TechTips

Preparing a VIOS for Maintenance Using the HMC

In this how-to tutorial, IBM’s Chris Gibson explains how to prepare a VIOS for maintenance with the HMC, from validation to error detection and post-maintenance activity

Manage IBM i Jobs With Service Commander

IBM i can run more technology than ever before. As such, the types of jobs that can be run are quite diverse—ILE programs, Db2 tasks and PASE programs can happily coexist. This synergy is indeed powerful, but it does come with a cost. All these jobs can be difficult to manage! Consider the simple notion […]

When the Latest and Greatest Isn’t That Great

Rob McNelly on the challenges posed by some technological innovations, notes from IBM Support, and a shout-out to the newly retired Nigel Griffiths

Performance Implications for CICS Applications Using COBOL Version 6

Rocket Software’s Ezriel Gross highlights a methodology for CICS problem analysis and performance tuning—and shares how it led to a 92% savings in CPU for a heavily used transaction

Configuring Hybrid Network Virtualization for AIX

In this article, IBM’s Chris Gibson explains how to configure Hybrid Network Virtualization for an AIX partition

If You’re Not Using Inventory Scout, You’re Missing Out

Rob McNelly with the latest on invscout, along with tips, resources and an opportunity to give feedback to IBM

Hanging Out (Virtually) with IBM Champions, Upgrading an Older HMC and More

Rob McNelly explains how he recently updated an older HMC with the help of IBM Support and gives a reminder about technical debt

Getting Started with IBM i Navigator System Monitors, Revisited

Dawn May explains how to set up system monitors in Navigator for i

Networking, Hanging NIM Operations and AIX Quirks

Rob McNelly covers how to troubleshoot common NIM issues and AIX tips and tricks

The Future of Barcoding: Unlocking the Potential of 2D Barcodes

Prepare for the shift to 2D barcodes! Discover how Barcode400 and TLAForms streamline compliance, efficiency and customer engagement.

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