IBM Power

The purpose of this tutorial is to guide users through the process of updating enterprise baseboard management controller (eBMC) eBMC firmware on IBM i systems configured in manufacturing default configuration mode, which is essential for maintaining system reliability, applying critical fixes, and ensuring compatibility with newer hardware and software features — especially in environments without the support of the Hardware Management Console (HMC).

Learn how to enable policy-based replication using VM Recovery Manager DR solution that supports automatic creation of host, disk mapping in target storage, and volume group creation added to a user-defined policy. Users can set the replication_type option to policybased through the KSYS node to enable this support.

This tutorial provides a concise, step-by-step approach to sign, verify, and install any AIX Licensed Program Product packages, ensuring package authenticity, integrity, and compliance with AIX security standards.

Learn how to configure lateral cast out and aggressive prefetch on IBM Power servers using BMC GUI and Redfish API for optimized cache performance.

When testing IBM Power servers, it is crucial to collect thorough logs from different components to pinpoint bugs. However, if these logs are missing or incomplete when a bug occurs, it can lead to the bug being overlooked, causing inefficiencies and increased resource usage. This article highlights the significance of the data collected during development and testing phases, outlining the engine's workflow for orchestrating data capture through data-driven and architectural methodologies. It emphasizes the critical role of debugging data for developers and testers throughout product cycles.

Learn how eBMC audit logs track system changes, monitor access, enhance security, support compliance, and simplify troubleshooting for enterprises.

Learn how Redfish event subscription enhancements with HeartbeatIntervalMinutes and TerminateAfterRetries improve HMC eBMC reliability and performance.

This tutorial demonstrates how to recover from a firmware update failure on a Power server that uses an enterprise baseboard management controller (eBMC), with the recovery process managed through the HMC.

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This tutorial explains how to encrypt IBM AIX boot logical volumes to protect critical system data from unauthorized access and tampering, while maintaining system bootability and reliability.