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The ever moving finish line
The good news: I have *plenty* of work to do. The bad news: Not all of it generates income. At least directly. I have been cranking away at several projects and hence my scribblings here and my Facebook and Twitter … Continue reading
Back on the grid
For a techie/software craftsman/geek type, I sure like getting off the grid every once and a while. My brother in law has a cabin in central Idaho that has no electricity, no phone, no Internet. I love it! Those quiet, … Continue reading
Working like a dog
Been up to my eyeballs in Java this past two weeks with just a smattering of RPGLE to deal with. I am also officially on the street looking for work as a very large and lengthy contract I’ve had has … Continue reading
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More work to do
I love/hate the blog thing. Love it because it sometimes can help me memorialize important stuff and organize my thoughts. Hate it because I am always behind. I need a reminder / nag tool to keep up. Spent a week … Continue reading
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Best CRUD for i
Ok. I’ll cut t the chase: There *aren’t* any. At least that I can find and that have the features I want. I have tried the following: Rails – It is REALLY hard to handle legacy database issues. My particular … Continue reading
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The end of the rainbow
Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly… Yes! The JS12 is still rockin and rolling so we are finally out of the woods and can once again rely on the trusty i to keep going and going. There are still a … Continue reading
Out of the woods
The blade has now been running 5 days without a hitch so I am thinking that I have finally gotten a stable JS12. The i partition has been running successfully and I just installed SLES 11 last night. I am … Continue reading
It’s….it’s….ALIVE!
Spent the morning installing fixpack 21 for VIOS. It went without a hitch. I started the blade and then once it was up and running, allocated to tape drive to it and started the partition. The media tray is IN … Continue reading
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In search of the stable JS12
Well, the parts box didn’t remain unopened very long. We’ve tried a new SAS Connectivity Module and a new DSM. The last round we tried the new HBA and at least have the JS12 back up. The new fixpack was … Continue reading
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If you can read this, the JS12 blade is running
Yeah. It has been up and down. Still no answer as to why. The blade has now been up for more than 24 hours and the only thing I have done since the nightmare began was to resume mirroring on … Continue reading
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