Category: Featured
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Access for Client Solutions 1.1.9.5
As the seasons change, so does the tech landscape. And just like clockwork, IBM has graced us with the latest iteration of their Access for Client Solutions (ACS) product. Say hello to version 1.1.9.5! In this article, we’ll delve into the exciting updates, enhancements, and features that ACS brings to the table. Installation If you…
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A screen a story – What is my IP Address, tales of the unexpected?
Recently I ran into a problem on an LPAR where apparently nothing was changed. The problem as always is, how to determine if nothing was changed. After all an IPL of an LPAR is change. Let me tell you what happened. For a customer running an independent Auxiliary Storage Pool (iASP) in a Cluster environment…
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Nano – A Great Open-Source Editor
In this article I show you how to use a great editor called Nano for any editing we have to do with files on our IFS. Yes, I can hear half the readers screaming ‘I can use Rational Developer for i!’ and the other half of the readers shouting, ‘I can do that with VS…
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AIX System – Unix in the Modern IT World
Introduction In the world of operating systems, Unix is one of the foundations on which today’s computing is based. Designed in the 60s and 70s at AT&T Bell Labs by Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, Unix revolutionized the way computers are used. Thanks to its reliability, stability, and security, Unix and its derivatives have gained…
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A screen a story – Raise your delay knowledge level by 0.1?
If the screen show below looks familiar, there are two possible reasons: Either you are using the Scheduled Job (WRKJOBSCDE) command for scheduling jobs on IBM i and are not using the Advanced Job Scheduler. Or you are aware of the fact that the CL command DLYJOB exists and you might have used it yourself.…
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Why AIX is the best option to start your fresh new Agile Project
When it comes to a new project, management usually has only one option. It must be Linux in “cloud”. Many people think AIX is an old operating system and as such it doesn’t fit anymore in a modern infrastructure where everything is agile and changing constantly. I don’t want to remind you that the official…
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Installing & Using the AIX Toolbox for Open Source Software
What is the AIX Toolbox for Open Source Software? Previously known as the AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications, the AIX Toolbox for Open Source Software (AIX OSS) is a collection of open source and GNU software built specifically for AIX. The toolkit provides open source utilities for managing and development, that is the choice for…
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Make Sense of Journaled Tables with SQL
Test Setup I had a number of tables that had been journaled and I wanted to analyse what had changed during a fixed time. This is quite simple, the essential parts are sections 2, 4 and 5. The table created in section 4 can be kept and reused, one for each table, if required. N.B.…
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Setup a User for Open-Source
In my article this month I will be taking you through the stages to allow a user to access, and use, open source on the IBM i. This has to be the most asked question of our client base. “I’ve installed open source on my Power server, but how do I get to use it?”…
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A screen a story – Did you ever take a console over?
During the COVID-19 pandemic we all learned to work remotely when possible. Setting up a VPN connection is something no longer only performed by IT personals. Losing a VPN connection is also something which many of us have experienced. Working remotely when doing system management tasks out of office hours, is something we all learned…
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Node.js v20 on IBM i
It is time to get back to Node.js on the IBM i. Node.js v20 is the latest version of this great programming language. Please note that Node.js v14 moved out of support from April 2023, so time for you all to upgrade, and what should you upgrade to? My recommendation is going to be Node.js…
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A screen a story – Pre-power down system exit point?
The Exit point functionality available within IBM i, is what I would call a hidden gem. If we just look at the Pre-power down Exit Point my guess is you will agree. In my article of last month the Start-up program was handled. Now it is time to look at the Pre-power down program. The…