how does channel length affect patch cord length?
I need to install a 10/100 base Ethernet switch into a rather small cabinet. I read in a previous discussion that the minimum length for a CAT5e patch cable is 2.5m, which will make the install look untidy. If I use a CAT6 or CAT6a cable what will the minimum length have to be?

Answer Question   |  December 16, 2011  8:05 PM
10/100 base Ethernet switch, CAT 6, CAT 6a, Ethernet switching, Network Configuration, Networking, Patch cords
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1,545 pts.

Locking in AS400
Good day, I hava a process in as400 system that locks if 2 users enter the application at the same time. I thought that once it is out of System-36 and becomes ILE Cobol, locking would be resolved. I was wrong. This is what it does: 1. File is read and data presented on screen [...]

Answer Question   |  May 18, 2009  2:23 PM
AS/400 Locking, AS/400 Troubleshooting, COBOL, COBOL ILE
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115 pts.

DPM and IBM blade servers
I dont know abcd also regarding blade servers. Could anyone explain me what is IBM blade serverand chassis. Difference between DPM2 and IBM blade servers Thanks in Advance

Answer Question   |  May 18, 2009  10:56 AM
Blade servers, IBM BladeCenter
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10 pts.

Dell MD3000i and shared folders
Hi all. We have an MD3000i connected to an HP Proliant DL380G5. Occasionally when the server is restarted after, say, an update or software change, the shared folders on the MD3000i are no longer shared. I believe this is because the storage device is not available at the time that Windows tries to activate the [...]

Answer Question   |  May 18, 2009  5:48 AM
Dell MD3000i, Dell PowerVault MD3000i, HP ProLiant DL380 G5, SAN, SAN arrays, Shared folders
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5 pts.

Cat5e and Cat6 unshielded twisted pair cables
What is the difference between cat5e and cat6 unshielded twisted pair cables

Answer Question   |  August 27, 2009  4:06 AM
Cables, Cabling, Cat 5E, CAT 6, Category 5e cable, Category 6 cable, Network cable
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5 pts.

How to configure Cisco PIX 525 to record SSH logon connections?
Configuration PIX 525 ———— Syslog Server Pix 525 running – 7.0 Pix logging trap has been set to informational Syslog Server – Aix 5.3 ssh logon is not being recorded in syslog All other activities are being logged in syslog

Answer Question   |  May 22, 2009  6:03 PM
AIX, Cisco, Cisco Firewall, Cisco PIX 525, Firewalls, PIX 525, SSH, Syslog
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10 pts.

Damage to Data Center Equipment due to hard shutdown after power failure
We experienced hard shutdown of all our data center equipment after utility power interruption and inability of our CRAC units to properly cool the space due to problems with cooling tower. Server room heat reached around 110 degrees causing all equipment to go into a hard shutdown. It tool f hours to bring the tempreture [...]

Answer Question   |  May 18, 2009  10:17 PM
CRAC Units, Data center cooling, Data center disaster recovery planning, Data Center power failure, Data Center power management
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MG7
5 pts.

Problem with Server (Win 2003 Std Edition) demotion.
Hi, I use a Dell Poweredge SC440 as the server in my office. It runs Win 2003 Server Standard Edition as the OS. Recently, we bought a new server dell poweredge 2800 which we are now using. my problem is this: I wanted to demote the SC440 so it can be used as a workstation, [...]

Answer Question   |  May 19, 2009  2:15 PM
Active Directory, Dell PowerEdge, Dell PowerEdge 2800, Dell PowerEdge SC440, Virtual Disk, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
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10 pts.

MQ trigger moniter does not work automatically.. please help
I installed MQ in Windows 2000 Build 2195: Service Pack 4. Problem for me is whenever the server is rebooted, qmanager trigger moniter does not start automatically. However if I restart Qmanager manually, it works. I don’t know what is problem. We set to start as a server It started the day after we installed [...]

Answer Question   |  May 15, 2009  7:48 AM
MQ Trigger Monitor, QMANAGER command, WebSphere MQ
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5 pts.

Windows XP SP2 installation problem on Dell PowerEdge 2850 server
When I try to install XP on the server, it seems like windows can’t find any hard drive, so as soon as you press enter to setup, you don’t see any disk to format whatsoever? Does anybody ever experienced this kind of problem, if so can you please give me a solution to this problem [...]

Answer Question   |  May 18, 2009  12:17 AM
Dell PowerEdge 2850, RAID, Windows XP installation
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35 pts.

Crib sheet for F keys in Synon screen designer?
Does anyone have/know where I can get a crib sheet or instructions I can skim through for the Synon screen designer tool? I had one, but seem to have lost it. I only use this very occasionally, so my memory can be a little patchy…

Answer Question   |  July 8, 2009  11:38 AM
5250 session, iSeries, Synon, Synon/2E, Synon/Cool 2E
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50 pts.

Which iSeries models support P6 processors?
Hi We currently have 550 and 825 boxes, am assuming they are all P5 processors. Please could you tell me which are the model boxes that would support P6 processors? Thanks in advance

Answer Question   |  May 15, 2009  10:17 AM
AS/400 hardware, IBM iSeries 825, IBM POWER6 processor, IBM System i 550
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995 pts.

Level 77 in COBOL/400
what is the significance of level 77 in COBOL/400

Answer Question   |  July 1, 2009  9:58 AM
COBOL, COBOL/400, Level 77
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5 pts.

any way to use TN3270 emulation on Unisys mainframe
Is there any way to use TN3270 emulation on Unisys mainframe?

Answer Question   |  May 14, 2009  8:45 AM
Mainframe, TN3270, Unisys
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5 pts.

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Answer Question   |  May 13, 2009  2:43 PM
DataCenter, Microsoft virtualization, Networking, Windows Server 2003
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16,755 pts.

Do we need to have Terminal Emulators for TestPartner?
Do we need to have Emulators along with TestPartner to recognize mainframe applications?

Answer Question   |  May 13, 2009  11:01 AM
Compuware TestPartner, Functional testing, Mainframe, Terminal Emulator
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5 pts.

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5 pts.

Oracle 9i
We had installed Oracle 9i and on AIX and then installed our front end application, now we want the oracle to have pro*c option. Is there any patch available to just install pro*c option rather than reinstalling oracle and selecting pro*c during installation. We cannot risk reinstalling oracle as it may affect our application. Please [...]

Answer Question   |  May 12, 2009  1:51 PM
AIX, Oracle 9i, Oracle installation
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10 pts.

How to add the date in the file name in JCL
need to create a JCL which runs every month end and create a file with name which has the current date in it

Answer Question   |  January 27, 2010  9:35 AM
JCL
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5 pts.

clustering applications
is it possible to redirect doclinks with clustering?

Answer Question   |  May 25, 2009  7:33 AM
Clustering/High availability
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5 pts.