=============================================================== SEARCH400.COM | Administrator Tip Oct. 17, 2001
Essential explanations, tools, and code for the iSeries administrator. More tips: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid3_tax2f8,00.html =============================================================== =============================================================== SPONSOR: FORMation mg Introducing SmartRouting! Where do you want your reports and forms to go Right Now? FORMation mg's Smart Routing automatically directs the delivery of reports and e-documents such as checks, invoices, barcode/labels and more. Deliver to enterprise-wide recipients by e-mail, laser printer and fax! Download the FREE Trial Award-Winning flashFORM400 today! http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3461209;5058249;j?http://www.formationmg.com/search400 =============================================================== In today's technical advice roundup you'll find tips, expert answers and input from your peers to the following iSeries administrator questions and concerns: Today's Featured Administrator Tip: -- Green-screen commands for an IFS toolkit Answers to Other Technical Questions: 1. How can I extract information out of the IFS? 2. How much disk space was allocated to IFS? 3. Use Express V5R1 to share PC5250 configurations 4. Using the AS/400 as an e-mail clearing house Important Announcements and Links 1. Tips Contest: September winners announced 2. This week's featured course =============================================================== Today's Featured Tip =============================================================== Green-screen commands for an IFS toolkit The increased amount of Web-based technology inside OS/400 has created a greater need for AS/400 operators to access and manipulate ASCII-based files and directories in the Integrated File System (IFS), where files for programs such as WebSphere and your AS/400 Web pages are frequently stored. Although IBM provides several tools for IFS manipulation inside its iSeries Operations Navigator program, sometimes it's just easier to perform IFS modification from within the green screen -- if you know the proper commands. >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci775768,00.html =============================================================== Answers to Other Administrator Questions =============================================================== 1. How can I extract information out of the IFS? One user writes, "On V4R5M0 in the IFS System, there is an option to EDIT directories and files. I want to extract information out of the IFS on Files Sizes, Authorities, and Directory Sizes so I can Query them, but there doesn't seem to be a way to do this. Am I missing something obvious?" Expert John Brandt knew just what to do. http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid379778_tax285217,00.html 2. How much disk space was allocated to IFS? This user was wondering how much disk space was allocated to IFS and how much of it is used or available? He also wanted to know if some of the disk space could be allocated back to AS/400 space. Check out this tip to see what expert Ken Graap had to say. http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid415638_tax285220,00.html 3. Use Express V5R1 to share PC5250 configurations Find out how creating one generic Client Access Express workstation profile (.WS file) will allow you to share one PC5250 configuration among many machines. This simple technique should save you a lot of time in setting up PC5250 devices throughout the network. http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci770208,00.html 4. Using the AS/400 as an e-mail clearing house In a shop where you may have a number of terminal users and PC users, it may be to your advantage to route all your e-mail through your AS/400. This tip shows you how to capture your e-mail and store it for your terminal users, package it up and store it for any POP clients you have, and forward the mail on to another mail server you may be using. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci554044,00.html ============================================================= What other systems management issues do you have and/or need to be addressed? Talk to us and other members of search400: * Submit your technical questions to our systems management experts: http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid3_tax285222,00.html * Talk to other users about systems management issues in our discussion forum: http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee84638 * Send your iSeries systems management concerns directly to our site editor, Michelle Davidson, at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] for feedback or suggestions. ____________________________________________________________________ :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEPTEMBER WINNERS ANNOUNCED | search400 tips contest Drum roll please ... The top winner for search400's Tips Contest for September is Philip Howells. Philip won a pair of Motorola two-way radios and was added to our Hall of Fame for his tip: "AUTOFTP reduces security exposure found in traditional FTP transfers." http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci770308,00.html Congratulations also to our runner-up winners: Doug Rezanka, Ray Welgosh and Eric Bouchard. NEW CONTEST FOR OCTOBER: This month we're giving away a virtual speed baseball. Find out if you're ready for the big leagues when you toss this regulation size baseball with motion sensor. Send in your tip -- you could be our next winner. >> SUBMIT a Tip: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsPrize/0,289492,sid3_prz772410_cts772408,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THIS WEEK'S FEATURED COURSE | search400 Bookstore Free Training - Enterprise JavaBeans Learn how Enterprise JavaBeans work, and be able to create and use them with distributed applications. This course will also introduce other related technologies, such as Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) and Java Transaction Service (JTS). Get it for Free at: http://nous.gofcs.com?s=35&p=w&m=tips ____________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::: SEARCH400 CONTACTS ::::::::::::::::::: MICHELLE DAVIDSON, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Send us your story ideas and best practices. ____________________________________________________________________ DEBRA TART, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your tips and Best Web Links. ____________________________________________________________________ JACK PICKELL, News Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your product announcements and poll ideas. ____________________________________________________________________ GABRIELLE DERUSSY (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. ____________________________________________________________________ :::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER ::::::::::::::::::::: Created by TechTarget (http://www.techtarget.com) TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2001, All Rights Reserved. If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter simply reply to this message with "REMOVE" in the subject line. Or, visit http://search400.techtarget.com/register and adjust your subscriptions accordingly. If you choose to unsubscribe using our automated processing, you must send the "REMOVE" request from the email account to which this newsletter was delivered. Please allow 24 hours for your "REMOVE" request to be processed.
