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Anthony English is an independent contractor who solves expensive problems for businesses running IBM Power Systems. He has written extensively about AIX and has been recognised for his contributions and thought leadership by being named an IBM Champion for Power Systems.
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unmirror a volume group - What they didn't tell you

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Right answer to wrong question I have to admire the people who write documentation and help texts. It's so hard to say the essentials efficiently. I think this is one of the hidden strengths of AIX: the command documentation ("the man pages") are generally easy to read compared to other platforms and software. But sometimes I find that there are answers which are technically correct, but still don't tell you what you need to know. For example, when it comes to breaking a mirror of a logical volume or volume group, you get the choice... [More]

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Wanted: Superhero (mind reading skills an advantage)

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  <!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } A:link { so-language: zxx } --> WHAT WOULD THEY DO WITHOUT YOU? You're the system admin extraordinaire. You're indispensable. You're the fix-it guy for everything. You can multithread and keep a gazillion things in your head at once. No one knows what you do, but the systems simply won't run without you. You've been at the company forever... [More]

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