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Guide

Download "The Complete Guide to Securing IBM i Exit Points"

Exit points and exit programs aren’t new concepts, but we get more questions about them than any other topic related to IBM i security. Most people who work with IBM i have heard of them but aren’t sure if they need to use them. This guide is designed to equip IBM i pros with information about what exit points are and how exit programs work, along with their impact on your security posture. One...
Guide

UNIX Load Average Part 1: How It Works

In this online article Dr. Gunther digs down into the UNIX kernel to find out how load averages (the “LA Triplets”) are calculated and how appropriate they are as capacity planning metrics.
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UNIX Load Average: Reweighed

This is an unexpected Part 3 to the discussion about the UNIX load average metric answering the question of where the weight factor comes from.
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The “LA Triplets” Quiz

This is a little quiz to test your understanding of the triplet of numbers that appear in the UNIX® load average (LA) performance metric.