workloads. Christian Jacobi, Distinguished Engineer and Chief Architect […]
5 Quick Ways to Speed up Your z/OS Batch Without Application Changes
October 28, 2021
z/OS users understand that batch is still important. However, with pressure to reduce downtime and offer 24-7 online services, it seems we always need to reduce our batch window. Or in other words, make our batch jobs run faster. The good news is that z/OS has a lot of features that may speed up batch, […]
ArticlesHow to Become a Happier Mainframe Professional
October 27, 2021
Some people might think that working on a mainframe every day is enough to make anyone happy, but as a mainframe professional, what could you do to make yourself happier? The usual response when people are asked what would make them happier is to suggest that they would like a higher salary and more time […]
ArticlesHow to Check NPIV Virtual Fibre Channel Adapter Mapping on AIX
October 21, 2021
Starting with AIX 7.2 TL5 SP3 (and VIOS 3.1.3.00), AIX/Power System administrators can use an alternative to kdb for viewing VIOS “identifying info” from client AIX LPARs. For example: # cat /proc/sys/adapter/fc/fcs0/hostinfo fcs0 VFC client adapter name : fcs0 Host partition name (VIOS) : vio1 VFC host adapter name : vfchost0 VFC host adapter location […]
ArticlesMonitoring Tools for Power Systems and AIX
October 20, 2021
Monitoring tools improve service availability and productivity by proactively identifying, diagnosing and repairing slow or otherwise unstable connections. On the other hand, management tools ensure that your system is available, configured properly and its components are connected correctly and as expected, whereas monitoring tools look for overall system, communication, and application performance impacts. For above-mentioned […]
ArticlesAIX 7.3 Leverages Power10 Processor to Support Customers’ Hybrid Multicloud and AI Endeavors
October 19, 2021
The new AIX 7.3 release brings customers new ways to integrate their mission critical infrastructure with new and enhanced capabilities. IBM designed AIX 7.3 in response to feedback from customers, particularly around extracting business value from data and supporting their hybrid multicloud strategies. Its new features take advantage of the unique capabilities of the Power10 […]