Service Procedures for Linux on IBM Power Systems Servers
Power Systems

Redpaper, published 19 Oct 2020

Collecting data on first occurance of the problem can id in problem determination and timely resolution of defects. At IBM®, this process of collecting data on first occurance if often referred to as First Failure Data Capture (FFDC). Gathering this data before reporting a defect helps to understand the problem more quickly and thoroughly, which saves time analyzing data and reduces the time and mission affects in fixing defects. Several diagnostic capabilities are built into the Linux operating system that enable you to determine the application level problems and system level problems. ... [more]

Making Data Smarter with IBM Spectrum Discover: Practical AI Solutions
Storage Software

Redbooks, published 19 Oct 2020

More than 80% of all data that is collected by organizations is not in a standard relational database. Instead, it is trapped in unstructured documents, social media posts, machine logs, and so on. Many organizations face significant challenges to manage this deluge of unstructured data, such as the following examples:

• Pinpointing and activating relevant data for large-scale analytics
• Lacking the fine-grained visibility that is needed to map data to business priorities
• Removing redundant, obsolete, and trivial (ROT) data
• Identifying and classifying sensitive ... [more]

zPDT Sysplex Extensions - 2020
IBM Z

Redbooks, published 16 Oct 2020

This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the IBM System z® Personal Development Tool (IBM zPDT®) Sysplex Extensions 2020, which is a package that consists of sample files and supporting documentation to help you get a functioning, data sharing sysplex up and running with minimal time and effort. This book is a significant revision of zPDT 2017 Sysplex Extensions, SG24-8386. This package is designed and tested to be installed on top of a standard Application Developer Controlled Distribution (ADCD) environment. It provides the extra files that you need to create a two-way data sharing IBM ... [more]

Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Z Installation Guide
Red Hat

Redpaper, published 29 Sep 2020, last updated 16 Oct 2020

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This IBM® Redpaper publication provides all the necessary steps to successfully install Red Hat OpenShift 4.4 on IBM Z® or LinuxONE servers. It also provides an introduction to OpenShift nodes, Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS, and Ansible. The steps that are described in this paper are taken from the official pages of the Red Hat website. This IBM Redpaper publication was written for IT architects, IT specialists, and others who are interested in installing Red Hat OpenShift on IBM ... [more]

IBM Power Systems Planning and Monitoring Best Practices for SAP Applications
Power Systems

Redpaper, published 14 Oct 2020

This IBM Redpaper publication is part of a series of documents supporting clients and architects to plan, implement and operate SAP workloads on IBM Power Systems Servers. The focus of this publication is to plan and implement best practices for SAP workloads, and monitor the landscape for health. The target audiences of this book are architects, IT specialist, and systems administrators deploying SAP workloads whom often spend a lot of time and effort managing, provisioning, and monitoring SAP software systems and landscapes on IBM Power ... [more]