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About AIX Service Hints and Tips from 4FAX 1 12/10/96, 4FAX# 1829 CURRENT LIST About AIX Service Hints and Tips from 4FAX 2 12/10/96, 4FAX# 1829 4726 AIXlink/X.25 APAR IX52536 Enhancement Summary 1073 How to Rebuild the Kerberos Database 2268 "Out of Space" Error from the dd Command in AIX 3.2.4 3140 7135 RAIDiant Array - Common Installation Issues 3119 7135 RAIDiant Array - UPDATED Installation Instructions 2546 7135 RAIDiant Array: Install Issues for Twintailed 7135's 2050 About AIX 3.2 Service Hints and Tips from 4FAX 2047 About AIX 4.1 Service Hints and Tips from 4FAX 1829 About AIX Service Hints and Tips from 4FAX 3753 About Sparse Files (AIX 3.2) 5933 Adding A JetDirect Queue In AIX 4.1 2079 AIX 3.2.4 and Beyond 4923 AIX 4.1.4 Release 3685 AIX 4.2 Installation Tips 1826 AIX Service Bulletin: Potential Security Exposure 1770 AIX Support Family - Gathering System Crash Information 1762 AIX Support Family -- Sending Testcases 6529 AIX X.25 Functional Comparison | 6524 Backing Up The Operating System 2475 Backup/Install - "Lexical Error" Message from installp 2482 Backup/Install - "Tape Not in Backup Format" Error 2448 Backup/Install - 5GB 8mm Tape Drive Install Problem 2121 Backup/Install - AIX 3.2.4 Installation Tips 2577 Backup/Install - AIX 3.2.5 /usr Client Installation 2505 Backup/Install - AIX 3.2.5 Installation Tips 1293 Backup/Install - AIX 4.1 Installation Tips 2503 Backup/Install - All Files Owned by Root After mksysb 2361 Backup/Install - Devices Not Configured Prior to 3.2.4 2362 Backup/Install - Installing a PTF in AIX 3.2.0 to 3.2.5 2363 Backup/Install - Installing/Updating with Low Disk Space 1453 Backup/Install - LED 518 or Failed mksysb After Install 2769 Backup/Install - Limitations of mksysb 2443 Backup/Install - Man Pages, Info Don't Work After Install 2360 Backup/Install - mksysb EOT Detection Problem Prior to 3.2.4 1456 Backup/Install - Paging Space Problems with mksysb Restoration 2702 Backup/Install - Relative and Absolute Backups 2561 Backup/Install - Restoring 0-Blocksize Tape 1959 Backup/Install - Restoring Multiple Tape Blocks 1897 Backup/Install - Tips on mksysb for AIX 3.2 to 3.2.3e 2588 Backup/Install - Tips on mksysb for AIX 3.2.4 and Beyond 5256 Booting in Service Mode in AIX 4.1 1294 Booting RS/6000 SP Node Via Manual Node Conditioning 5887 Booting Xstation 130 Over Slip 2462 BOSboot Diskette Information for AIX 3.1 or 3.2 5641 Changing A Default Queue 2942 Changing Between Large and Small Address Models 4843 Changing IP and Hostname Info for SP2 at AIX 3.2.5 5044 Changing IP and Hostname Info on SP2 for PSSP 1867 Clearing Your Queuing System in AIX 3.1 or 3.2 2485 Commands-Related Fixes for AIX 3.2.3e and Before 5639 Common Cable Pinouts 5934 Configuration Of The DHCP Server | 6528 Configuring An IPX Network For The 7318 4725 Configuring JetDirect Printer with BOOTP/TFTP Server 2263 Crash Command Information for TTY/Printer Subsystems 2737 Define Restricted Login Device for root 1771 Defunct Process Problem Determination 5735 Detail Setup pcmcia Modem Cards 1499 Detection and Correction of Illegal Hard Links 2768 Determining Location and Cause of "core" File About AIX Service