Data center cooling solutions
I need to find a new solution for cooling in my data center. AC is getting very expensive. Are there cheaper alternatives? Is chilled water safe? How can I reduce the overall electricity usage in a Windows IDC?
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| October 13, 2010 3:35 PM
Data center air conditioning units, Data center cooling, Data center design, Data Center management, Data center operations
I need to find a new solution for cooling in my data center. AC is getting very expensive. Are there cheaper alternatives? Is chilled water safe? How can I reduce the overall electricity usage in a Windows IDC?
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| October 13, 2010 3:35 PM
Data center air conditioning units, Data center cooling, Data center design, Data Center management, Data center operations
One wire protocol
Hello Can we connect 2 or more computer or devices ( like microproccessor or microcontroller ) together and transfering data in the same time with only 2 wire ( 1 for ground and another for data transfering )? IS this way good or not? Thanks.
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| November 4, 2010 7:52 AM
Connectivity, Microcontroller, Microprocessor architecture, Microprocessors
Hello Can we connect 2 or more computer or devices ( like microproccessor or microcontroller ) together and transfering data in the same time with only 2 wire ( 1 for ground and another for data transfering )? IS this way good or not? Thanks.
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| November 4, 2010 7:52 AM
Connectivity, Microcontroller, Microprocessor architecture, Microprocessors
Can you outsource your IPv6 transition?
Is it possible to outsource your IPv6 transition?
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| October 12, 2010 7:33 PM
IPv6, IPv6 transition, Outsourcing, Outsourcing services, Outsourcing/Managed services, WAN
Is it possible to outsource your IPv6 transition?
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| October 12, 2010 7:33 PM
IPv6, IPv6 transition, Outsourcing, Outsourcing services, Outsourcing/Managed services, WAN
How to set up ISDN DTI on cms 1000
We are expanding and this is my first ISDN DTI installation. Can anyone just help me get my mind around the procedures. Thanks
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| October 11, 2010 5:46 PM
CMS, ISDN, ISDN Configuration, ISDN Equipment/Services, Nortel CS 1000
We are expanding and this is my first ISDN DTI installation. Can anyone just help me get my mind around the procedures. Thanks
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| October 11, 2010 5:46 PM
CMS, ISDN, ISDN Configuration, ISDN Equipment/Services, Nortel CS 1000
Meeting IT’s server SLA obligations
Most large IT organizations provide Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with there end-users. I never hear of a IT organization that fails to meet that obligation so my question is why? Is the obligation so low that it can’t be not met or is IT management that good that it is responsible for meeting it. A [...]
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| October 12, 2010 8:34 AM
Open IT Forum, Server uptime, Server uptime percentage, Servers, SLA, SLA agreements, Uptime percentages
Most large IT organizations provide Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with there end-users. I never hear of a IT organization that fails to meet that obligation so my question is why? Is the obligation so low that it can’t be not met or is IT management that good that it is responsible for meeting it. A [...]
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| October 12, 2010 8:34 AM
Open IT Forum, Server uptime, Server uptime percentage, Servers, SLA, SLA agreements, Uptime percentages
What is the average uptime percentage of servers?
You hear a lot of statements from venders usually based on polling as to to what the average percentage of servers per year is and yet the only ones who would really know this percentage are those that actually measure it. Can anyone who does measure their uptime percentage tell me what that percentage is? [...]
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| December 8, 2011 8:18 AM
Server Performance, Server uptime, Server uptime percentage, Servers, Uptime percentages
You hear a lot of statements from venders usually based on polling as to to what the average percentage of servers per year is and yet the only ones who would really know this percentage are those that actually measure it. Can anyone who does measure their uptime percentage tell me what that percentage is? [...]
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| December 8, 2011 8:18 AM
Server Performance, Server uptime, Server uptime percentage, Servers, Uptime percentages
Unable to Connect to MOCHASOFT W32 TN3270
Hi, I’ve downloaded Mocha Soft W32 TN3270. But when I’m trying to connect its asking for IBM Host name or IP address. I’m unable to connect it through my IP address. Please help me out with this issue. Thanks Rahul
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| November 11, 2011 8:23 AM
Mainframe connectivity, MochaSoft, TN3270
Hi, I’ve downloaded Mocha Soft W32 TN3270. But when I’m trying to connect its asking for IBM Host name or IP address. I’m unable to connect it through my IP address. Please help me out with this issue. Thanks Rahul
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| November 11, 2011 8:23 AM
Mainframe connectivity, MochaSoft, TN3270
Access to the server hardware vendor’s name
Does anyone know of a way for an instance of the server operating system to access the vendor identity of the hardware it is running on. When I reboot my Dell PC I get the vendors splash across the screen so I conclude the operating system knows that Dell built my PC but what I [...]
