Q:I would like to turn on hyperthreading for my system. How can I do this and can it be done on a running system? A:Hyperthreading is only available on certain models of Itanium systems. There are two steps: Step 1: Use setboot –m on...
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How to find CONSOLE ip address
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Q: I have not kept good records for my systems and have forgotten the IP address for the console ports on all my HP-UX systems. Is there are way to find out what they are? A: For Itanium systems running 11.31 (only), yes, you can...
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ALL CAPS login on HP-UX console
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Q: I tried to login to my HP-UX system but everything on the screen is UPPERCASE. What happened? A: This only occurs with a console login and the problem is caused by having the CAPS-LOCK key enabled on the terminal connection. You'll also see every...
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Installing minimum Ignite tools
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Q:I have installed HP-UX several times on new systems but the Ignite tools such as print_manifest and make_net_recovery are not there. I don’t want to install the full (hundreds of MB) Ignite package. What do I install for just the basic Ignite tools? A: The...
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Itanium boot from SAN fails
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Q: I have several older Itanium machines such as the rx6600 that are failing to reboot automatically. I have to run the EFI shell. Then manually run reconnect –r and map –r to find the boot paths. A: This has been a very annoying (and...
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Ignite boot helper CD
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Ignite Boot Helper CD Q:I need an alternative to setting up a boot helper system on another subnet. How can I boot a system to be able to pull the Ignite image from another network? A: Starting with the C version of Ignite, a...
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Recent Unix security issues
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Unix security vulnerabilities Unix OS flavors have typically been immune to security hacks, the majority being targeted at Windows machines. But two recent developments warrant inspection of all Unix systems (AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, OpenVMS, and Linux). Shellshock The first is for the BASH shell. The...
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Remote Monitoring and Management | Relief for IT Organizations
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To augment an organization’s IT staff, Source Direct offers Remote Monitoring and Management services to its clients. With the technology needed to keep many businesses up and running today expanding in scope and complexity, IT groups quickly become overwhelmed with the logistics of understanding and...
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Managed Backup For Critical Data And Applications
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Organizations that have a managed backup program for their critical data and applications are in a much better position to recover from data loss or other business interruption with minimal downtime. Although most businesses back up their critical systems occasionally or periodically, most don’t know...
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Remote Monitoring and Management Part 1
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The technology needed to keep businesses up and running today is expanding in scope complexity and volume. IT staff must be able to understand and monitor servers, storage, applications and the networks that tie it all together. Most of the time the information coming from...
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