crontab for AIX

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crontab location for AIX

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/var/spool/cron/crontabs/

Allow normal user to use crontab, add user to /var/adm/cron/cron.allow

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echo efpuat >> /var/adm/cron/cron.allow

curl for AIX

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Install curl

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# rpm -U   \
curl-7.52.1-1.aix6.1.ppc.rpm \
ca-certificates-2019.01.10-2.aix6.1.ppc.rpm \
p11-kit-0.23.16-1.aix6.1.ppc.rpm \
p11-kit-tools-0.23.16-1.aix6.1.ppc.rpm 

#  curl --version
curl 7.52.1 (powerpc-ibm-aix6.1.8.0) libcurl/7.52.1 OpenSSL/1.0.2u zlib/1.2.11
Protocols: dict file ftp ftps gopher http https imap imaps pop3 pop3s rtsp smb smbs smtp smtps telnet tftp
Features: IPv6 Largefile NTLM NTLM_WB SSL libz TLS-SRP UnixSockets HTTPS-proxy

Using with HTTPS Proxy

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# curl -x 10.114.237.2:8080 https://bastet.unixhk.com

.OR.

# export https_proxy=10.114.237.2:8080
# curl https://bastet.unixhk.com

# Download file
# curl -x 10.114.237.2:8080 -O https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/ppc/rsync/rsync-2.4.6-3.aix4.3.ppc.rpm

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# curl -O https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/ppc/rsync/rsync-2.4.6-3.aix4.3.ppc.rpm

HP Smart Storage Admin (ssacli)

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Check RAID Status

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[root@vmesxi04:~]  /opt/smartstorageadmin/ssacli/bin/ssacli ctrl all show config
HPE Smart Array P408i-a SR Gen10 in Slot 0 (Embedded)  (sn: PWXKV0BRHDS7ID)

   Internal Drive Cage at Port 1I, Box 3, OK
   Internal Drive Cage at Port 2I, Box 0, OK

   Port Name: 1I (Mixed)
   Port Name: 2I (Mixed)

   Array A (SAS, Unused Space: 748  MB)

      logicaldrive 1 (279.00 GB, RAID 1, OK)

      physicaldrive 1I:3:1 (port 1I:box 3:bay 1, SAS HDD, 300 GB, Predictive Failure)
      physicaldrive 1I:3:2 (port 1I:box 3:bay 2, SAS HDD, 300 GB, OK)

   SEP (Vendor ID HPE, Model Smart Adapter) 379  (WWID: 51402EC01529DCA8)

Check Disk Status

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[root@vmesxi04:~]  /opt/smartstorageadmin/ssacli/bin/ssacli ctrl slot=0 pd all show detail

HPE Smart Array P408i-a SR Gen10 in Slot 0 (Embedded)

   Array A

      physicaldrive 1I:3:1
         Port: 1I
         Box: 3
         Bay: 1
         Status: Predictive Failure
         Drive Type: Data Drive
         Interface Type: SAS
         Size: 300 GB
         Drive exposed to OS: False
         Logical/Physical Block Size: 512/512
         Rotational Speed: 15000
         Firmware Revision: HPD4
         Serial Number: 2050A0LDFA3F
         WWID: 50000399F819294E
         Model: HP      EH000300JWHPL
         Current Temperature (C): 38
         Maximum Temperature (C): 45
         PHY Count: 2
         PHY Transfer Rate: 12.0Gbps, Unknown
         PHY Physical Link Rate: 12.0Gbps, Unknown
         PHY Maximum Link Rate: 12.0Gbps, 12.0Gbps
         Drive Authentication Status: OK
         Carrier Application Version: 11
         Carrier Bootloader Version: 6
         Sanitize Erase Supported: True
         Sanitize Estimated Max Erase Time: 2 hour(s), 43 minute(s)
         Unrestricted Sanitize Supported: True
         Shingled Magnetic Recording Support: None
         Drive Unique ID: 50000399F819294D

