Rob McNelly
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Rob McNelly is a Senior AIX Solutions Architect doing pre-sales and post-sales support for IBM Premier Business Partner Meridian IT Inc. in Deerfield, Ill. He is a technical editor and a former administrator within IBM's Integrated Technology Delivery and Server Operations division. Rob was named an IBM Power Systems Champion (www.ibm.com/developerworks/champion) in October 2011. Rob can be reached at rob.mcnelly@gmail.com.
A note from Rob:
“I enjoy camping, hiking, biking and backpacking through the mountains of Arizona. I’ve also learned to enjoy Ragnar races, and sprint triathlons. I always look forward to spending time on Arizona’s closest beach which is located in Puerto Penasco, Mexico. I enjoy scuba diving from live-aboard diving boats. My favorite trip was hiking to the blue waters of Havasupai, and I’m planning on hiking the Grand Canyon in the near future. Long ago, I realized that I would rather live in a hot, dry climate than shovel snow.”
Now is the Time to Migrate from Older HMCs
March 17, 2020
Reminder: Support will soon end for x86-based HMC devices. Now is the time to migrate your data.
ArticlesPatching on the Fly with AIX and Linux
March 10, 2020
AIX admins often manage Linux servers as well. If this fits your job description, you should know that each operating system has an option that allows limited patching to be done without a reboot. The AIX version is called Live Update; the Red Hat version is called Live Patching. From the AIX site:“Starting with AIX Version 7.2, […]
ArticlesA Roundup of IC922 Coverage
March 3, 2020
IBM unveiled the Power Systems IC922 server last month. Here's a handy list of where to learn more about it.
ArticlesVideos Highlight the Latest on Storage
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Learn what's new and on the horizon in the world of storage through videos produced by the IBM Washington Systems Center.
ArticlesPowerVM Capability Offers Value to SAP HANA
February 18, 2020
A new PowerVM capability called Virtual Persistent Memory (vPMEM) provides a fast restart of workloads during outages in SAP HANA environments.
ArticlesNew Redbooks Catalogs Key AIX Enhancements
February 4, 2020
Published last month, the new IBM Redbooks publication covers security and networking enhancements, virtualization and cloud capabilities, PowerVM features—plus plenty more.
ArticlesdeveloperWorks Connections Pages in Transition
February 2, 2020
Today's post is a friendly (and important) reminder that the developerWorks Connections platform is set to permanently shut down on March 31.
ArticlesPowerVC 1.4.3 Install Error
January 28, 2020
Rob finds a simple solution to a customer's PowerVC install fail.
ArticlesUsing nmonchart; Verifying IBM Downloads
January 21, 2020
Courtesy of Russell Adams, here's some useful information on performance monitoring tool nmon and how to more securely verify IBM downloads.
ArticlesESS Mobile App Updates
January 7, 2020
The latest version of the IBM Entitled Systems Support mobile app puts asset management at your fingertips.