Data Center electrical technology
why transformer rating is taken in kva not in kw?

Answer Question   |  June 8, 2009  3:48 AM
Data Center power management

BASH: matching a directory in the middle of a path
How can I do this in bash? find . -name ‘*!{*}*’ -ls Cf. UNIX Power Tools, page 175. This works in tcsh, but no in bash. In bash I get this message: ff CH18 find: paths must precede expression Usage: find [-H] [-L] [-P] [expression]

Answer Question   |  June 15, 2009  2:39 AM
Bash, Bourne Again SHell, Linux tools, TCSH, Unix shells, Unix tools

Data center fire suppression — what do you use?
What do you use as your method of data center fire suppression? Water-based? Waterless agents? What led you to your decision?

Answer Question   |  August 26, 2009  9:09 PM
Data center fire prevention, Data Center Fire Suppression, Fire suppression, Water-Based Data Center Fire Suppression, Waterless Agents

iSeries Access for Windows
All I want to do is to access the AS400 from home….5250 emulation, green screen. I am connecting to the internet at home via a wireless modem. I have Access for Windows installed. TCP is installed. I don’t know how to configure my PC to go thru my modem, connect to the internet and then [...]

Answer Question   |  June 6, 2009  6:45 PM
5250 session, AS/400 remote access, iSeries Access, iSeries Access for Windows

strm36 command will not start 36 machine following complete restore
IBM just replaced all of our disk drives. Following the complete system restore from tape, the STRM36 command fails and ends abnormally without starting the machine. I checked and the machine and its config are on disk. The machine is an advanced 36, 9402-436. The system says that it is unable to start the m3601 [...]

Answer Question   |  June 5, 2009  5:54 PM
AS/400 errors, IBM System/36, STRM36

Intel’s “system on a chip” – Atom v2 PineView – what do you think?
I was just reading Margaret Rouse’s post on Intel’s v2 release of their “Atom” CPU, code-named PineView. It’s being hailed as the next step toward a “system on a chip” for netbooks, the “holy grail” of computing. What do you think? Is it a lot of hype, or do you think an SoC solution is [...]

Answer Question   |  June 5, 2009  2:49 PM
Atom v2, Intel, Intel Atom, PineView, SOC, System on a Chip

Form 4 Class 6 Standard
what does form 4 class 6 standard mean in relation to PDU build?

Answer Question   |  June 4, 2009  9:14 AM
form 4 class 6. pdu, PDU, Power Distribution Unit, Power management, power standard

What are core areas IT hiring managers are looking for?
I’ve completed A+, and I’m about to take my Network+ test in a 2 weeks. If you were a hiring manager that took notice to my A+ and Network+, what are 3-4 of the “most current core areas” and “strong technical gifts” that you would use to rate me as an asset to your team [...]

Answer Question   |  August 26, 2009  8:37 PM
A+, Certifications, IT careers, IT jobs, Network+

Certification for NGN systems?
I am working for a Telecom company as a NGN technician. So, our softswitch have been using the Sun server. I would like to become an expert with this equipment, that’s why I’ve decided to attend a SCSA on Solaris 10. My question is: Which are the appropriate courses I should take to become an [...]

Answer Question   |  June 2, 2009  8:36 PM
Certifications, Networking certifications, Next Generation Networking, SCSA, Solaris 10, Sun Certifications, Sun Certified System Administrator, Telecom

What does it mean to exceed frame retry rate?
I receive a lot of event messages on my controller in regards to frame retry rates being exceeded as well as frame low speed rates exceeded. What exactly are these referring to?

Answer Question   |  June 3, 2009  5:26 PM
Event notices, Frame rates, Frame Retry Rate, Networking

Calculating minimum throughput of a link
What might be the minimum throughput in case of 34Mbps Ethernet circuit?

Answer Question   |  June 8, 2009  2:49 PM
Ethernet, Ethernet Circuits, Networking, Throughput

SRC code at IPL on 9406 170
When trying to IPL an As400 9406 170 i am getting SRC code 10112541 almost immediately – this is probably a hardware issue – but i cant find this code in the manual or on the web – does anybody know what this SRC code means

Answer Question   |  February 3, 2010  7:48 AM
AS/400, IBM 9406, IPL, SRC 10112541

Domain Failover
How domain failover works suppose i have domain controller 1 & controller 2 both are on But if the dc 1 goes down for some reason how will the failover happen

Answer Question   |  June 4, 2009  4:35 AM
Domain Controller, Domain Failover, Failover

Data center cooling solutions
What do you think is the most power-efficient data center cooling setup? What kind of setup do you implement in your data center? Are there ways you would like to improve it; how?

Answer Question   |  August 26, 2009  8:07 PM
Data center air conditioning units, Data center cooling, Data center design, Data center design and infrastructure

CAS and HT roles on the same server — load-balance CAS only?
If you have seen my inquiry on another board, please forgive this cross-posting. I am seeking as broad an audience within the Exchange 2007 SP1 community as possible in seeking an answer to my inquiry. BACKGROUND: Our organization currently has a single-forest, single-domain Active Directory infrastructure that is entirely located within a single AD site. [...]

Answer Question   |  May 29, 2009  6:51 PM
CAS, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, High Availability, Hub Transport Role, Hub Transport Server

Blade servers for a small business?
Anyone have any good advice or servers they have used in a small business environment. Looking at Dell, HP, Sun and maybe IBM. Not looking to break the bank. Any guidance is appreciated.

Answer Question   |  June 5, 2012  2:48 PM
Blade servers, Dell PowerEdge, Dell servers, HP BladeSystem, HP Servers, IBM BladeCenter H, Server Selection, Sun Blade Servers, Sun Servers

CPU overhead on DASD quota products
We are considering use of one the OEM products that allows real-time tracking of DASD dataset usage and setting quotas on usage with optional prevention of allocations over budget. I have unsuccessfully tried to find anything information on what processor overhead these products carry. Example Products: DTS Software DLimit BMC Mainview SRM Reporting (used to [...]

Answer Question   |  June 17, 2009  11:01 AM
DASD, DASD quota overhead, Direct access storage device, Disk quota management

Headless Windows Server 2008 Install
I have a Sun Blade_Netra™ CP3220 Blade Server with only the BIOS on it. How can I load W_2008 Server on it and make it RUN normally please. Richie

Answer Question   |  June 11, 2009  9:48 AM
Blade servers, Sun Blade Servers, Sun Netra CP3220, Windows Server 2008

Reduce Backup duration
I am trying to look for solutions to reduce the system downtime from the weekly maintenance. The system is not avaiulable for aboout 5 hoours due to backup and IPL. I was inclined towards a HA solution like iTera but management isn’t ready to move fwd. I do have a backup iseries box and I [...]

Answer Question   |  July 11, 2009  3:51 AM
Backup, Backup & recovery, High Availability, IPL

BCU on Blade or UDB on Blade
BCU on Blade or UDB on Blade. How does this environment Work?

Answer Question   |  May 27, 2009  8:51 AM
Blade servers