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| October 11, 2010 4:55 PM
Server Hardware, Server operating systems, Servers
Does anyone know of a way for an instance of the server operating system to access the vendor identity of the hardware it is running on. When I reboot my Dell PC I get the vendors splash across the screen so I conclude the operating system knows that Dell built my PC but what I [...]
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| October 11, 2010 4:55 PM
Server Hardware, Server operating systems, Servers
Rebooting Virtualized Servers
If I have a virtualized server that is running ten instances of the operating system and the hardware goes down, after the hardware is fixed do I reboot the hardware once and that automatically reboots those ten instances of the operating system or do I need to reboot each of the ten instances of the operating systems? [...]
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| October 20, 2010 10:44 PM
Server management, Server virtualization, Virtualization
If I have a virtualized server that is running ten instances of the operating system and the hardware goes down, after the hardware is fixed do I reboot the hardware once and that automatically reboots those ten instances of the operating system or do I need to reboot each of the ten instances of the operating systems? [...]
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| October 20, 2010 10:44 PM
Server management, Server virtualization, Virtualization
Counting uptime of servers monthly
I recently put a question that asked if IT organizations track the uptime and down time of servers and Jim Teik responded, “In data center they do because they need to give report of system up time every end / beginning of the month. I have four follow-on questions: 1. Is the uptime that is [...]
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| October 8, 2010 10:15 PM
Server uptime, Servers, Uptime
I recently put a question that asked if IT organizations track the uptime and down time of servers and Jim Teik responded, “In data center they do because they need to give report of system up time every end / beginning of the month. I have four follow-on questions: 1. Is the uptime that is [...]
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| October 8, 2010 10:15 PM
Server uptime, Servers, Uptime
OPM COBOL Calling ILE Program – Passing Parameters
I have created two modules. One with the CRTCBLMOD. This is *MODULE type named TESTCBLLE. The other one, using the CRTCMOD, I created *MODULE type named TESTCILE. Then I used the CRTPGM to create the single program TESTING with the *PGM type and the attribute *CBLLE. When I did the CRTPGM command, the first entry [...]
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| October 14, 2010 3:27 PM
CL Parameters, COBOL, COBOL ILE, ILE Program
I have created two modules. One with the CRTCBLMOD. This is *MODULE type named TESTCBLLE. The other one, using the CRTCMOD, I created *MODULE type named TESTCILE. Then I used the CRTPGM to create the single program TESTING with the *PGM type and the attribute *CBLLE. When I did the CRTPGM command, the first entry [...]
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| October 14, 2010 3:27 PM
CL Parameters, COBOL, COBOL ILE, ILE Program
Rexx program working abnormally sometimes when executed through JCL
I have a Rexx program to browse a very big dataset(say 75,000 lines) and then add 1 or 2 lines then save and end. This is working fine in online or batch execution provided dataset has only few records. However it works fine for all if running in ISPF panel itself, but through jcl execution [...]
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| October 8, 2010 12:07 PM
Datasets, JCL, REXX, REXX Mainframe, REXX Procedure
I have a Rexx program to browse a very big dataset(say 75,000 lines) and then add 1 or 2 lines then save and end. This is working fine in online or batch execution provided dataset has only few records. However it works fine for all if running in ISPF panel itself, but through jcl execution [...]
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| October 8, 2010 12:07 PM
Datasets, JCL, REXX, REXX Mainframe, REXX Procedure
How do you measure electricity watts used in a idc on a per server basis?
How can we measure wattage from our data center? Is it done at the server level, the UPS level or the power outlet level? How can we figure out how much power each server is really using?
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| October 6, 2010 8:06 PM
Server Design, Server Power Consumption, Servers, Wattage
How can we measure wattage from our data center? Is it done at the server level, the UPS level or the power outlet level? How can we figure out how much power each server is really using?
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| October 6, 2010 8:06 PM
Server Design, Server Power Consumption, Servers, Wattage
In measuring the downtime of a server does it matter if it is a planned or unplanned downtime
If I wanted to measure the downtine of my servers would it make a difference if the downtime is planned or unplanned. I have heard somesay downtime is downtime.
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| December 8, 2011 6:24 PM
Network diagnostics and measurements, Server administration, Server management, Servers
If I wanted to measure the downtine of my servers would it make a difference if the downtime is planned or unplanned. I have heard somesay downtime is downtime.
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| December 8, 2011 6:24 PM
Network diagnostics and measurements, Server administration, Server management, Servers
Does anyone measure the uptime or downtime of servers?
I would be interested to know if an large users of servers measure the uptime or downtime of their servers and if so why?
