IBM System p5 Approaches to 24x7 Availability Including AIX 5L

IBM System p5 Approaches to 24x7 Availability Including AIX 5L
Author: Scott Vetter
Publisher: IBM Redbooks
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2006-08-28
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0738495875

This IBM Redbooks publication focuses on the technology, serviceability, and features that are used by the IBM eServer p5 and IBM System p5 servers, which allow you to make your server one of the most reliable and available parts of your IT infrastructure. This book explains how the server availability can be improved by: - Proper planning of the server environment and configuration - Understanding the role of the service processors and firmware components, and how they can be best configured and managed -Using high availability and redundancy features provided by the AIX 5L operating system and the Virtual IO server This book contains many detailed examples and step-by-step scenarios of usual server operation and maintenance tasks, such as the setup of redundant HMC and service processors, firmware upgrades, hot-addition of RIO drawers, or configuration of redundant Virtual IO servers. This book is intended for architects, specialists, and system administrators who are responsible for planning or developing an availability strategy for IBM System p servers.

IBM AIX Version 7.1 Differences Guide

IBM AIX Version 7.1 Differences Guide
Author: Scott Vetter
Publisher: IBM Redbooks
Total Pages: 454
Release: 2011-02-25
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0738435007

This IBM® Redbooks® publication focuses on the enhancements to IBM AIX® Version 7.1 Standard Edition. It is intended to help system administrators, developers, and users understand these enhancements and evaluate potential benefits in their own environments. AIX Version 7.1 introduces many new features, including: - Domain Role Based Access Control - Workload Partition enhancements - Topas performance tool enhancements - Terabyte segment support - Cluster Aware AIX functionality AIX Version 7.1 offers many other new enhancements, and you can explore them all in this publication. For clients who are not familiar with the enhancements of AIX through Version 5.3, a companion publication, AIX Version 6.1 Differences Guide, SG24-7559, is available.

IBM SAN Volume Controller Stretched Cluster with PowerVM and PowerHA

IBM SAN Volume Controller Stretched Cluster with PowerVM and PowerHA
Author: Jon Tate
Publisher: IBM Redbooks
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2013-11-18
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0738438502

This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the IBM Storage Area Network and IBM SAN Volume Controller Stretched Cluster solution when combined with PowerVM® and PowerHA®. We describe guidelines, settings, and the implementation steps that are necessary to achieve a successful implementation. This book is for administrators who are familiar with the SAN, IBM SAN Volume Controller, and IBM PowerVM and PowerHA Systems.

IBM eServer Certification Study Guide eServer p5 and pSeries Enterprise Technical Support AIX 5L V5.3

IBM eServer Certification Study Guide eServer p5 and pSeries Enterprise Technical Support AIX 5L V5.3
Author: Scott Vetter
Publisher: IBM Redbooks
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2005-12-15
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0738494054

This IBM Redbooks publication is designed as a study guide for professionals wanting to prepare for the certification exam to achieve IBM Certified Systems Expert - eServer p5 and pSeries Enterprise Technical Support AIX 5L V5.3. This technical support certification validates a broad scope of configuration, installation, and planning skills. In addition, it covers administrative and diagnostic activities needed to support logical partitions and virtual resources. This publication helps IBM eServer p5 and pSeries professionals seeking a comprehensive and task-oriented guide for developing the knowledge and skills required for the certification. It is designed to provide a combination of theory and practical experience needed for a general understanding of the subject matter. This publication does not replace the practical experience you should have, but is an effective tool that, when combined with education activities and experience, should prove to be a very useful preparation guide for the exam. Due to the close association with the certification content, this publication might reflect older software and firmware levels of the IBM eServer p5 systems and available features. If you are planning to take the eServer p5 and pSeries Enterprise Technical Support AIX 5L V5.3 certification exam, this book is for you.

