End of December 2023, IBM has released new interim fixes for both Intel and Power versions of IBM Cloud Pak Systems: Note that, for Intel models, 2.3.3.6 interim fix 2 has been preceded by 2.3.3.6 interim fix 1 on 27th September 2023. As you can noticed, these new releases are interim fixes, meaning they doContinue reading “Keep your IBM Cloud Pak System up-to-date and safe with interim fixes for v2.3.3.6 and v2.3.3.7 releases”
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Want a single entry point for all the support and IBM documentation on CPS?
Then let me introduce the “IBM Cloud Pak System 101” website, a support content hub for product knowledge and documentation, which is available at https://www.ibm.com/community/101/cloudpaksystem/ From this page, you can access all the support content related to Cloud Pak System: So, add this “IBM Cloud Pak System 101” website in your bookmarks! Note that, onContinue reading “Want a single entry point for all the support and IBM documentation on CPS?”
New release 2.3.3.7 for IBM Cloud Pak System W3700
On 23rd June 2023, IBM released version 2.3.3.7 of IBM Cloud Pak System. This release is only available for IBM Cloud Pak System W3700 model, based on Power CPUs. The latest release for Intel-based IBM Cloud Pak Systems is 2.3.3.6 that was released on 31st March this year. Release 2.3.3.7 is the first release availableContinue reading “New release 2.3.3.7 for IBM Cloud Pak System W3700”
What’s new in IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3.3.4 and 2.3.3.5
Last week, on 12th August 2022, IBM has released IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3.3.5. Earlier this year, on 6th May, IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3.3.4 was released. We’ll see in this post some of the changes that were introduced in these two versions. Red Hat Enterprise Linux support IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3.3.4 is theContinue reading “What’s new in IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3.3.4 and 2.3.3.5”
Learn how to move your existing workloads between multiple IBM Cloud Pak Systems using 2.3.3.3 Interim Fix 1
Earlier this year myself and @hendrikvanrun had the opportunity to work on the new Workload Mobility feature with vaigadge@in.ibm.com and rahulnema@in.ibm.com from the IBM Cloud Pak System development team. As per the blog post What’s new in IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3.3.3 Interim Fix 1, this feature is now available for all IBM Cloud PakContinue reading “Learn how to move your existing workloads between multiple IBM Cloud Pak Systems using 2.3.3.3 Interim Fix 1”
When you can’t enable a new pattern type
Some reminders about pattern types… A pattern type is a collection of plug-ins that identify components, links, and policies, along with configuration files, which are packaged in a .tgz file. You can then use these components, links, and policies to build patterns. Some pattern types are entitled with IBM Cloud Pak System (IBM WebSphere ApplicationContinue reading “When you can’t enable a new pattern type”
How to simulate the impact of a Compute Node failure on running VMs in PureApplication?
Originally posted on IBM Developer blog “Exploring PureApplication System, Software Service and more” by Jonathan Deberdt on 16 January 2017 (5924 visits) When designing and building patterns on PureApplication, most clients need to demonstrate the impact of hardware failure of a Compute Node on VMs running software. For example, what happens when the Compute NodeContinue reading “How to simulate the impact of a Compute Node failure on running VMs in PureApplication?”
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