File transfer to the iSeries problem.
I am trying to transfer an excel speadsheet file to my AS/400. I have tried setting up a file transfer through client access and tried sending the file directly from Excel. Both times I get the following error cwbtf0023 – pc file description file was not specified or is empty The file is not empty. [...]

Answer Question   |  December 9, 2011  10:11 AM
AS/400, Backup & recovery, Hardware, i5, Installation, Integration/Connectivity, iSeries, Logical partitions, OS/400, PC/Windows Connectivity, Performance/Tuning, Printing, PTFs, Security, Server consolidation, System monitoring, tips and tricks, Tools

Folder redirection/only domain controller admin gets redirected
I have tried to configure folder redirection in a single domain with no attached sites. I have two client computers and one domain controller. When I try to confogure folder redirection only the (desktop, my documents)of the admin user of the domain controller gets redirected. None of the roaming users folders are redirected. Can someone [...]

Answer Question   |  August 24, 2005  2:54 PM
Active Directory, DataCenter, DHCP, DNS, General Directories, Help Desk, LDAP, Lotus Domino, Networking, Networking services, NFS, Security, Tech support, Third-party services

Exchange 2003 Intermittent Backup Trouble NTBackup
First off, thanks heaps. I’ve been seeing an intermittent failure of my Exchange 2k3 box to successfully complete its full backup job with the following Event error: The backup has stopped with error -521 and, in the backup log, “First Storage Group is not a valid drive or you do not have access”. I’m only [...]

Answer Question   |  February 3, 2009  2:28 AM
Exchange 2003, Exchange Backup, NTBackup

Folder redirection
Hello, I am trying to configure folder redirection. I want to redirect My docs and Desktop folders for just two users.I have configured the group policy for the domain under active directory users and computers. I have configured the two folders to be redirected to a shared folder on the network. I have made sure [...]

Answer Question   |  July 18, 2005  3:09 PM
Active Directory, DataCenter, DHCP, DNS, General Directories, Help Desk, Implementation, IT architecture, LDAP, Lotus Domino, Networking, Networking services, NFS, Novell NDS, Planning, Security, Tech support, Third-party services, Vendor support, Wireless standards

Is *JOBCTL needed to view job logs?
I have read IBM’s Security manual and Work Management manual and I know that *JOBCTL is needed to change job priorities and other things for jobs on the system, but I do not see any statements that say *JOBCTL is needed to view the job logs of other user’s jobs on the system. Does anyone [...]

Answer Question   |  October 25, 2010  2:09 PM
Backup & recovery, Hardware, i5, Installation, Integration/Connectivity, iSeries, Logical partitions, OS/400, PC/Windows Connectivity, Performance/Tuning, Printing, PTFs, Security, Server consolidation, System monitoring, tips and tricks, Tools

Requirement to encrypt backup tapes – how in the world…
Hello all – have a recently-presented requirement, as many of you may have, to encrypt or otherwise protect the data on our iSeries backup tapes that leave the premises. Any experiences or recommendations? Thanks in advance Carter C

Answer Question   |  February 3, 2009  12:00 PM
Backup encryption, Encryption, Tape backup

IT Tech Assistant/No Admin Rights
I have hired a new IT support person, and I wanted to give him access to restart services ex: Print services, in my absense which occasionally needs resetting. Is their a way to give someone strict access to only restart services?

Answer Question   |  July 14, 2005  2:52 PM
Auditing, Compliance, CRM, Database Management Systems, DataCenter, Disaster Recovery, Hardware, Help Desk, Information risk management, Networking, Policies, Risk management, Security management, Security Program Management, Tech support, Third-party services

BRMS on iSeries Multiple LPARs
How do I get BRMS to perform backups from multiple LPARs to a single LTO3 tape, on the same day?

Answer Question   |  April 2, 2010  1:07 PM
AS/400, Backup & recovery, IBM

Extended Backup Times for NONSYS
Currently running V5R3 For some reason backup times on our production machine for the NONSYS have suddenly increased from approx 5hours to 7hours (Approx 500gb) There has been no appreciable gain in disk space used and exactly the same drive is being used (3592). Can anyone give me some suggestions as to why this might [...]

Answer Question   |  July 14, 2005  6:09 AM
Backup & recovery

Tape Backup/Restore
Using a 3570-C11 tape/library how do I determine which cartridge(s) was used on which date? The magazine has 20 tapes. Is there a DB file in Qusrsys?

