Rob McNelly
Contributor
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.”
PowerVC-Based Tool Rebalances Workloads
February 5, 2019
Using the PowerVC Dynamic Resource Optimizer to automatically rebalance AIX workloads on IBM Power Systems servers.
ArticlesA Lifetime IBM Champion
February 2, 2019
Rob McNelly blogs about being one of eight recipients of the IBM Champion Lifetime Achievement Award.
ArticlesData Backup Options Balance Risk and Cost
February 1, 2019
Technical Editor Rob McNelly outlines data backup options.
ArticlesThere’s Even More to the POWER9 Story
January 29, 2019
If you need to make an argument for Power Systems hardware running AIX, IBM i or Linux with the latest processors, this is tremendous ammunition.
ArticlesA Red Hot Reddit Discussion of AIX and Linux
January 22, 2019
AIX isn't imperiled by the prevalence of Linux. Even so, it's always great to encounter passionate defenses of our favorite OS, and this thread from the AIX Reddit feed (r/aix) is chock full of them.
ArticlesReplicating Changes Across Multiple HMCs
January 15, 2019
For any environment with multiple HMCs, data replication generally makes sense. IBM's Customizable Data Replication service can help you accomplish this, no matter how your HMCs are set up.
ArticlesMore on VIOS 3.1
January 8, 2019
Rob McNelly follows up on a recent post about VIOS 3.1.
ArticlesNIM Server Simplifies Installing and Upgrading AIX
December 1, 2018
Rob McNelly explains how NIM enhances upgrades, migrations and scalability, making OS deployment seamless when installing and upgrading your AIX.
ArticlesExploring the Possibilities
November 20, 2018
Rob McNelly explores how to emulate AIX on QEMU, test AIX 7.2 on modern POWER9 workstations, and unlock possibilities for innovative tech experimentation.
ArticlesSecurity Vulnerability Impacts POWER Processors
January 9, 2018
Rob McNelly explains how a security vulnerability affecting microprocessors requires firmware and OS patches for mitigation and protection.