Archive for AIX
First Power 7 in New Zealand
Spectrum Consulting is the first to implement a Power 7 based server in New Zealand.
Three Power 750’s have been installed with AIX v6.1 and PowerHA™ SystemMirror™ for AIX® V6.1 for a high profile New Zealand organization. The outstanding performance of the POWER7™ processor, capacity, energy efficiency and virtualization capabilities of the Power 750 Express made [...]
Student Feedback from IBM Training
Below are student comments regarding IBM Instructor Paul Tomlinson from Spectrum Consulting…
“VERY VERY satisfied with the instructor and he is very much capable of being an perfect trainer”
Quotation from student on AU61 HACMP System Administration II: Administration and Problem Determination – Bangalore India
“The instructor is excellent in delivering the concepts. It really helped [...]
IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX – Spectrum certified by IBM
Highlights of PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX 6.1
* Introducing PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX Standard Edition and PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX Enterprise Edition.
* PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX Standard Edition is the IBM Power Systems data center solution that helps protect critical business applications from outages; planned or unplanned.
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WebSphere Voice Response for AIX
IBM® WebSphere® Voice Response for AIX® offers an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system for enterprises and telcos
It is one of the preferred telephony platform connection environments for WebSphere Voice Server-software resources for developing and deploying speech solutions.
* Supports speech recognition technologies that can replace traditional telephone keypad input with more natural [...]
AIX Technical Blog
How to develop SMCLI commands for IBM Systems Director
SMCLI (systems management command-line interface) commands are an integral part of IBM Systems Director. They are used to perform many of the systems-management operations that can be accomplished from the IBM Systems Director Web interface. The aim of this tutorial is to introduce you to the basic [...]
Technical Posts – Contact Spectrum for further infromation
Using gnuplot to display data in your Web pages
Use gnuplot to dynamically generate Web pages from your system using raw data to provide graphic images. This raw data typically contains MIS-related information, on system performance, storage, or database growth. Articles 19 Jan 2010
Open source C/C++ unit testing tools, Part 2: Get to know [...]
Green computing on AIX and POWER
Definition and evolution: IBM green computing
You hear a lot about green computing, but what exactly is it, why is it important, and what is IBM’s involvement in green computing? In essence, green computing defines the environmentally responsible way of deploying computer-based resources and technology. But why should you care? The short answer is that as [...]
IBM Director 6.1 – Management tool to reduce TCO
IBM Systems Director 6.1 addresses the total cost of ownership (TCO) by allowing management of a data centre both physical and virtual efficiently, from one place with one interface at the click of a button. Simplified platform management streamlines the way physical and virtual systems are managed across a multi-system environment which results in faster [...]
Spectrum recommends IBM Compliance Expert for AIX security…
Highlights
* Easily set dozens of AIX security configuration settings to match external compliance standards
* Includes profiles with recommended system settings for the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard and the US Department of Defense Security Technical Implementation Guide
* Simple command line interface minimizes [...]
Trusted AIX – Call us to secure your AIX platform today!
Introduction to Trusted AIX
Trusted AIX® enhances the security of the standard AIX operating system by providing for label-based-security capabilities within the operating system.
Trusted AIX label-based environment can be installed by choosing the install time options. If you install Trusted AIX, you will not be able to go back to a regular AIX environment without performing [...]