      physicaldrive 1I:3:2
         Port: 1I
         Box: 3
         Bay: 2
         Status: OK
         Drive Type: Data Drive
         Interface Type: SAS
         Size: 300 GB
         Drive exposed to OS: False
         Logical/Physical Block Size: 512/512
         Rotational Speed: 15000
         Firmware Revision: HPD4
         Serial Number: 2090A16HFA3F
         WWID: 50000399F8306D42
         Model: HP      EH000300JWHPL
         Current Temperature (C): 34
         Maximum Temperature (C): 44
         PHY Count: 2
         PHY Transfer Rate: 12.0Gbps, Unknown
         PHY Physical Link Rate: 12.0Gbps, Unknown
         PHY Maximum Link Rate: 12.0Gbps, 12.0Gbps
         Drive Authentication Status: OK
         Carrier Application Version: 11
         Carrier Bootloader Version: 6
         Sanitize Erase Supported: True
         Sanitize Estimated Max Erase Time: 2 hour(s), 43 minute(s)
         Unrestricted Sanitize Supported: True
         Shingled Magnetic Recording Support: None
         Drive Unique ID: 50000399F8306D41

RAID rebuilding status

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[root@suvmesxi15:~] /opt/smartstorageadmin/ssacli/bin/ssacli ctrl slot=0 ld all show status

   logicaldrive 1 (558.88 GB, RAID 1): Recovering, 8.30% complete

Task Scheduler

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Create schedule task

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# Define task name
$TaskName = "ShowTimeTask"

# Define script path and name
$ScriptPath = "C:\temp\show_time.bat"

# Define taks path in Task Scheduler
$TaskPath = "\MyLab2"

# Define task start at 08:00 and 13:00 everyday
$AdditionalTriggerTime1 = "08:00"
$AdditionalTriggerTime2 = "13:00"

# Create a schedule at 08:00
$Action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute $ScriptPath
$AdditionalTrigger1 = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Daily -At $AdditionalTriggerTime1

Register-ScheduledTask -Action $Action -Trigger $AdditionalTrigger1 -TaskName $TaskName -TaskPath $TaskPath

# Add another schedule at 13:00
$AdditionalTrigger2 = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Daily -At $AdditionalTriggerTime2
$Task = Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName $TaskName 
$Task.Triggers += $AdditionalTrigger2
Set-ScheduledTask -TaskName $TaskName -Trigger $Task.Triggers -TaskPath $TaskPath

# Add the task will be enabled at system startup
$AdditionalTrigger3 = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtStartup
$Task = Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName $TaskName 
$Task.Triggers += $AdditionalTrigger3
Set-ScheduledTask -TaskName $TaskName -Trigger $Task.Triggers -TaskPath $TaskPath

# Run whether user is logged on or not
$principal = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal -UserID "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" -LogonType ServiceAccount -RunLevel Highest
Set-ScheduledTask -TaskName $TaskName -Trigger $Task.Triggers -TaskPath $TaskPath -Principal $principal

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# Remove a schedule task
$TaskName = "ShowTimeTask"
$Task = Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName "ShowTimeTask"

Unregister-ScheduledTask -TaskName  $TaskName -Confirm:$false

QuadStor VTL Installation and Configuration

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Setting Linux Environment (CentOS 7.9)

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[root@localhost ~]# hostnamectl set-hostname vtl01

[root@localhost ~]# systemctl disable firewalld --now

[root@localhost ~]# sed -i 's/SELINUX=enforcing/SELINUX=disabled/g' /etc/selinux/config

[root@vtl01 ~]# timedatectl set-timezone Asia/Hong_Kong

Install Pre-Requisite of QuadStor VTL

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[root@vtl01 ~]# yum install httpd make gcc perl kernel-devel e2fsprogs-libs sg3_utils iotop sysstat tar xz postgresql-libs postgresql-server chkconfig mtx

[root@vtl01 ~]# rpm -qa | grep kernel-devel
kernel-devel-3.10.0-1160.119.1.el7.x86_64

