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Moving a Physical Adapter via HMC using Classic GUI vs. Enhanced+ GUI or HMC V8R8.7.0 and higher version

Posted on February 26, 2019

Manually Moving the PCI Fiber Channel Adapter/IOA from Partition B to Partition A Note: Not shown in this process/steps, you will need to check and vary off, if needed, the resource using the physical adapter on Partition B, (i.e., tape…

Posted in: IBM i (iSeries, Systemi, AS400)
Tagged with: Backup and Recovery, Backup Management, ibm i backup and recovery, IBM i cloud backup, ibm i in the cloud, Virtual Tape Library

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Finding Local Ports in use in an IBM i environment

Posted on January 23, 2019

In an IBM i environment, you can view the port numbers currently in use on your system with one of these methods. In these examples, looking for use of local ports 8000 and 8001: Select from the iSeries Navigator, select >…

Posted in: IBM i (iSeries, Systemi, AS400), IBM i Tech Tips

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Pete Massiello featured in IT Jungle’s 2019 IBM i Predictions Article

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With 2019 upon us, it’s natural for one to wonder what’s in store for IBM i in the upcoming year. According to iTech President, Pete Massiello, the outlook for IBM i is looking good for this year. How good? “2019…

Posted in: Blog, IBM i (iSeries, Systemi, AS400), IBM POWER Systems, News
Tagged with: 2019, IBM i, IBM i Roadmap, IBM Power Systems, IBM Power9, iNext, IT Jungle, Pete Massiello, POWER9, SSD

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Harnessing SQL to Smash Users with Default Passwords

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Sure you can use ANZDFTPWD (Analyze Default Passwords) to get a list of IBM i users with default passwords. You can also use some simple SQL in conjunction with the USER_INFO IBM i service in QSYS2 to do the same…

Posted in: IBM i (iSeries, Systemi, AS400), IBM i Tech Tips, Security
Tagged with: Admin, Default Passwords, IBM i, ibm i system admin, IBM Power Systems, Security, SQL, Sys Admin

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Incorrect Search in the Service Action Log when searching on year 2019 or 2020

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When using Service Tools, the Select Time Frame screen of the Service Action Log (SAL) option of the Hardware Service Manager (HSM) service tool incorrectly does not allow “From” or “To” dates with the year 2019 or 2020. The SAL…

Posted in: IBM i (iSeries, Systemi, AS400), Newsletter, OS, PTF, & Firmware Upgrades
Tagged with: 7.1 MF65228, 7.2 MF65214, 7.3 MF65215, HSM, SAL, Service Tools, Services action Log

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What Santa Wants for his IBM i

Posted on December 12, 2018

Just a few more days to shop, to work, and to wait for Christmas. I thought I would share a little story about how iTech Solutions helped Santa prepare for Christmas this year. As many of our readers remember, Santa…

Posted in: High Availability/Disaster Recovery, IBM i (iSeries, Systemi, AS400), IBM POWER Systems, Managed Services, Newsletter, Security
Tagged with: 7.3, Disaster Recovery, DR, HA, High availability, IBM i Future Roadmap, IBM Power Systems, IBMi, Managed Services, MSP, OS Upgrades, POWER9, PTF, Security, Websphere

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The Value of Keeping Your IBM i Current

Posted on November 19, 2018

IBM i on IBM Power Servers is the best server platform in the universe. It is reliable, stable and provides all the tools needed to effectively operate and manage your mission-critical applications. Most of us on the platform fully agree. …

Posted in: IBM i (iSeries, Systemi, AS400), IBM POWER Systems, Newsletter
Tagged with: 7.3, Hardware Maintenance, IBM i, IBM Power Systems, Performance Increase, Power5, POWER9, Software Maintenance, SWMA

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Moving a Physical Adapter via HMC using Classic GUI vs. Enhanced+ GUI or HMC V8R8.7.0 and higher version

Finding Local Ports in use in an IBM i environment

Pete Massiello featured in IT Jungle’s 2019 IBM i Predictions Article

Harnessing SQL to Smash Users with Default Passwords

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iTech Solutions Group Blog

Moving a Physical Adapter via HMC using Classic GUI vs. Enhanced+ GUI or HMC V8R8.7.0 and higher version

Finding Local Ports in use in an IBM i environment

Pete Massiello featured in IT Jungle’s 2019 IBM i Predictions Article

Harnessing SQL to Smash Users with Default Passwords

Incorrect Search in the Service Action Log when searching on year 2019 or 2020

What Santa Wants for his IBM i

How to Fix WRKPRB: “Software problem data for QYCDCUSG has been logged.”

The Value of Keeping Your IBM i Current

Managing Firmware: Using UAK Management Feature

Issues with OpenSSH Algorithms on IBM i OS 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 (August 2018)

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