IBM Certification Study Guide eServer p5 and pSeries Administration and Support for AIX 5L Version 5.3

IBM Certification Study Guide eServer p5 and pSeries Administration and Support for AIX 5L Version 5.3
Author: Scott Vetter
Publisher: IBM Redbooks
Total Pages: 724
Release: 2010-09-22
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0738496499

This IBM Redbooks publication is designed as a study guide for professionals wishing to prepare for the certification exam (Test 222) to achieve: IBM Certified Specialist eServer p5 and pSeries Administration and Support for AIX 5L Version 5.3. The certification validates a broad scope of AIX 5L administration, support, problem determination skills, and the ability to perform general AIX 5L software system maintenance. This book helps AIX 5L professionals seeking a comprehensive and task-oriented guide for developing the knowledge and skills required for the certification. It is designed to provide a combination of theory and practical experience needed for a general understanding of the subject matter. This book does not replace practical experience you should have, but is an effective tool that, when combined with education activities and experience, should prove to be a very useful preparation guide for the exam. Due to the practical nature of the certification content, this publication can also be used as a desk-side reference. So, whether you are planning to take the eServer p5 and pSeries Administration and Support for AIX 5L Version 5.3 certification exam, or if you just want to validate your AIX 5L skills, this book is for you.

IBM Power 520 Technical Overview

IBM Power 520 Technical Overview
Author: Scott Vetter
Publisher: IBM Redbooks
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2010-04-02
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 073845124X

This IBM Redpaper publication is a comprehensive guide covering the IBM Power 520 server, machine type model 8203-E4A. The goal of this paper is to introduce this innovative server that includes IBM System i and IBM System p and new hardware technologies. The major hardware offerings include: - The POWER6 processor, available at frequencies of 4.2 GHz and 4.7 GHz. - Specialized POWER6 DDR2 memory that provides greater bandwidth, capacity, and reliability. - The 1 Gb or 10 Gb Integrated Virtual Ethernet adapter that brings native hardware virtualization to this server. - EnergyScale technology that provides features such as power trending, power-saving, capping of power, and thermal measurement. - PowerVM virtualization technology. - Mainframe continuous availability brought to the entry server environment. This Redpaper expands the current set of IBM Power System documentation by providing a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the Power 520 system. This Redpaper does not replace the latest marketing materials and tools. It is intended as an additional source of information that, together with existing sources, can be used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions.

IBM AIX Version 6.1 Differences Guide

IBM AIX Version 6.1 Differences Guide
Author: Scott Vetter
Publisher: IBM Redbooks
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2008-03-10
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0738485799

This IBM Redbooks publication focuses on the differences introduced in IBM AIX Version 6.1 when compared to AIX 5L Version 5.3. It is intended to help system administrators, developers, and users understand these enhancements and evaluate potential benefits in their own environments. AIX Version 6.1 introduces many new features, including workload partitions, advanced security, continuous availability, and managing and monitoring enhancements. There are many other new features available with AIX Version 6.1, and you can explore them all in this publication. For clients who are not familiar with the enhancements of AIX through Version 5.3, a companion publication, AIX 5L Differences Guide Version 5.3 Edition, SG24-7463 is available, along with an addendum, AIX 5L Differences Guide Version 5.3 Addendum, SG24-7414, which includes between release enhancements that are available through applying service updates.

Sun Solaris to IBM AIX 5L Migration: A Guide for System Administrators

Sun Solaris to IBM AIX 5L Migration: A Guide for System Administrators
Author: Chris Almond
Publisher: IBM Redbooks
Total Pages: 552
Release: 2007-04-17
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0738489735

The aim of this IBM Redbooks publication is to provide a technical reference for IT system administrators in organizations that are considering a migration from Sun Solaris to IBM AIX 5L-based systems. This book presents a system administrator view of the technical differences that exist and the methods that are necessary to complete a successful migration to AIX 5L-based systems. This book is designed primarily as a reference for experienced Sun Solaris 8 or 9 system administrators who will be working with AIX 5L. This book is not an AIX 5L administration how-to book for system administrators who are beginners, but rather a guide for experienced administrators who have to translate a given Solaris system administration task to AIX 5L.

Dataquest

Dataquest
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Total Pages: 902
Release: 2006
Genre: Computer science
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