Answer Question   |  July 1, 2005  6:53 PM
Backup & recovery

RFQ template for SAN implementation
Help! I’ve just discovered that I need to implement a new storage solution ASAP. As a starting point, I’m interested in getting my hands on a simple RFQ template for a SAN solution. Is anybody out there aware of such a template and/or can they point me in the right direction. Many Thanks

Answer Question   |  July 24, 2008  1:08 PM
Budgeting, SAN, SAN spending

Certificates
I am pretty new to the 2003 Microsoft world, but I am NT 4 MCSE. My setup: 2 W2K3 DC’s 1 Exchange 2K3 member server 1 W2K3 member server–web server about 60 users–single domain some of my users want to use Outlook Web Access to get their mail from home (approx. 10-15) Everything is set [...]

Answer Question   |  July 5, 2005  11:45 AM
Compliance, CRM, DataCenter, Disaster Recovery, Information risk management, Intrusion management, Policies, Risk management, Security, Security management, Security Program Management, VPN, Vulnerability Assessment & Audit

Alternate IPL device on AS/400
I need to know how to determine the current Alternate IPL device on our AS/400 model 270, and (possibly) how to change that to a different device. We plan to use a different tape device for system backups and restores, from the original tape device that came with our system.

Answer Question   |  June 27, 2005  11:37 AM
Backup & recovery, i5, iSeries, OS/400

BOBJ Business Objects XI
We are considering implementing “BOBJ Business Objects XI” in our company. My question is can anyone offer a critique of the product. i.e. from a implementation & post imp point of view. Thanks in advance.

Answer Question   |  June 30, 2005  7:04 AM
CIO, Database Management Systems, DataCenter, Development, Hardware, Storage, Tech support, Vendors, Web services

Encrypting backups
I have been asked by my CIO to perform an risk analysis of encrypting our backup takes. Our off-site vendor is urging us to consider encrypting sensitive data backups. I want to follow up with operations team performing this operation to review the impact on backup window. Has anyone created a matrix to compare the [...]

Answer Question   |  June 30, 2005  3:36 PM
Backup & recovery, Storage

Receiving journal entries
Hi, I am new to AS400, so need some help in solving a problem. I have tried to some extent but things seem to be more complicated than I thought. Problem Goal: receiving entries from a journal and putting them into a DB2 table in a predefined format(say Type5). RCVJRNE command can be used to [...]

Answer Question   |  June 24, 2005  5:55 AM
Backup & recovery, i5, Integration/Connectivity, iSeries, OS/400, Printing, Security, System monitoring, tips and tricks, Tools

Printer problem plz help
having a printer ,connected to a LAN but it not being a net work print just it’s connected to one of the hosts on the net work and it’s shared ,then the problem with its is that at anytime it prints by it self ,and it prints some sort of code in the head of [...]

Answer Question   |  June 24, 2005  7:25 AM
Compliance, CRM, DataCenter, Desktop management applications, Disaster Recovery, Intel, LANDesk, Microsoft Systems Management Server, Networking, Policies, Risk management, Security, Security management, Security Program Management, Software Quality Assurance, Systems management software

XP – Autoplay will not work with digital camera
On a desktop PC with Windows XP SP2 the autoplay feature will not work for the Nikon digital camera. It appears as a drive letter (f) and it does have the autoplay option in the properties. Autoplay just never happens for the camera. There is a CD-Rom and external hard drive and the autoplay feature [...]

Answer Question   |  June 20, 2005  3:34 PM
Desktops, Hardware, Storage

Removing the old mail server
Hi,I install the new Exchange Mail Server2k and move all mailboxes to it and now I want to remove the old one.What’s the best way for doing this? Thank you. — Regards Mahnaz

Answer Question   |  June 21, 2005  6:54 AM
DataCenter, Desktop management applications, Development, DHCP, DNS, Microsoft Systems Management Server, Networking, Networking services, Storage, Systems management software

Backing up from Mailboxes in Exchange Server2k
Hi,when I choose the mailboxes folder of M drive in an Exchange Mail Server to taking a backup and start backup,immidiately the task terminated and in report it says you don’t have permission on mailboxes!!!! But I am administrator and a member of Enterprice Admin and Exchange Server Services and Schema Admin?? What’s wrong?? (The [...]

Answer Question   |  June 21, 2005  5:39 AM
Active Directory, Backup & recovery, DataCenter, Desktop management applications, Development, Microsoft Systems Management Server, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Storage, Systems management software