Month: October 2023

​NOTE This alert was originally published in Seiden Group’s July 2023 Support Bulletin. Seiden Group’s CP+ PHP fully supports IBM i 7.5. IBM i 7.5 provides an updated OpenSSL version, going from 1.0.2 to 1.1.1. While a positive step forward, this update can prevent the functioning of some older PASE applications, such as the original 5733-OPS distribution of Node.js, and older 32-bit Zend Server PHP (PHP 5.5 and earlier, but some PHP 5.6 releases, too), which have all been out of support for several years. To be on the safe side, we advise our clients to install open source releases… The post Older Non-RPM Versions of PHP & PASE Apps Can Break in IBM i 7.5 appeared first on Seiden Group. Read More 

​The Installation Manager (IMCOL) tool in QMGTOOLS allows the customer to easily gather logs and config data for the Installation Manager Utility. Read More 

​On Wednesday Steve Will, IBM’s CTO and Chief Architect for the IBM i operating system, announced on social media that an updated version of the “IBM Power 10 performance optimization for IBM i” had been published. The timing could not have been better as the company I work for is installing their new Power 10 server next week. I have read the guide and am impressed with all the advice that is offered. You can reach the guide by using this link here. Read More 

​It’s time to move MOVE out of old RPG Programs One of the biggest mistakes I’ve made while trying to modernise old RPG code, is simply importing the old code and trying to take the whole thing as one lump upgrade to modern RPG ILE. Hindsight is 2020, and something I’ve learned from the many Read More 

​Historically, high-availability (HA) solutions have had a reputation for being complex, difficult to manage, and time-consuming. Automation and intelligence are changing all that. Cloud computing has been transformational for many organizations. For companies running IBM i systems, the move to the cloud can open up new possibilities for running HA. Yet virtualization and cloud computing … Continued The post 2 Keys to Simplifying Your IBM i High Availability appeared first on Precisely. Read More