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IBM GPFS : very slow to remove files recursively
I don’t think you can speed up this process as “rm” triggers lots of the metadata updates for the distributed file systems, and they take quite some time to complete. What you can try is to issue “mv” ...
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Difference and compatibility between IBM, Dell, HP server rails
Rackmount servers come with rails intended for that equipment. The rails are generally unique to the server model and manufacturer.
It IS possible to buy generic universal rails, but there isn't a ...
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Is IBM's OS V7R2 the same as AIX?
It is one of the operating systems supported on IBM Power Systems alongside AIX and Linux as well as on IBM PureSystems alongside AIX, Linux and Windows. source
V7R1,2,3 is a sucessor of OS/400.
A ...
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How to identify ancient KornShell version?
CTRL+ALT+V
or
ESC, CTRL+V
This was discovered on a related question on the Unix & Linux SE:
How can I safely get the version of ksh? - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange
This revealed that we ...
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Clearing Active Error Events In IBM IMM 2
Restart the IMM2. This does not restart the physical server.
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Difference and compatibility between IBM, Dell, HP server rails
In my experience, it's not possible to use rack mounts from different vendors on different machines.
There may be some system where where generic cases are used, and thus, generic rails are available....
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How to identify ancient KornShell version?
Try what $(which ksh)
For example, on a Solaris 8 box:
$ what $(which ksh)
/usr/bin/ksh:
Version M-11/16/88i
SunOS 5.8 Generic 110662-24 Apr 2007
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IBM IMM2 JNLP WEB CONSOLE 405 ERROR
I was having the same problem.
Solved by cleaning Java Temporary Internet Files.
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Difference and compatibility between IBM, Dell, HP server rails
The server/system manufacturer supplies the rails that fit to their equipment. There is no universal standard in that regard.
Rail kits from one product line may not even fit another product line ...
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How to rebuild double disk failure in IBM x3650 M3 raid 50
If both failed disks are from the same span you are screwed, as it means a dual failure in a RAID5 subarray.
If you don't have/can't restore from backups and the failed disks are not completely ...
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Disable auditd immutable mode without rebooting
Charged this windmill many times.
Proper security posture requires that the rules be set to immutable (-e 2), to prevent "bad guy" from changing it and hiding his "bas activities" from the sys admins.
...
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Restarting an IBM BMC without restarting the server itself
For anyone with a similar issue, here is the ipmiutil command for issuing a cold reset on the BMC without rebooting the server:
ipmiutil reset -k
I personally use ipmiutil over ipmitool when ...
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Extract private key from Domino keyring
IBM support helped me on this one.
Download the new key ring tool and save the appropriate version to program directory of your Notes client.
kyrtool show keys -k <path to keyring file>
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DS3400 - Getting exact operation progress
Yes, you can query the progress using the SMcli command line utility:
SMcli -n <subsystemName> show logicalDrive [“<logicalDriveName>”] actionProgress;
Which should return something ...
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as400 error code C100 101A
C1xx 1xxx Service Processor ROS IPL in progress
From
IPL system reference code (SRC) finder
I assume as old as that machine is, you don't have IBM support anymore. You might find some community ...
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AIX SMS Menu + Netapp Multipath cause BOS migration issues
For FC & FCoE with AIX 7.2 (all revisions & SPs) supported with NetApp ONTAP from 8.2 (7-Mode & Cluster Mode) to ONTAP 9.4.
To be precise here are supported configurations:
Host Volume ...
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How to Migrate LPAR between 2 power trough SAN from VIOs mapped LUN to NPIV
I've found out what was missing :
In order to read an IBM SAN disk trough NPIV the AIX must have theses 2 software installed :
devices.fcp.disk.ibm.mpio
devices.sddpcm.71 or devices.sddpcm.61 (...
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Backup Exec 2014 Insert Over writable Media into the robotic library
Step 1:
Run a Import Job on the media/slot to change the "Export Pending" state to "No" to allow the media to be written to for a backup job.
If the media still shows up as "Export Pending Yes" ...
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Linux on IBM iSeries 9406-520
Making long story short: No :(
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg246232.pdf
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USB Flash Drive unbootable on IBM/Lenovo x3850 X5
I worked on this some more and finally solved it!
I took a second review regarding the UEFI/Legacy settings and made sure ALL the places where the word 'legacy' was mentioned, was disabled!
For some ...
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Informix HDR failover doesn't work when primary DB server and Connection Manager/ICM are terminated simultaneously then ICM is brought back online
You need at least one Connection Manager up and running for a failover to happen since the role of the Connection Manager (beside others) is to detect a node failure and do a failover automatically in ...
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Informix HDR failover doesn't work when primary DB server and Connection Manager/ICM are terminated simultaneously then ICM is brought back online
Primary server assigns "active arbitrator" role to connection manager(CM) as there can be multiple connection managers. If primary server and "active arbitrator" CM
gets killed at the same time then ...
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Informix HDR failover doesn't work when primary DB server and Connection Manager/ICM are terminated simultaneously then ICM is brought back online
Did a lab setup and I will post some of the settings and logs so you can compare.
I have Informix server ifx_a as the primary on machine1 and Informix server ifx_b as the HDR secondary on machine2.
...
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How to backup and restore informix db using Onbar tool with ONPSM cloud storage device?
Finally had the time to make a test with psm and onbar to make an Informix backup to Amazon S3.
The test setup is 2 CentOS 7 virtual machines (machine1 and machine2) with an Informix server on each. ...
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AIX SMS Menu + Netapp Multipath cause BOS migration issues
It turns out there is no official support to NetApp MPIO during a DVD BOS Install. I've opened a support case at IBM and they confirmed it.
I was able though, to work around it using 'non-official' ...
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How do you tell WHY Windows Firewall is blocking a program?
If i wanted to prove if the windows firewall is dropping a connection, i would turn on logging. open MMC and add the snap-in on local machine for windows defender firewall. You can right-click on ...
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Unable to boot unexpected NMI at 0012:7AA3
If you have and NMI fault, you have a dead blade. NMI stands for Non-Maskable Interrupt. It's a form of hardware interrupt that is considered critical to the basic operation of the system as a whole, ...
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how to parse temperature data from Esxi server
Go to the "Configuration" tab in vSphere Client, the first choice on the "Hardware" box is health status. That should give you all the information you need.
If the sensors are not showing anything, ...
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plug-in com.ibm.ws.execute.iscdeploy not found when attempting to install WebSphere Application Server
WebSphere Application Server fixpacks are cumulative, ie. 9006 contains all the fixes of 9005 and all previous fixpacks, but they are not full installation packages, see the prereq section of the 9006 ...
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Is IBM's OS V7R2 the same as AIX?
AIX and OS/400 are two completely different animals. The only significant relation between the two are that they are both developed by IBM.
AIX is IBM's version of UNIX. OS/400 (i5/Os) is not a Unix ...
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