Category Archives: Cloud

What’s new in SUSE Linux for Arm 15 Service Pack 2

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Jay Kruemcke

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 Service Pack 2 delivers support for new 64bit Arm processors and enhancements to previous Arm support. SUSE uses a “Refresh” and “Consolidation” approach to Service Pack releases: Every “Even” release (e.g., SP0, SP2,…) is … Continue reading →

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What’s new for High Performance Computing in SLE 15 Service Pack 2

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Jay Kruemcke

SUSE Linux Enterprise for High Performance Computing (SLE HPC) 15 Service Pack 2 has a lot of new capabilities for HPC on-premises and in the Cloud. SUSE uses a “Refresh” and “Consolidation” approach to Service Pack releases: Every “Even” release … Continue reading →

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SUSE Enterprise Storage 4 is now available for X86 and ARM systems

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Jay Kruemcke

SUSE Enterprise Storage version 4 is now available. SUSE Enterprise Storage is the Software Defined Storage market leader and adds significant new capabilities in this release including: Unified Block, File and Object storage with the addition of CephFS New support … Continue reading →

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AIX 7.2 and October Power software announcements

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Jay Kruemcke

CORRECTED Jan 5, 2016  Clients that purchased the previous AIX 7.1 Enterprise Edition 5765-G99 that have maintained SWMA do not have to upgrade to the new AIX 7.1 Enterprise Edition 5765-CD1. The entitlement to the new product is done automatically. … Continue reading →

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Auld Lang Syne – IBM Systems Director, AIX 6 withdrawn

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Jay Kruemcke

IBM officially withdrew a number of products today including virtually all of the IBM Systems Director product line. This is a bittersweet end to a decades-long cross-platform management vision. Included in the withdrawal announcement are products such as IBM Systems … Continue reading →

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PowerVC V1.2.3 Fixpack 2 is here

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Jay Kruemcke

PowerVC V1.2.3 Fixpack 2 is now available for download from Fix Central. In addition to bug fixes, Fixpack 2 includes two enhancements: Support for PowerVC Multiple Shared Processor Pools Increase the size of data volumes from the PowerVC graphical user … Continue reading →

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What’s new in PowerVC Standard Edition Version 1.2.3

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Jay Kruemcke

The first PowerVC release in 2015 includes new capabilities for more sophisticated management of enterprise Power environments. It includes new features for managing groups of servers, improved automated placement of virtual machines, enhanced storage support and the capability to restart … Continue reading →

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Summary of PowerVC Standard Edition security fixes published March 12, 2015

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Jay Kruemcke

A number of security exposure and corresponding fixes were published March 12, 2015 for PowerVC Standard Edition. For your convenience, here is a list of the issues and links to related information. IBM PowerVC is impacted by OpenStack Neutron DoS … Continue reading →

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What’s ahead for PowerVC in 2015

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Jay Kruemcke

As we move into 2015, we are once again planning on two major releases of PowerVC. This will allow us to quickly respond to new customer requirements and take advantage of the capabilities in the OpenStack releases “Kilo” and “M”. … Continue reading →

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PowerVC Standard Edition Version 1.2.2

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Jay Kruemcke

PowerVC Standard Edition Version 1.2.2 is a significant update that significantly expands the storage support including Cisco SAN, IBM XIV and EMC storage devices. Based on the Juno release of OpenStack, PowerVC 1.2.2 planned general availability is December 12, 2014. … Continue reading →

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