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A Recycle Bin for the IFS (Sort Of)
Hey, Ted:

We inadvertently deleted an IFS file that was created today and therefore was not on the previous night's backup. What I wouldn't give for an IFS recycle bin! We can recreate the file, but I wonder, short of backing everything up every minute, if there is anything that I could have done to prepare for such a situation? READ MORE >

Performance Advice from a Mysterious Friend, Part 6
by Ted Holt

This is the last of the performance tips that I received from one of your fellow readers. I hope you've enjoyed the previous tips and found some of them useful as well. READ MORE >



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What is INZSYS, and Why Should I Care?
Hey, Joe:

When we upgraded our i550 box from V5R3 to V5R4, we had to check for the completion of the Initialize System (INZSYS) command before we could do anything else after an IPL. What is the INZSYS command and why do I have to worry about it? READ MORE >


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The Four Hundred
IBM Expands VIP to All Systems for Precision Sales

Power Systems Adds New Choices for IBM's Academic Initiative

IBM's Q1 Driven by Mainframes, Unix, Services, and the Weak Dollar

The X Factor: Everybody Wants Citrix Systems?

HP Goes Visual with Application Modernization Tools

The Linux Beacon
Canonical Launches Ubuntu 8.04 with Long Term Support

Novell Puts Out JEOS Beta, Starts Appliance Effort

Server Makers Start Shipping Barcelona Boxes

The X Factor: Everybody Wants Citrix Systems?

IBM's Q1 Driven by Mainframes, Unix, Services, and the Weak Dollar

Four Hundred Stuff
Industrial Strength Software Debuts DB2/400 Optimization Tools

Turning a System i into a Time Machine: Nippon Express and CCSS Show How It's Done

inFORM Helps Save the Earth with Updates to i-Based Document Management

United Computer Group Sailing Smooth Through Rough Water

Enterprise Features Gain Focus as MySQL 5.1 Nears Release

Big Iron
IBM's Q1 Driven by Mainframes, Unix, Services, and the Weak Dollar

Top Mainframe Stories From Around the Web

Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings

System i PTF Guide
April 19, 2008: Volume 10, Number 16

April 12, 2008: Volume 10, Number 15

April 5, 2008: Volume 10, Number 14

March 29, 2008: Volume 10, Number 13

March 22, 2008: Volume 10, Number 12

March 15, 2008: Volume 10, Number 11

The Windows Observer
Will Bloat and Complexity Get the Best of Windows? Probably Not

More Wheeling, But No Dealing in Micro-Hoo

Microsoft Unveils New Security Vision as 'Stirling' Goes to Beta

As I See It: Misera Plebs Contribuens

Windows and Linux Get a Skinny Blade Server from IBM

The Unix Guardian
Sun Plans to Scale T2+ Servers to Four Sockets, Maybe More

And Then There Was One: The New and Improved Power 570

Sundry Power Systems Announcements

As I See It: Goldilocks and the Zen of IT

Server Makers Start Shipping Barcelona Boxes

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Recycle Bin for the IFS (Sort Of)

Performance Advice from a Mysterious Friend, Part 6

What is INZSYS, and Why Should I Care?

Four Hundred Guru

BACK ISSUES

From the IT Jungle Forums
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Imbedded SQL

CPYFRMSTMF problem

CPYTOIMPF problem

Table Transferfrom OS400 to Windows





 
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