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IBM is a computer hardware and software vendor operating in a variety of market spaces, including Unix systems, "midrange" (AS/400) systems, Mainframes, and consumer workstations/laptops. This is a generic tag designed to be used if no more specific tag exists for your IBM product. See the partial list of IBM tags in the full tag wiki

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Replacement HDDs for IBM xSeries

One of the servers I inherited in my current position was marked to be decommissioned, as it has been replaced by a new server (everything has already been moved across). The first problem I faced was the poor performance of the ERP package. It…
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Accessing IBM IMM settings from Windows?

I have an IBM System x3400 M3 Server -[7379KKG], with Win2008R2 installed in a different country. Somehow the consult who helped me installing it missed the IMM settings, or for some reason I can not find it online in that LAN (The cable is plugged…
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IBM ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator equivlent for HP Proliant server

Is there any IBM ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator equivlent for HP Proliant server? With IBM TC BMC I can choose which server i'm using, and it will create a bootable cd for these servers, containing the newest firmware (BIOS, RAID card, SAS disk…
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how to access LPD data from the OS

We have several IBM System x servers, each of which has a "Light Path Diagnostic" (LPD) panel of LEDs. I want to be able to monitor the status of the LPD alerts from Nagios, but can't find where they are exposed to the OS. How can I read the LPD…
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Longevity of Tape versus Disk

I read something in a Oracle Archiving book, about longevity of Tape Versus Disk, i quote: "Longevity. No matter how you store your data, eventually it has to be moved either due to obsolescence or deterioration of the storage media. It is not…
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Sending multiple emails and not marked as spam using Domino

I would like to send mass emails to about 2,000 addresses. However, if I send them at once, then antivirus engines mark them as spam suspects Is there a functionality or feature that we can provide so that the mail server (IBM Domino) processes such…
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Upgrading memory on an IBM Power 710 Express (8231-E2B)

We have a Power 710 Express server that was loaded with 4x4 GB memory on a single riser card. I have replaced the 4 chips with 4x8GB and put in another riser card and loaded it with 4x8GB more for a total of 64GB memory. The firmware is…
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IBM bladecenter blade IMM logs

We have an IBM bladenter H with heterogeneous blades running RHEL 6. Is it possible to download and clear the on-blade IMM logs via IBM supplied command line tools such as ipmitool, asu, dsa or other tools? It can be programmatic or otherwise.
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x3650 IBM ServeRAID 8k

I have 6 disks into RAID5 array, I bought 2 new disks and I will add to the existing array. I try with IBM ServeRAID 8k utility but i can find the option for append disk into an array. i have CentOS and launch the utility from the bios
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Read SMART status on Windows Server 2008 R2

How can I read my hard drives SMART status on Windows Server 2008 R2? I'm using IBM X3630 X3 server with IBM ServeRAID M5015 disk drives
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Errors installing iSeries Access for Windows on Win 2008 server

I am desperately in need of help here. I am trying to install the iSeries Access for Windows software on our development server and can't get past the install. Here were my installation instructions: 1. Install MS KB patch from “First MS KB…
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Linux - IBM Blade Center + Identify MM Name from the Linux OS

I have a Linux machine (RedHat version release 5.6) installed in IBM BLADE Hardware I am trying to find a solution to identify the management Module name --> (MM Name) from the OS (Linux) Remark - MM name appears in the General Settings screen …
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IBM raid configuration utility for checking disks health in windows server

I know there is a great and simple tool for monitoring hp disks health: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/software-management/acumatrix/ Is there something similar for IBM server? My server - IBM X3630 X3, hardware raid -…
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IBM storage ds3400 Cant connect to management using fiber

i have a problem with a DS3400 IBM storage system we bought a few years back. when i try to manage the storage using its IBM storage management i cant find it using automatic detection even though its connected directly using the fiber and i can see…
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IBM System p5 9133-55A LCD display error code / alert - what does it mean?

On the front of my IBM System p5 9133-55A there is an orange exclamation/alert light that is lit, and a green LCD display that shows: 01 N V=F T I tried finding something in the documentation, but could not locate anything. How do…
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