Power Systems

AIX SR-IOV VF and Cisco CDP

Yesterday, IBM released Technology Level (TL) 2 for AIX 7.3. With TL2, a new capability is delivered for AIX systems using native Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) adapters (logical ports). With this update AIX administrators can now display information for Cisco network devices (switches) that are directly connected to their AIX logical partition (LPAR). This […]

Kisco Systems Launches Richard C. Loeber Fellowship Program to Celebrate 40th Anniversary

The IBM i community is all too familiar with the challenge of replacing the older generation of employees with new talent. Kisco, an IBM i security solutions provider, is seeking to fill the gaps left behind by retirees in the IT industry with the Richard C. Loeber Fellowship Program. The program focuses on promoting the […]

How AI Is Changing the IBM i World

This transcript is edited for clarity. Charlie Guarino: Hi everybody. This is Charlie Guarino. Welcome to another edition of TechTalk SMB. Today’s meeting I’m very happy to say that I’m with a friend, a business leader, and a thought leader in our IBM i community. It’s Mr. Alex Roytman, who is the CEO of Profound […]

The Growing Relevance of REST APIs

Note: This podcast transcript is lightly edited for clarity. Paul Tuohy: Hi everybody and welcome to another iTalk Business with Tuohy. I am yet again delighted to have with me my friend for many, many years now I think and now working with Midrange Dynamics as their development and solutions architect Scott Klement. Hi Scott. […]

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A Warning About Running ezh and eezh Scripts in Updated HMC Environments

In 2020 I wrote about a couple of scripts called ezh and eezh: “EZH is a script for the [HMC] to provide an alternate, easier to use, command line interface for many common commands, and the goal of the project is to make the HMC command line interface easier to use for day to day […]

Paul Tuohy Reflects on His Career on IBM i

Through his years of podcasting for TechChannel, Paul Tuohy always set aside a few moments at the close of his interviews. He wanted his iTalk guests—people who devoted their careers in some fashion to the IBM i platform—to share something personal about their lives, their families, their hobbies or any little thing outside of work. […]

Power10 Lessons Learned in 2023

2023 has been a busy year with lots of Power10 implementations. And I have learned a great deal during that time from a combination of experience, IBM documents and tips from friends. It is important that you follow the instructions on how to set up your Power10 server. The addition of the VMI (Virtualization Management […]

Preparing a VIOS for Maintenance Using the HMC

Did you know that, starting with Hardware Management Console (HMC) V9.2.950.0 and later, you can use the HMC user interface (UI) to prepare a Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) for maintenance on your IBM Power server? If this interests you, please read on to find out how. The VIOS is considered an appliance or (like) firmware […]

Announcing IBM i 7.5 TR3 and 7.4 TR9

Believe it or not, fall is here, which means it’s time for another IBM i announcement. The team has once again spent the summer traveling around the world listening to user feedback from our community and IBM i Advisory Councils and have delivered several key enhancements to our platform and Licensed Program Products (LPPs) that […]

Advice From an IBM i Developer: Just Get Out There

This transcript is edited for clarity. Charlie Guarino: Hi everybody. Welcome to TechTalk SMB. Today I am meeting with Joseph Wright, who is an independent consultant. His company is Wright 400 Inc., and he is located in Southern California. I had the unique opportunity and pleasure to meet with Joseph at a recent conference at […]