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Spectrum adds value through Power Systems Audit
15 September 2009
The technical team at Spectrum Consulting recently finished a Power Systems Audit of a large publicly listed company in NZ. The audit looked at the Power Systems Hardware, Virtualization, AIX Logical Partitions, and the attached IBM SAN / Storage Servers. The environment was absolutely mission-critical to the business, running the core business [...]
AIX 5.3 Installation Tips
This document contains the latest tips for successful installation of AIX 5.3, and will be updated as new tips become available.
APARs and PTFs mentioned in this document, when available, can be obtained from the following web site.
http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral/main/pseries/aix
The AIX installation CD-ROMs and the level of AIX pre-installed on new systems may not contain the latest fixes [...]
GPFS V3.3.0.4 now available
Announcing the availability of the service level 3.3.0-4 for all GPFS V3.3 products.
The service level is available at: GPFS download site
This service level addresses the below issues. This is not a definitive list as other minor corrections have been made which are not listed here.
* Fix problem where mmrestripe command might [...]
Spectrum passes another 2 IBM Power Certifications
Congratulations to Paul Tomlinson on successfully passing the following exams:
IBM Certified Systems Expert – High Availability for AIX Technical Support and Administration (PowerHA)
IBM Certified Specialist – System p Administration
AIX Service Strategy Details and Best Practices
Introduction
IBM has enhanced the AIX operating system (OS) Release and Service Strategy as part of an ongoing effort to improve the manageability and stability of the AIX operating system for our clients. The enhanced strategy will provide clients with:
• Longer support for each AIX Technology Level update (formerly known as Recommended Maintenance Levels)
• Improved serviceability [...]
IBM Power Systems Announcement Overview Oct 09
Power Systems Announcements Highlights
Systems for a smarter planet: A workload optimized approach to system design, management and delivery:
Virtualization
Introducing the next generation of virtualization management with VMControl Enterprise Edition
Extending IBM i SAN, integrated storage, and storage virtualization options
Enabling lower cost consolidation & virtualization with Fibre Channel over Ethernet
Business Resiliency
Manage risk and reduce cost of meeting changing [...]