Hints and Tips from 4FAX 3 12/10/96, 4FAX# 1829 4508 Determining Tape Block Size and Format 2445 Diagnosing Performance Bottlenecks for AIX 3.2 and 4.1 2461 Discussion of the Default Values in /etc/security/limits 2929 Disk Quota System - Setup and Use 5640 Double-Queueing 4924 Downloading and Installing TapeGen 3914 Drawing Boxes in a Curses Environment with AIX 3.2 1399 Dynamic Screen Utility (dscreen) Tips 2609 Error Log Information and TTY Log Identifiers 1228 FixDist Tool - Electronic Fix Distribution For AIX 1895 Fixed Disk - Removing/Replacing a Fixed Disk 2580 Fixed Disk - When Removed Without Software Procedures 3754 Function Keys as Input to Extended Curses 2270 HACMP - Considerations in Upgrading from HACMP 1.1 to 1.2 2682 HACMP - Considerations in Upgrading HACMP/6000 to 2.1 3913 HACMP 3.1: Information Needed for Problem Resolution 2483 HACMP/6000 and I/O Pacing 2543 HANFS Helpful Information 1432 HCON - Creating Autolog Script Files 2703 High CPU Percentage for kproc Process 514/516 4925 How cron & at Commands Work 5102 How Manpages Work: Troubleshooting Tips 5888 How Permissions Work 4510 How to Alter/Restore a Missing .fs.size File 4618 How to Boot am SP2 Node into Maintenance Mode 1957 How to Resolve an X.25 'Device Busy' Condition 2446 How to Set Up sar 1074 Howto Update sysck.cfg in the TCB Database 2464 IBM AIX Support Family 2488 Information on Using the migratepv Command in AIX 3.2 4619 Install man pages Using Installation Media (AIX 4.1) 1828 Introduction to Reading Dumps 2125 Known Problems After 3.2.4 Service Update 2504 Known Problems After 3.2.5 Service Update 3057 LED 888 or LED c06 on First Reboot After 3.2.5 Install 4509 Login Problems with Non-Root Users in AIX 3198 LV Prpblems After Migration fromAIX 3.2 to 4.1.2 3689 LVM - 1016 Physical Partitions per Volume Group 3200 LVM - The Logical Volume Control Block 3690 LVM - The Volume Group Descrptor Area 2265 Making a Second Root User 2266 Making a Tape Drive the Primary Dump Device in AIX 3.2 1609 Managing File System Space 6221 Managing System Dump Devices 1296 Managing The Time Zone Variable 4690 Mapping SSA hdisks and pdisks 4254 Mirroring the rootvg Volume Group for AIX 4.1 4255 Modifications of ypbind Daemon for Network Security 2704 NAMED Configuration Help 1400 NetLS - Installing Nodelock and Floating Licenses | 6520 NetLS - Installing Nodelockand Floating Licenses 1697 NetLS - Planar Board Swapping Procedure 2701 NIS Configuration Tips 2441 OASIS: AIX Desktop Service Environment 1537 Overview of AIX Support 4824 ! Overview of AIX System Security Audits 3219 Paging Space Problems with mksysb Restoration for 4.1 1075 Paging Space Tips for AIX 3.2 & 4.1 5932 Passthrough Printing Connection 6220 Performance Tuning -- The vmstat Tool About AIX Service Hints and Tips from 4FAX 4 12/10/96, 4FAX# 1829 3199 Preparing Your AIX System for SATAN 2707 Preserve Login Session Information After Accounting 2548 Problems With The /etc/utmp File 3755 Pulling Single PTF from Install or PTF Tape 2610 Queuing System Status Overview for AIX 3.2 2649 Rebuilding the ODM in AIX 3.2 2269 Recovering from varyonvg Error Message 0516-044 1755 Recovering Volume Groups in AIX 2809 Recovery from "Volume Group