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email alerts on core dumps via the ODM & errpt system
Following on from my previous AIXpert blog on 1st July 2013 - "Core files filling important filesystems? Want email alerts about each core dump?" it was pointed out to me by AIX guru Mathew Accapadi that we can for many years use the ODM and AIX error reporting framework to send emails on the generation of core files. See the previous blog on how to force the core files to a particular directory - and not allow them to fill up important system directories. On the alternative reporting method see below: Check out the... [More]
Tags:  email aix odm alerts errpt |
Shared Storage Pools 2 - Thin provisioning, monitoring free space + Alerts
Hi, I just release a fifth hands-on movie this month and on this interesting topic. You can find the movie here: Shared Storage Pools 2 - Thin provisioning, monitoring free space + Alerts Shared Storage Pool Thin provisioning is pretty cool and saves a lot of disk space . Effectively the 100's of GBs of unused disks space in 100's of Virtual Machines (LPARs) are bought together in one place in the Shared Storage Pool and then can be used for real. All this without the use of clever disk subsystems. The risk is that you use all the disk... [More]
Tags:  monitoring power7 space vios powervm thin provisioning alerts and free aix |