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| October 8, 2010 5:57 PM
Server administration, Server management, Servers, Uptime
I would be interested to know if an large users of servers measure the uptime or downtime of their servers and if so why?
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| October 8, 2010 5:57 PM
Server administration, Server management, Servers, Uptime
Data center on sloped ground?
I am working on the conceptual architectural design for a datacenter design. It is a rather large project (in the 10s of thousands of square meters of datahalls), and one of the sites to be considered for the datacenter has sloped ground. I know this type of terrain is not ideal for a datacenter, however [...]
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| November 26, 2010 4:02 PM
Data Center, Data Center administration, Data center air conditioning units, Data Center construction, Data center design, Data Center in 2010
I am working on the conceptual architectural design for a datacenter design. It is a rather large project (in the 10s of thousands of square meters of datahalls), and one of the sites to be considered for the datacenter has sloped ground. I know this type of terrain is not ideal for a datacenter, however [...]
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| November 26, 2010 4:02 PM
Data Center, Data Center administration, Data center air conditioning units, Data Center construction, Data center design, Data Center in 2010
Calling C ILE Procedure from COBOL 400 Program
I cannot get the parameters correct on this. I created a module for both the C and the COBOL, then used CRTPGM. My COBOL has WS-FIRST-COBOL-NUM PIC S9(2), WS-SECOND-COBOL-NUM PIC S9(2), WS-NUM-TOTAL-COBOL PIC S9(3) defined in WORKING-STORAGE. Then I use those for my call to the C procedure as: CALL PROCEDURE “TESTC” USING WS-FIRST-COBOL-NUM WS-SECOND-COBOL-NUM [...]
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| October 20, 2010 8:49 PM
AS/400 Parameters, COBOL, COBOL/400, ILE Program
I cannot get the parameters correct on this. I created a module for both the C and the COBOL, then used CRTPGM. My COBOL has WS-FIRST-COBOL-NUM PIC S9(2), WS-SECOND-COBOL-NUM PIC S9(2), WS-NUM-TOTAL-COBOL PIC S9(3) defined in WORKING-STORAGE. Then I use those for my call to the C procedure as: CALL PROCEDURE “TESTC” USING WS-FIRST-COBOL-NUM WS-SECOND-COBOL-NUM [...]
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| October 20, 2010 8:49 PM
AS/400 Parameters, COBOL, COBOL/400, ILE Program
Server qualifications
I have done consulting extensively on the AS/400 platform, and was at one of my clients sites, and they wished I’d been a “server guy” – they were in the process of starting up and had many issues to resolve. What does it take to become one? What certifications would I need for that? There [...]
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| October 4, 2010 2:48 PM
IT training, IT training and certifications, Job training, Mail servers, Server administration, Server consolidation, Servers, Windows Server Training
I have done consulting extensively on the AS/400 platform, and was at one of my clients sites, and they wished I’d been a “server guy” – they were in the process of starting up and had many issues to resolve. What does it take to become one? What certifications would I need for that? There [...]
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| October 4, 2010 2:48 PM
IT training, IT training and certifications, Job training, Mail servers, Server administration, Server consolidation, Servers, Windows Server Training
Conditions in Automation Macros
I am trying to figure out how to make a condition in an automation macros that says If [Forms!testing!hc leader] = (Leaders name) then open (query name) and apply output to (report name). Can anyone help me? The parentheses are not in the macros that was put there for this question. Thanks!
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| October 1, 2010 3:30 PM
Automation, Automation engineering, Macros
I am trying to figure out how to make a condition in an automation macros that says If [Forms!testing!hc leader] = (Leaders name) then open (query name) and apply output to (report name). Can anyone help me? The parentheses are not in the macros that was put there for this question. Thanks!
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| October 1, 2010 3:30 PM
Automation, Automation engineering, Macros
Calling C ILE Program from COBOL 400 ILE Program
[html xmlns=""> I need help in figuring out how to call a C ILE program from a COBOL 400 ILE program. In my example I would like to pass three parameters from the COBOL program (num1, num2, total) to the C program. In the COBOL program I will hardcode the numbers as, say, 9 for [...]
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| October 1, 2010 2:22 AM
CL Parameters, COBOL, COBOL ILE, COBOL/400, ILE Program
[html xmlns=""> I need help in figuring out how to call a C ILE program from a COBOL 400 ILE program. In my example I would like to pass three parameters from the COBOL program (num1, num2, total) to the C program. In the COBOL program I will hardcode the numbers as, say, 9 for [...]
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| October 1, 2010 2:22 AM
CL Parameters, COBOL, COBOL ILE, COBOL/400, ILE Program
