virtual server
can i replace physical server with virtual server

Answer Question   |  January 8, 2013  4:31 PM
Physical Server, Virtual Server

Customizing .WS file for PC5250 session- Cannot find available parameters/settings
I am customizing a workstation(.WS) file for a iSeries Access PC5250 session and need to understand all available parameters so I can limit menu functionality to the users. Example parameters: [Menu] DeleteID.1=1021 DeleteID.2=1022 DeleteID.3=1023 I do not understand what each value represents and am looking for a full listing of available ones for each function. [...]

Answer Question   |  December 13, 2012  3:51 PM
PC5250 Emulator, workstation

I/O bottleneck
DearI have one FTPS, based on windows server 2003. We use WS_FTP program, which is create a lot PostgreSQL task and also write a lot on I/O. This mainly cause our server halt many times a day and my customer cannot login to our server at server busy time happen.May I know some solution, cause [...]

Answer Question   |  October 31, 2012  4:51 AM
FTP, PostgreSQL

Finishing up on an old server
Is there any sheet/form to be filled, or are there any guidelines to be followed before finishing up/get rid off – an old/used server? I mean before destroying that equipment or before releasing it or send it to the garbage?

Answer Question   |  September 24, 2012  6:29 AM
Server configuration, Server management

Journalling – why the SAVCHGOBJ?
We need to turn on journalling to allow a backward recovery if a big batch job goes wrong. Do I still need to do the SAVCHGOBJ before starting the journalling in order for the restore to work or is that just for forward recovery? I still don’t understand the need for it….

Answer Question   |  September 19, 2012  7:17 PM
AS/400, iSeries, Journal, journalling, Recovery

AS/400, Mac running Parallels & Windows 7, PC5250 Emulator iseries access PCSWS037 error
I have a Mac Air running Parallels 7 and Windows 7 with PC5250 to access AS/400. I get a PCSWS037 error (Initialization of the keyboard table failed) when I connect. And also get the PCSKBD110 error (The system keyboard is not supported) when I start my session. Any help fixing this would be greatly appreciated. [...]

Answer Question   |  August 8, 2012  5:46 AM
AS/400, iSeries Access for Windows, Mac OS X, parallels, PC5250 Emulator

Insert Multiple rows
I have several hundred records to insert into a database My issue is only one column is variable, that is for example Column1 will always be the same, column2 will change, and the remain columns will also be repeated with one caveat, there is an auto generated field in the mix I need to skip. [...]

Answer Question   |  July 26, 2012  1:56 PM
PostgreSQL

ESX 4-0 server issue
Hi  I am a newbie with respect to the server administration. I have a ESX-4.0 server which has 4 disks and is running Adaptech Raid controller 5405.It does not have arcconf installed on it From the blogs,I came to know that remote arcconf needs to be configured.But I am not able to find the version [...]

Answer Question   |  June 2, 2012  7:21 PM
Server Hardware

ZOS FTP – Delete and Allocate
Is there a way to Delete / Allocate dataset (PDS) using FTP batch job ? Thanks for any sample

Answer Question   |  March 17, 2012  7:24 AM
AS/400 FTP, PDS, ZOS v10

Expired or deleted RACF accounts that are still active in DB2
Hello, I have a question related to ‘expired or deleted RACF accounts that are still active in DB2′. In our shop, with z/OS as the operating system and RACF as a security tool. While DB2 native security is used to manage access for each of the DB2 objects such as database, table, view, or storage [...]

Answer Question   |  March 14, 2012  10:10 PM
DB2, RACF, z/OS

EZ-Rad performance tuning software
Has anyone used the EZ-Rad performance tuning software from MB Software and Consulting? What’s your experince with it and the company? Thanks.

Answer Question   |  March 17, 2012  1:17 PM
AS/400, performance tuning

Latest UPS fails while old one works
With the given output distribution wiring, the old transformer designe UPs works while a new transformer less UPS has blown while connecting load.(3ph input and single phase output). what could be the cause ?

Answer Question   |  March 6, 2012  8:23 AM
Power supplies, UPS

NDM transmission failure
What does “Inbound RU not an FMH74″ mean?

Answer Question   |  November 14, 2011  7:52 AM
NDM, NDM Error, NDM Transmission

UACC vs Generic Userid
As a long time RACF guy, I have believed that although it would be a rare scenario to exploit this, Universal Access (UACC) will allow access to an ‘MVS user’ that is not necessarily RACF defined and hasn’t been authenticated through RACF, yet Generic Userid (*) equates to ‘any RACF defined user’, which requires the [...]

Answer Question   |  October 14, 2011  6:20 PM
Generic User UACC, RACF, z/OS

Batch jobs
What jobs can be batch jobs? What jobs can be transferred to batch?

Answer Question   |  October 28, 2011  8:45 AM
AS/400 batch jobs, Batch jobs, Scheduled batch jobs

JCL analyser tool using REXX
Is there any REXX tool Which analyses a JCL and gives summary of it,like, description of number of steps in the JCL, what does COND parameters contain in each step, no of DD statements each step contains, how many DSN’s used, what is the DISP value for those DSN’s, are there any Symbolic Parameters used in the JCL, [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  5:29 AM
JCL, REXX, REXX Procedure, REXX tool

Open IT Forum: What are your views on social networking platforms in your network?
I chatted with David Sacks, CEO of Yammer, last week at Enterprise 2.0, and we talked about IT’s changing attitude toward cloud-based offerings such as social networking platforms. I’d love to hear from practicing IT professionals about the impact of these platforms on the network, whether it’s security or storage. Share your opinion or experience, [...]

Answer Question   |  July 8, 2011  3:28 PM
AS/400, Business Intelligence, Channel, CIO, Cloud Computing, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Open IT Forum, Oracle, Platform integration, Platform Solutions, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server

Create a schedule in Windows Server 2008
I need to create a schedule for a DOS batch file to run each day, every 15 minutes. I do not know how to accomplish this and need some help. Can anyone give me a helping hand? The operating system is Windows Server 2008.    

Answer Question   |  June 16, 2011  12:09 PM
Batch jobs, Scheduled batch jobs, Scheduled Tasks, Windows Server 2008

Connecting external hard drive to VM software
What external hard drives are compatible with VM software?

Answer Question   |  December 8, 2011  8:09 PM
Backup and Recovery Hardware, External Disk Drives, External hard drives, Server management, VM Server, VMware

Best KVM for access to at least 8 hosts
If we have 36 servers in 6 racks. What is the best KVM for access to at least 8 hosts at one time by 4 seperate users?

Answer Question   |  June 7, 2011  6:20 PM
KVM, Server Architectures, Server Hardware, Server Hosts, server rack