Subject: New Redboods, Tools, Webinar's, Tech Tips

Audience: All

Date: March 19, 2006

New Maintenance Updates

AIX 5.2 ML8
AIX 5.3 ML4
VIOS FixPack 7.2
http://www-912.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral

New Redbooks

Operating System and Middleware

IBM AIX 5L Reference for HP-UX System Administrators:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246767.html

Advanced Power Virtualization (Update):
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247940.html?Open

Controlling Application Memory Consumption
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/redp4108.html?Open

IBM eServer pSeries HACMP V5.x Certification Study Guide Update:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246375.html?Open

Configuring and Tuning GPFS for Digital Media Environments:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/RedbookAbstracts/tips0539.html?Open

Hardware

IBM System p5 520 and 520Q Overview and Introduction:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/redp4137.html?Open

IBM System p5 560Q Technical Overview and Introduction:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/redp4139.html

IBM System p5 Quad-Core Module Based on POWER5+ Technology: Technical Overview and Introduction
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp4150.html?Open

DL4000 Best Practices and Tuning Guide:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/sg246363.html?Open

Introduction to Infiniband for pSeries:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp4095.html?Open

DS6000 Series: Implementation
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246781.html

DS8000 Series: Implementation
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246786.html

Webinar's

Lesson's Learned from the 2005 Hurricaine Season - Replay
http://www-1.ibm.com/services/us/bcrs/html/web-seminar_hurricane-lessons-learned.html?&me=W&re=promo

Tools

IBM Performance Simulator for Linux on Power
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/simppc

nmon v11 is available:
http://www-941.ibm.com/collaboration/wiki/display/WikiPtype/nmon

Post Link Optimization for Linux on Power:
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/fdprpro

Tech Tip's

HMC 5.1 may incorrectly report a failed server microcode update. Before replacing the FSP, try rebooting the HMC. Sometimes there a timing error that causes the HMC to think the server microcode is broken.

The two step procedure for configuring SEA Failover on VIOS 1.2+ can cause network storms. The two step procedure was documented in the December 2005 APV Redbook SG24-7940. The Redbook has since been updated to show a one step procedure. The correct procedure is also posted on InfoCenter
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r3s/index.jsp?topic=/iphb1/iphb1_vios_scenario_network_failover.htm .