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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.”

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AIX/VIOS Versioning Recommendations, a POWER9-Based HMC and the Evolution of IBM Certifications

Rob McNelly

April 22, 2021

Rob McNelly on why AIX has stood the test of time, the new POWER9-based HMC and how IBM certifications have evolved

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Standing Pat Is No Longer an Option With the HMC

Rob McNelly

March 19, 2021

New POWER9 servers running new firmware won't work with your old HMC. Rob McNelly explains why, and provides some upgrade options.

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AIX at 35 and the Layered Significance of AIX 7.3

Rob McNelly

March 10, 2021

Rob McNelly on AIX and Power hardware improvements, and where the AIX roadmap might lead beyond 2023

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Client Story, VIOS Tips, HMC News and Why You Should Move on From AIX 7.1

Rob McNelly

February 17, 2021

Rob McNelly explains why older AIX versions run slower, and why it's time to move on from AIX 7.1

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Why AIX Admins Should Know vi and ksh

Rob McNelly

February 1, 2021

We may bash one another with our opinions, but every AIX admin needs to know vi and ksh

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Some Ideas for Expanding the Power Systems/AIX Universe

Rob McNelly

January 8, 2021

Moving forward, Rob McNelly will be writing regularly on AIX, IBM Power Systems hardware and related topics for TechChannel

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Thank You All

Rob McNelly

December 15, 2020

In Rob McNelly's final AIXChange post, we revisit some of his other posts from over the years.

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ezh, eezh Scripts Designed to Simplify the HMC Command Line Interface

Rob McNelly

December 8, 2020

Rob McNelly notes the availability of scripts that are designed to simplify the HMC command line interface.

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Displaying UDID/UUID Information

Rob McNelly

December 1, 2020

Rob McNelly offers additional insight with this post about displaying UDID/UUID information.

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AIX Security and IBM i TR Announcement Highlights

Rob McNelly

November 30, 2020

Technical Editor Rob McNelly breaks down the latest IBM i and AIX announcements

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