AIX RPM Dependency Hell
Learn how to derive, sort and download rpm dependency trees for AIX and remove yourself from AIX RPM Dependency Hell!
Read MoreScripts to the Rescue!
It’s been a while since I’ve added anything new to the site, but hopefully that will change soon. I’m no longer traveling every week and I’m back in a Production Shop so I should be able to generate some juicy content! While you all wait for that, I’m uploaded some scripts I’ve written for various things here and there to GitHub. Some are polished and have a good amount of logic….some are NOT! Feel free to peruse and hopefully they can be of use to someone out there. https://github.com/jmsearcy/scripts/tree/master/AIX I will eventually move...
Read MoreMigrating an LV from one VG to another
In a perfect world you define a standard build (Golden Image), deploy it, and then let it be, never touching it again…..right? If you can answer “yes” to this, I’d like to shake your hand. In most of the environments I’ve worked in, even the term “standard” is relative. You have a patches that are released, configs that change, and technology that gets updated or made obsolete. There are many forces that would cause your beloved golden image to be made “null and void”. That being said, you sometimes have to revisit older machines deployed...
Read MoreDDPWR is now on Twitter!
You can now follow DDPWR on Twitter We'll tweet a link for all new articles posted to give you even more ways to access our content.
Read MorePowerVM I/O Balancing Part I: VSCSI Traffic
This is the first part in a series of posts concerning balancing the I/O traffic of client LPARS across multiple VIOS. This part is focused on VSCSI traffic in a client LPAR configured with MPIO with paths coming from two VIOS.
Read MoreCalling all Power Fanatics…
The desire I have for this site is to provide a place for the Power systems community to contribute practical knowledge that could be useful to an admin beginning his first day of work, all the way up to the seasoned grey beard.
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