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Tips & Techniques -
System Administration
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Written by Dan Boyum and Dave Snyder
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Friday, 20 November 2009 00:00 |
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Install IBM i over a Network File System (NFS) server using virtual optical media and enjoy the freedom of automation!
Written by Dan Boyum and Dave Snyder
The IBM i Network Install process uses virtual optical devices within a Network File System (NFS) network for installation. With new enhancements in IBM i 6.1, users now have the ability to perform installations and operating system upgrades across their networks to other IBM i partitions. In addition, users can also load PTFs or restore data via a Virtual Media Image (VMI), all without having to manually FTP the data to additional partitions. This huge advance in the IBM i installation realm will provide users with even more efficiency and flexibility in managing today's complex system environments.
Why should you use IBM i Network Install? It's quick, easy, and efficient.
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Last Updated on Monday, 26 July 2010 14:28 |
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Tips & Techniques -
System Administration
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Written by Max Hetrick
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Friday, 16 October 2009 00:00 |
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Centralized remote logging can be directly utilized with Linux's built-in syslog logging facilities.
Written by Max Hetrick
An important part of Linux system administration is dealing with system logs. Even if you aren't watching or reading logs on a daily basis, when you're troubleshooting problems, logs are usually the very first thing you turn to when troubles arise. Having logs in one centralized location on a network simplifies the task of locating them, plus gives you one place to create backups of logs if desired. The default Linux logging facility, syslog, provides you with the basic tools necessary to send logs to a remote server for collection.
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Last Updated on Friday, 16 October 2009 00:00 |
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Tips & Techniques -
System Administration
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Written by Tom Huntington
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Friday, 16 October 2009 00:00 |
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Early notification of missed processes is the key to staying on top of SLAs.
Written by Tom Huntington
One of my slogans is "little problems become big problems if left alone." When managing our service-level agreements (SLAs), we are concerned with notification and reporting that keeps us informed about the status of critical processes or an unknown event that can cause other processes to not finish on time.
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Last Updated on Friday, 16 October 2009 00:00 |
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Tips & Techniques -
System Administration
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Written by Tom Huntington
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Friday, 21 August 2009 00:00 |
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Discover how easy it is to view Windows and UNIX logs from one central console.
Written by Tom Huntington
As we automate more and more of the data center, we realize that just because something is automated doesn't mean that we will never have to deal with it again. Eventually, some of these automated tasks are going to fail. When they fail, you need to be able to view the logs for these events. You may need to sign on to the server, and you may need to provide reports to your management team, too.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 20 August 2009 10:49 |
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Tips & Techniques -
System Administration
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Written by Tom Huntington
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Friday, 24 July 2009 01:00 |
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How do you monitor your IFS directory growth?
Written by Tom Huntington
You recently added another new application to your IBM Power Systems servers (AS/400, iSeries, System i) that uses IFS directories to store data. You already had Domino information in the IFS, not to mention System i Access data. The IFS area continues to evolve and take up more and more of your disk space. Now, the big question is this: Do you have the tools needed to monitor and track the growth of IFS directories on your system?
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 July 2009 16:19 |
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Tips & Techniques -
System Administration
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Written by Thomas Snyder
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Thursday, 07 May 2009 19:00 |
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Let's look at some emulator options that will help you expand your horizons with other OSes. By Tom Snyder When I first started working with the AS/400, we supported two means of providing green-screen access to the server using SNA over Twinax: dumb terminals and PC Support with an emulator card. The fun of dealing with controllers, ports, switches, line terminators, and emulator cards is now a thing of the past for the most part, thanks to TCP/IP. With standardized network communications, you can easily provide IBM i green-screen access to practically all of the operating systems on your network. |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 17 May 2009 17:06 |
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Tips & Techniques -
System Administration
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Written by Tom Huntington
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Wednesday, 15 April 2009 19:00 |
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Eliminate lag time when scheduling across platforms. By Tom Huntington What are some of the network events that make or break your nightly processing schedule? Is it a file arriving, a service starting, or a daemon ending? Have you missed a service-level agreement (SLA) because of one of these events? Does your team schedule the various events based on time? |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 16 April 2009 13:12 |
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Tips & Techniques -
System Administration
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Written by Sam Lennon
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Wednesday, 08 April 2009 19:00 |
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Learn more customizations for an improved iSeries Access experience. by Sam Lennon In previous tips, I've walked you through improving the default iSeries Access installation by changing to a better font and enabling the Windows editing keys. Here are a few more customizations you can make for more-usable, friendlier sessions. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 09 April 2009 13:06 |
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