Jaqui Lynch
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Jaqui Lynch has more than 38 years of experience working with a variety of projects and operating systems across multiple vendor platforms, including mainframes, UNIX systems, midrange systems and personal workstations. She was an IBM customer for more than 22 years and then worked for two business partners in the USA. She is now working as an independent consultant, focusing on enterprise architecture, performance and delivery on Power Systems with AIX and Linux. Additionally, she regularly presents at IBM and other conferences around the world.
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PowerVM Upgrades and Top 12 Tips for Maintaining Your VIO Servers
June 15, 2021
PowerVM v3 has now been out for some time. In this article, I’ll go over what you should think about when maintaining VIO servers. I’ve noticed that once a VIO server is installed, people tend to ignore it until they are forced to upgrade it—this is not recommended. So, here are my top 12 tips […]
ArticlesBasic AIX Security Strategies and Best Practices
April 20, 2021
Security is a very hot topic for a good reason. So much of our personally identifying data is now being stored that the security break-ins that have been happening have most likely affected everyone reading this article. Additionally, the penalties now for breaches of the various standards (HIPAA, PCI, etc) are significant. Good security requires […]
ArticlesUpdating to HMC v9
March 2, 2021
IBM brought out HMC v9 M910 in March 2018 for x86, Power and virtual HMCs. Since then, there have been numerous updates to the v9 code, adding features and fixing bugs. As new releases have come out, requirements for the HMC hardware have changed. The latest release (V9R2M950) no longer supports the x86 HMCs (7042-*) […]
Articles2021 AIX Performance Tuning Update
February 12, 2021
Good systems management involves not only managing system reliability, but it also involves continually trying to maximize system throughput and reduce response time for the users. This requires monitoring and tuning system resources. In order to do that, you need to first determine what your key measurement and tuning criteria are. The first step is […]
ArticlesAIX 2020 Lessons Learned
October 15, 2020
Rob McNelly explores expert advice for AIX maintenance, from rootvg cloning to disk scrubbing.
ArticlesTime to Look at System Maintenance and Replacing Equipment
February 1, 2019
Once a year, it’s important to review the hardware that’s installed—and also the levels of the software that’s installed on those servers. It’s important to stay as current as possible to ensure you have the best security and performance. It’s also critical to be on hardware and software that is still in service. This means […]
ArticlesPaging, Memory and I/O Delays
September 1, 2010
Jacqui Lynch offers expert tips for AIX tuning in this first of a two-part series. Learn how to optimize paging, memory, and I/O delays for AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.