============================================================= SEARCH400 | Administrator Tip February 6, 2002
Essential explanations, tools, and code for the iSeries administrator. More tips: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid3_tax2f8,00.html ============================================================= In today's technical advice roundup you'll find tips, expert answers and input from your peers on the following iSeries administrator questions and concerns: Today's Featured Administrator Tip: -- FTP save files GET as well as they PUT Answers to Other Technical Questions 1. Tricks and techniques for FTPing OS/400 save files 2. Performance issues with V4R5 3. When is adopted authority in effect? 4. Did the system log get cleared on purpose? 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Download the FREE Trial Award-Winning flashFORM400 today! http://www.formationmg.com/index.asp?ad=2 ============================================================= Today's Featured Tip ============================================================= FTP save files GET as well as they PUT FTP isn't quite an exact science, and there's room for different ways for transferring files -- as many readers have pointed out. Writer Joe Hertvik used some of your feedback to his previous tip (Tricks and techniques for FTPing OS/400 save files) to dig even deeper into FTPing save files from one iSeries to another. What he provides here are tips for using the FTP GET sub-command, more information on using the PUT sub-command and details on naming formats when transferring files from the IFS. >> Click here to review the full tip... http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci800401,00.html >> And for more FTP information, check out these search400 Best Web Links. http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax284098,00.html ============================================================= Answers to Other Administrator Questions ============================================================= 1. Tricks and techniques for FTPing OS/400 save files There are a few simple, but hard-fast, rules that users must follow to successfully transfer save files. Check out this tip for more information. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci797779,00.html 2. Performance issues with V4R5 One user writes, "We have noticed that a few of our users have started complaining about interactive performance after upgrading to V4R5. Has anyone experienced this or heard any IBM explanation?" Read what other members had to say. http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/216!viewtype=convdate&skip=&expand= 3.When is adopted authority in effect? This user wonders about adopted authority. Security expert Carol Woodbury explains the key to knowing when it is in effect and how it works. http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid446676_tax288767,00.html 4. Did the system log get cleared on purpose? One user writes, "Our system log only goes back three days. On the cleanup parameters it should hold seven. Is there a way that this could have been manually cleared to that point, either accidentally or on purpose?" Search400 systems management expert Rich Belles offers some advice. http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid446182_tax285222,00.html ======================================================== FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO STORAGE MAGAZINE ======================================================== Storage is now a front and center issue. No longer "just capacity," storage is a critical IT asset that must be managed effectively. Increasingly complex, it's become a huge percentage of your overall IT budget. That's why we created Storage magazine, a new resource to help you set your storage strategy, manage storage effectively, and make key vendor selection and architecture decisions. 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If you have a performance problem you just can't figure out, or you need help recovering data after a system crash, we recommend you check out this forum. Other system managers can help you with these and other management issues. >> DISCUSSION THREADS you may find of interest: * ISeries operations console http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/239 * Managing one system for two countries http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/185!viewtype=convdate&skip=&expand= >> CLICK HERE to enter the forum... http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]!viewtype=&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- THIS WEEK'S FEATURED BOOK | search400's Bookstore Title: Implementing AS/400 Security - Third Edition Author: Carol Woodbury and Wayne Madden Changing system security needs and new system enhancements make this a must have book for every iSeries 400 shop. 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