Introduction Monitoring RAM usage is a key aspect of operating system administration, and the ability to properly interpret the results of system tools seems to be something every systems specialist should possess.…
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Intel x86, IBM Power, and Containers: A unified IT infrastructure
For some, what I’m about to describe might seem obvious. However, in my experience, many people still don’t fully understand how different technologies interact with each other and what their specific applications…
IBM Power Ansible in Practice: Adding a VLAN to SEA (Shared Ethernet Adapter)
Here’s a practical approach to managing network configuration on IBM Power servers using Ansible and the ibm.power_hmc collection. Using a playbook as an example, I’ll show how to add a new VLAN…
Linux on Power and SMT – Close Encounters of the Third Thread
This time, a less serious article, meant to be treated as a fun fact 😉 Every AIX administrator knows the available multithreading settings, which are: But how does this look in the…
PowerVM Performance Monitoring – LPAR migration analysis
When managing a large Power server environment, situations may arise where LPARs need to be migrated between physical servers—for example, when a server requires maintenance.The Power platform allows seamless LPAR migration, but…
Discover the Power of IBM Power – PowerVM Virtualization
There are many virtualization technologies for servers, but the most popular ones run on x86 architecture.How does IBM PowerVM virtualization, which operates exclusively on IBM Power servers, compare to them?Find out in…
PowerVM Performance Monitoring – Tips and Tricks for Grafana
Grafana offers extensive capabilities for creating various charts and tables to visualize performance statistics. However, in large and complex IT environments, filtering and presenting multiple elements effectively can pose challenges.The article below…
DevOps with PowerVM – Ansible and dynamic inventory
Check out a proposed solution that can significantly improve working with Ansible in large-scale Power environments in the article below: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/devops-powervm-ansible-dynamic-inventory-michal-wiktorek-bt8zf [PL] Link do polskiej wersji:https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/pl-devops-z-powervm-ansible-i-dynamiczne-inventory-michal-wiktorek-ey68f