Replacing failed / missing PV on rootvg AIX

Replacing a failed PV when the configuration does not allow the use of the replacepv command (for hdisk in rootvg)

Speaking UNIX - Customize your shell in AIX

VMware vStorage API (VADP) and TSM 6.2.2

TSM 6.2.2 supports VADP backups:
- VADP for file-level proxy backup
- VADP for Full backups (direct read from VMDK files for backup and restore)
- Auto discovery of New VMware guests (Virtual Machines)

Proxy platforms:
- Windows Server 2003 - 2008 (32 - 64bit, 2008R2 - 64 bit only)
VMware patforms
- ESX / ESXi - 3.5, 4.0 - 4.1

TSM Operational Reporting - Client Schedules - Status - Restarted, Failed, Completed, Future, In Progress, Missed, Pending, Severed, Started, Uncertain

Meaning of status in TSM Operational Reporting of Client Schedules.

Status can be: Restarted, Failed, Completed, Future, In Progress, Missed, Pending, Severed, Started, Uncertain.

Statuses:

   Specifies the status of the event at the time the QUERY EVENT command
   is issued. Possible values are:

Useful HMC key combintaions: Switch to shell, restart xserver

CTRL-ALT-F1: Switch to Linux command line; no login possible. If you then click on CTRL-ALT-DEL the system will reboot.
CTRL-ALT-F2: Takes you back to the Xserver window.
CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE: Kills of the Xserver and will start a new -fresh- one, so you can login again.

vtmenu - Open virtual console from SSH on HMC

Here is short how to "open vitual console from SSH on HMC"

Login to HMC ant type vtmenu:

hscroot@hostname:~> vtmenu

 Retrieving name of managed system(s) . . . Server-xxxx-xxx-xxxxxxxxx

 ----------------------------------------------------------

  Partitions On Managed System:  Server-xxxx-xxx-xxxxxxxxx

  OS/400 Partitions not listed

 ----------------------------------------------------------

   1)    Partition name                           Running

   2)    Partition name                           Running