OK, so nobody likes tidying up, not at home, not in the office and certainly not on their computers. How many spool files are there sitting on your system right now that deserve a “Long Service Award” because of the amount of time they’ve been in your company? It’s a pain I know, removing spool […]
Using the Storwize CLI: processing data using arrays
In my previous article, I showed you how to use WHILE READ and the FOR loop to process multiple items in the Storwize CLI. To refresh your memory, this is an example of how we can use a WHILE READ loop: When the WHILE READ processes a stream of data – in this case, all […]
Masterclass: Using the Storwize CLI for repetitive commands
In my last article I introduced you to running some basic commands on the Storwize CLI such as lsvdisk and lsmdisk. I also showed you how to use the -filtervalue command to display a subset of items. Quite often, we want to execute a specific operation on a selection of items. So in this article […]
VIOS: How to create multiple virtual disks in a Shared Storage Pool
I recently installed a Power8 system with VIOS 2.2.3.4 and used this opportunity to configure a Shared Storage Pool (SSP) cluster. I needed to allocate around 34TB of storage space across 2 x IBM i LPARs which necessitated me creating 245 x 140GB virtual disks. While the simple option is to use the HMC GUI […]
German engineer revs up SAP with BLU Acceleration
A German electronics firm has chosen DB2 with BLU Acceleration over SAP HANA or SAP Business Warehouse Accelerator in a bid to speed up data delivery. Headquartered in Neuhausen, Balluff is a world-leading manufacturer of sensor solutions, employing around 2,750 people in 50 countries. The firm runs its operation on Power p and, as part […]