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Jaqui Lynch

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Jaqui Lynch has more than 38 years of experience working with a variety of projects and operating systems across multiple vendor platforms, including mainframes, UNIX systems, midrange systems and personal workstations. She was an IBM customer for more than 22 years and then worked for two business partners in the USA. She is now working as an independent consultant, focusing on enterprise architecture, performance and delivery on Power Systems with AIX and Linux. Additionally, she regularly presents at IBM and other conferences around the world.

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How to Use the Rules Command With VIO Servers

Jaqui Lynch

January 11, 2024

I do a lot of customizations on my VIO servers, and I was asked recently how the rules command could be used to deploy some of those changes so they can be consistently applied to all VIO servers. The rules command is primarily used to tune and modify device settings on the VIO server and […]

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How to Upgrade to PowerVM v4.1.0.10

Jaqui Lynch

December 8, 2023

In this article I will go over my recent experience upgrading VIO servers from version 3 to version 4. The process is similar to going from version 2 to version 3, but I did run into a few issues that you should be able to avoid. The first step is to download the code and […]

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FLRT, NIM, DNF, HMC and More: Technical Lessons From 2023

Jaqui Lynch

November 15, 2023

2023 has been incredibly busy, but I have also learned a lot during that time. It was great to attend TechXchange, see everyone in person and share ideas and thoughts with everyone. In this article I have tried to distill some of the things I learned throughout the year: Updates to tools How to install […]

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Power10 Lessons Learned in 2023

Jaqui Lynch

October 30, 2023

2023 has been a busy year with lots of Power10 implementations. And I have learned a great deal during that time from a combination of experience, IBM documents and tips from friends. It is important that you follow the instructions on how to set up your Power10 server. The addition of the VMI (Virtualization Management […]

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Jaqui Lynch on PowerVM V3 and HMC Tips

Jaqui Lynch

April 13, 2023

In the past few months many people have been asking me for tips on managing their HMCs, VIO servers and how to prepare to integrate Power10 into their environment. In this article I am sharing some of the tips I have picked up in the last year that I hope will be helpful for you. […]

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HMC, BMC, VMI, eBMC, FSP, Oh My!

Jaqui Lynch

March 16, 2023

In the beginning of the HMC era life was simple. We had an x86 HMC connected to the FSP (Flexible Service Processor) of the server. You could have redundant HMCs if you wanted, as well. With the migration to the Power HMCs until Power10 we have a BMC (baseboard management controller) in the HMC, and […]

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Maintaining Your AIX Systems

Jaqui Lynch

September 8, 2022

Unfortunately, there are a number of people out there testing your security so it is critical that your systems are regularly updated and patched to avoid problems.  Normally maintenance consists of updating the HMC (both software and the BMC/PNOR), server firmware, I/O adapter firmware, VIO servers and your AIX system. In all cases, there may […]

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Power10 Planning and Requirements

Jaqui Lynch

July 21, 2022

In 2021, IBM brought out the enterprise E1080, the first of the Power10 systems. On July 12, 2022, IBM announced the scale-out and midrange servers—S1014, S1022, S1022s, S1024—there are also Linux-only versions of the S1024 and S1022. There is a great deal of material published on the new servers so this article will address how […]

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Understanding Power Supplies for Power Systems

Jaqui Lynch

February 28, 2022

In 2018, I published an article on planning for power that explored the requirements for power connections and the rules about power distribution units (PDUs) when implementing IBM servers. IBM publishes maximum power usage for each of their servers in the technical overview manuals’ operating environment sections. Whenever installing new servers, it’s important to reassess […]

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VIO Server Update Tips and Tricks

Jaqui Lynch

February 10, 2022

Last month I presented on VIOS Top Tips to the Power Virtual Users Group. During and after that presentation I picked up some tips that I would like to share here. Many thanks to those who asked questions and provided suggestions during the session. Further reading added a few more tips as well. The tips […]