Locked" Error Message 2463 Recovery from a Corrupted Boot Logical Volume 2264 Recovery from a Corrupted Superblock in AIX 3.1 or 3.2 1454 Recovery from an LED 201 in AIX 3.1 or 3.2 1746 Recovery from an LED 551, 555, or 557 in AIX 3.1 or 3.2 1457 Recovery from an LED 552, 554, or 556 in AIX 3.1 or 3.2 1721 Recovery from an LED 553 in AIX 3.1 or 3.2 4191 Recovery from an LED 553 in AIX 4.1 1989 Recovery from an LED 727 in AIX 3.2 1991 Recovery from an LED C31 in AIX 3.1 or 3.2 4189 Recovery from an LED C31 in AIX 4.1 2206 Recovery from an LED C99 in AIX 3.1 or 3.2 1007 Recovery from Console Error 89B52AA5 in AIX 3.2 4190 Recovery from LED 551, 555, or 557 in AIX 4.1 4188 Recovery from LED 552, 554, or 556 in AIX 4.1 4825 Recovery From rm* From the Root (/) Directory 2565 Reducing Default Paging Space (hd6) For AIX 3.1 - 4.1 2267 Reducing File System Size in AIX 3.2 5101 Reducing File System Size in AIX 4.1 2364 Reducing the Size of /var File System in AIX 3.2 2447 Reducing the Size of the /tmp File System in AIX 3.1 or 3.2 3465 Reducing the Size of the /tmp File System in AIX 4.1 3466 Reducing the Size of the /var File System in AIX 4.1 6222 Remote Commands For TCPIP 1802 Repairing File Systems with fsck in AIX 3.1 or 3.2 4724 Repairing File Systems with fsck in AIX 4.1 2535 Repairing File Systems with fsck in AIX 4.1 (LED 518) 4253 Resetting File Permissions 2564 Resolving TTY "Respawning Too Rapidly" Errors 2608 Restoring /usr/ccs/lib/libc.a in AIX 3.2 2545 Restoring 128 Port Adapter after mksysb 5733 Restoring Files/Directories From a mksysb Tape 1715 Service Director Download Instructions 3051 Service Mode Prompt in AIX 3.2.3e to 3.2.5 2226 Setting Up an Auditing System to Monitor cron Events 5103 Settup Man Pages & InfoExplored Using TECHLIB CDROM 2486 Setup of System Accounting in AIX 1529 SNA Services/6000 Tuning and Performance Tips | 6527 Summary of AIXLINK/X.25 V1.1.3 LPP Enhancements 1910 Synchronizing Disk Names in AIX 3.1 or 3.2 2208 Tape Device Drivers Notes for AIX 3.1 and 3.2 1896 Tape Drive Densities and Special Files 2690 TCP/IP Over the X.25 Network Interface (XT) 5624 Testcases: Tracing and Submitting 2449 The AIX Virtual Memory Manager (VMM) 3239 The schedtune Command 1301 Tips for Network Communication Failure (Cannot "ping") 2444 TTY HOG Error 4620 Unable to Start Cluster Lock Manager on HACMP 1298 Understanding LED 581 in AIX 3.1 and 3.2 1760 Using AIX Program Services 1076 Using bootlist in Maintenance Mode in AIX 4.1 About AIX Service Hints and Tips from 4FAX 5 12/10/96, 4FAX# 1829 5734 Using InfoExplorer Hypertext CDROM 1845 Using iptrace to Track Remote Print Jobs 1470 Using the bootlist Command in Maintenance Mode 1909 UUCP (BNU) Helpful Information 1777 VMTUNE Parameters 2480 Why Numbers from "du -sk" and "df" Disagree 2684 Workaround for LED 551 Hang After Concurrent Diagnostics 5886 Xstation 120/130 Setup Procedures 1990 Xstation 140/150 Setup Procedures 1994 Xstation 160 Setup Procedures 1306 Xstation Problem Solving Hints About AIX Service Hints and Tips from 4FAX 6 12/10/96, 4FAX# 1829 READER'S COMMENTS Please fax this form to (512) 823-4009, attention "AIXServ Informa- tion". 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