Questions tagged [ibm]

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How to distribute Maas360 Bulk Enrollment app to set up 200+ Windows computers

My company is getting started with MaaS to replace our old MDM service but we've hit a roadblock pretty quickly...we have several hundred desktops and laptops that need to be enrolled. Since everyone's working from home and super security conscious…
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USB Flash Drive unbootable on IBM/Lenovo x3850 X5

Specs/Firmware: Server: IBM/Lenovo x3850 X5 (model: 7143B2G) IMM: YUOOH5A-1.55 (01/15/2018) UEFI: G0E188BUS-1.88 (05/29/2018) DSA: DSYTC5F-9.53 (02/17/2014) FPGA: …
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IBM 2005-16B switch console cable

I have an IBM 2005-16B switch, and it has a male serial connector on it, and I want to use that to configure the device. I also have a usb to male serial cable, and I have recently created a null-modem cable based on This pinout. I connected all up,…
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Rackmount Server Reliability by Brand Name and Form Factor

Our company runs e-commerce web sites (thousands) on two clusters in two separate data centers. Basically, all we require to operate is rack mountable server nodes. Each node needs: 1.) 4 or 8 cores 2.) 32 gb ram 3.) 1 250 gb sata disk 4.) 2…
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IBM Lotus Notes 6.x view txn log files

I have a situation where I need to view the transaction logs on my lotus notes 6.x server. These logs are stored as 64mb .txn binary files. Is there a way to directly view it on the server or export it to a .txt format? I did come across a link to…
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Differences between IBM Express and not-Express hdd drives

I'm buying some additional hdd for an IBM server: in the supplier website I see, for ex: 39M4526 IBM 250GB S-ATA HOT-SWAP 3GB/S HDD 43w7598 EXPRESS 250GB SATA HOT-SWAP 3GB/S HDD The prices are different but they seem equals. I already have some…
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How to backup and restore informix db using Onbar tool with ONPSM cloud storage device?

I am having a hard time using the Onbar tool (which relies on Onpsm primary storage manager for Informix db (server 12.1) using the cloud device (AWS s3). https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGU8G_12.1.0/com.ibm.bar.doc/ids_bar_526.htm On…
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Unable to create additional cluster member in IBM WAS ND 8.5.5

I have server1 on a node, and server2 on another node. I created a cluster (OCHCluster1). If I add server1 to the cluster (irrespective of the clone basis I choose), it adds successfully. If I attempt to add server2 as another cluster member, I get…
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AIX SMS Menu + Netapp Multipath cause BOS migration issues

I'm performing an AIX migration from 7.1 to 7.2 using the DVD Iso on a VIOS Virtual Library. At the point the migration starts, it fails with the following message: 0516-1775 varyonvg: Physical volumes hdisk0 and hdisk4 have identical PVIDs…
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X345 and ServeRaid 5i - Defunct Drives

I have an old IBM X345 server with a ServeRaid 5i card that I was running as a fileserver/test-server. It was running VMWare ESXi 3.5, with a virtualised OpenSolaris machine inside of this this (as well as other machines) with ZFS as the…
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Unable to connect to the IBM DS3524 from DS Storage Manager

Please don't mind me, I am new to IBM storage. I need to connect to IBM DS Storage 3524 by using default IP from each controller Ethernet ports. Default IPs Controller A, Port 1 = 192.168.128.101 Controller B, Port 1 = 192.168.128.102 I plug the…
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QLogic FC HBA + IBM DS5100 on RHEL 5.4 LUNs not detected as SCSI disks

I've got a brand new DS5100 SAN connected to multiple hosts (HS22 Blade in BladeCenter H) via two independent fabrics. Switch (Brocade 20p for BladeCenter) is zoned properly, ie every host in the BladeCenter sees the LUNs via both fabrics. RHEL…
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Install oVirt Node 4.1.6 on IBM x3650 M3

I have here a IBM x3650 M3 Server, with ServerRaid m5015 controller and two disk as raid1 configured. Bios firmware is the newest Version, settings a default except VT-D is enabled and I add legacy only to the boot order (this was recommended on…
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Monitoring IBM Websphere 8.x via JSR160RMI JMX fails on Windows

I have an AIX Server running Websphere 8.5 Under Administration Services in the Web UI I have configured all the JMX Connectors to be enabled. No SSL or Authentication at the moment, since it's only for testing. I also have a remote linux machine…
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System failure after changing cache battery on IBM power5 machine

As the title states, I got a used IBM power5 9405-series machine, and after changing the cache battery, the system refuses to boot up. I only see a blank screen on the console. What could be the problem and How to diagnose it?