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5 useful HMC commands to help make managing your p5 systems easier.

1.) All slots configuration – identifies the type of adapter in each slot.

#lssyscfg -r sys -F name | while read mngsys; do lshwres -r io -rsubtype slot -F unit_phys_loc:phys_loc:lpar_name:description -header -m $mngsys | sed “s/^/$mngsys:/”; done

2.) CPU usage by LPAR’s:

#lssyscfg -r sys -F name | while read mngsys; do lshwres -r proc -level lpar -F lpar_name:curr_min_procs:curr_procs:curr_max_procs:pend_min_procs:pend_procs:pend_max_procs:run_procs -header -m $mngsys | sed “s/^/$mngsys:/”; done

3.) Memory usage by LPARs:

#lssyscfg -r sys -F name | while read mngsys; do lshwres -r mem -level lpar -F lpar_name:curr_min_mem:curr_mem:curr_max_mem:pend_min_mem:pend_mem:pend_max_mem:run_min_mem:run_mem -header -m $mngsys | sed “s/^/$mngsys:/”; done

4.) Total CPU configuration on managed P5 systems:

#lssyscfg -r sys -F name | while read mngsys; do lshwres -r proc -level sys -F configurable_sys_proc_units:curr_avail_sys_proc_units:pend_avail_sys_proc_units:installed_sys_proc_units:deconfig_sys_proc_units:min_proc_units_per_virtual_proc:max_virtual_procs_per_lpar -header -m $mngsys | sed “s/^/$mngsys:/”; done

5.) Total memory configuration on managed P5 systems:

#lssyscfg -r sys -F name | while read mngsys; do lshwres -r mem -level sys -F configurable_sys_mem:curr_avail_sys_mem:pend_avail_sys_mem:installed_sys_mem:deconfig_sys_mem:sys_firmware_mem:mem_region_size -header -m $mngsys | sed “s/^/$mngsys:/”; done

How-To Configure Gigabit Etherchannel

The nfs volume was being exported from NetApp filer with NFS version 4 enabled, disabling the option resolved the issue with proper privileges on the mounts.

Although memory sticks will be better the using usb flashdrive. You can only do this on a vista computer. When ever you put in a flashdrive it will bring up a menu and select speedup my computer using readyboost.

If you disabled the menu then go to my computer, right click the drive that is the usb flash drive and go to the readyboost tab.

http://proxy.org allows you to browse websites which are restricted in your country.

Another good anonymous proxy URL would be www.ghostingweb.com

Setting up public key authentication over SSH

Generate key on local machine

ssh-keygen -t rsa

It will ask you for a password but you can leave it blank.

Note you could also pick -t dsa if you prefer.
Ensure that the remote server has a .ssh directory

Make sure the server your connecting to has a .ssh directory in your home directory. If it doesn’t exist you can run the ssh-keygen command above, and it will create one with the correct permissions.
Copy your local public key to the remote server

If your remote server doesn’t have a file called ~/.ssh/authorized_keys2 then we can create it. If that file already exists, you need to append to it instead of overwriting it, which the command below would do:

scp ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub remote.server.com:.ssh/authorized_keys2

Now ssh to the remote server

Now you can ssh to the remote server without entering your password.
Security

Now keep in mind that all someone needs to login to the remote server, is the file on your local machine ~/.ssh/id_rsa, so make sure it is secure.

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It’s very simple and doesn’t have any popups either.

Tips to speed up Windows XP. Needs to be done atleast once a month to tweak windows xp performance….

1. De-Fragmenting
Over time, the data on your hard drive gets scattered. Defragmenting your hard drive puts your data back into sequential order, making it easier for Windows to access it. As a result, the performance of your computer will improve.
a) Right click of C Disk.
b) Click properties.
c) Click tools tab.
d) Click “Defragment now”.
e) Click Defragment.

2. Uninstall Unneeded Programs
Removing programs that you no longer use can free up space on your computer and speed up your system’s performance. However, you need to uninstall the programs properly to see much improvement; deleting them is not enough. To do this, go to Control Panel and remove the unneeded programs from Add/Remove Programs list.

3. Stop Programs from starting on Windows boot
One way you can speed up your computer is to prevent programs from launching themselves at start-up. Not only do the unwanted programs delay the start of Windows, they also continue to slow down your computer since they use system resources.
a) Open your Start menu.
b) Click Run
c) In the command screen type “msconfig.exe”
d) In the “system configuration utility”, click either “service” or “startup” tab
e) Uncheck all programs that you are no longer using.
f) Click “OK”

4. Check for Spyware and Adware
Spyware is software that allows companies to monitor what websites you visit or even access your computer. Adware is software that displays advertisements. Both use system resources and slow your computer down. Detecting and removing the programs will improve system performance. Using Spybot and Adware can help remove spyware from the machine.

Clean your Registry
Microsoft Registry Problems = Slow Computer!
Microsoft Registry cleaner can be used to clean unwanted or obsolete registry items. It can be found at the following link: http://www.download.com/Registry-Cleaner/3000-2094_4-10471676.html?tag=dl.4

To disable the display of local or networked drives when you click My Computer.

1.Go to start->run.Type regedit

2) Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\M*cro$oft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

In the right pane create a new DWORD item and name it NoDrives (it is case sensitive). Now modify it’s value and set it to 3FFFFFF (Hexadecimal) . Restart your computer. My Computer will display no drives.

To enable display of drives in My Computer, delete the DWORD item that you created.

Restart your computer.You can now see all the drives again.

1. Type “about:config” into the address bar and hit enter. Scroll down and look for the following entries:

2. Alter the entries as follows:

Set “network.http.pipelining” to “true”
Set “network.http.proxy.pipelining” to “true”

set “network.http.pipelining.maxrequests” to some number like 50. This means it will make 50 requests at once.

3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and set its value to “0“. This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.