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IBM i 7.2: Finding the job that is killing your system

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In my last article, I mentioned that it would be nice if there was tool that you could use to find the cause of performance problems on your system. I knew that IBM had been improving the Performance Tools that came with IBM i but I hadn’t realised just how much it had packed in. […]

Time-saving tips for AIX device configuration

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When you have a one-off command to run on AIX, you just type it in. If you have to do it hundreds of times, you are better off if you script it. But what if the scripting still isn’t fast enough? I recently had to remove hundreds of virtual SCSI (vSCSI) devices from a Virtual […]

Masterclass: VIO Server networking tips and techniques

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Over the past few years, I have picked up a number of tips and techniques to help when working with LPARs on Power Systems that use VIOS for networking. VIOS can provide highly performant, resilient and redundant networking capabilities to IBM i, AIX and Linux LPARs. While customers are comfortable with VIOS networking capabilities once […]

AIX tech tip: make friends with the VIOS command syntax

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If you are familiar with running commands on AIX, you may have logged onto the Virtual I/O Server and found the syntax frustrating. For example, the following command on AIX will list disks: lsdev –Cc disk But when you’re logged into the restricted shell on the VIOS (usually as the user ‘padmin’), that will give […]

Exclusive: IBM i 7.2 delivers 17x performance gain with zero change

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When Steve Bradshaw decided to test an assertion made in his previous piece for PowerWire, he made a rather pleasing discovery… In my last article, I mentioned how surprised I was that in v7.2 of IBM i, the SQL Query Engine (SQE) now supported Query/400 and Open Query File (OpnQryF). This simple fact meant that […]

How to make IBM i work with VLANs

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Prior to its 7.2 version, IBM i had no concept of VLANs. They had to be managed externally. However, I am going to show you how to get IBM i to cooperate in a VLAN environment pre-v7.2. I am also going to demonstrate how simple it is to set up a v7.2 IP interface to […]

Top Ten user interface design tips, part 2

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In the second part of his essential UI guide, Nick Hampson discusses why books and paper are good, how imitation can be valuable and why you should never be afraid to be wrong. Read on for tips 6-10 on how to be a design hero… 6. A little study goes a long way Let’s get […]

What can I do with v7.2?

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Steve Bradshaw explains some of the cool enhancements to speed, security and temporary storage management in the latest update to the IBM i operating system. IBM i v7.2 has arrived and the press is full of news on how its new functionality relates to IBM’s major targets – mobile, cloud and availability. But less has […]

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