[root@vtl01 ~]# uname -r
3.10.0-1160.el7.x86_64

[root@vtl01 ~]# yum upgrade kernel
[root@vtl01 ~]# reboot

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<<empty>>

Enable httpd startup

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Install the QuadStore VTL software

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[root@vtl01 ~]# rpm -Uivh https://www.quadstor.com/vtldownloads/quadstor-vtl-ext-3.0.79.14-rhel.x86_64.rpm
Retrieving https://www.quadstor.com/vtldownloads/quadstor-vtl-ext-3.0.79.14-rhel.x86_64.rpm
Preparing...                          ################################# [100%]
Adding group vtprocgrp
usermod -G vtprocgrp apache > /dev/null 2>&1
Updating / installing...
   1:quadstor-vtl-ext-3.0.79.14-rhel  ################################# [100%]
Performing post install. Please wait...
Created symlink from /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/quadstorvtl.service to /usr/lib/systemd/system/quadstorvtl.service.
Building required kernel modules
Running /quadstorvtl/bin/builditf. This may take a few minutes.
Installation complete. A system reboot is required to start the VTL service

[root@vtl01 ~]# reboot

Verify QuadStor VTL status

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[root@vtl01 ~]# systemctl status quadstorvtl
● quadstorvtl.service - QUADStor Virtual Tape Library
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/quadstorvtl.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (running) since Sat 2024-06-29 12:30:59 HKT; 1min 10s ago
  Process: 1072 ExecStart=/quadstorvtl/etc/quadstorvtl.init start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   CGroup: /system.slice/quadstorvtl.service
           ├─2242 /quadstorvtl/sbin/coredev
           ├─6044 /quadstorvtl/sbin/ietd
           └─6055 /quadstorvtl/sbin/vtmdaemon

Jun 29 12:30:59 vtl01 vtmdaemon[6055]: tl_server_load_conf:3895 query disk check
Jun 29 12:30:59 vtl01 vtmdaemon[6055]: tl_server_load_conf:3909 trigger qload
Jun 29 12:30:59 vtl01 vtmdaemon[6055]: tl_server_load_conf:3911 ioctl qload
Jun 29 12:30:59 vtl01 vtmdaemon[6055]: configure_fc_ports_mode:3071 target 1
Jun 29 12:30:59 vtl01 vtmdaemon[6055]: tl_server_load_conf:3917 restart export jobs
Jun 29 12:30:59 vtl01 vtmdaemon[6055]: tl_server_load_conf:3920 reply to client
Jun 29 12:30:59 vtl01 vtmdaemon[6055]: tl_server_restart_export_jobs:6619 start
Jun 29 12:30:59 vtl01 vtmdaemon[6055]: tl_server_load_conf:3922 end
Jun 29 12:30:59 vtl01 vtmdaemon[6055]: tl_server_restart_export_jobs:6682 end
Jun 29 12:30:59 vtl01 systemd[1]: Started QUADStor Virtual Tape Library.

Add physical storage to QuadStor

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List all disks
[root@vtl01 bin]# /quadstorvtl/bin/bdconfig -l
ID  Vendor Model   SerialNumber          Name     Pool Size     Used     Status
0   ATA    VMware  00000000000000000001  /dev/sdb N/A  50.00    0.00     N/A

[root@vtl01 bin]# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb count=64 bs=1M

Add a disk
[root@vtl01 bin]# /quadstorvtl/bin/bdconfig -a -d /dev/sdb  -g Default
Adding disk /dev/sdb successful

[root@vtl01 bin]# /quadstorvtl/bin/bdconfig -l
ID  Vendor Model   SerialNumber          Name     Pool    Size     Used     Status
1   ATA    VMware  00000000000000000001  /dev/sdb Default 50.00    0.93     Active D

HMC useful commands

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List all management systems and its state

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hscroot@suapvhmc01:~> lssyscfg -r sys -Fname,type_model,serial_num,ipaddr,state
ssuxspr01,9009-22A,7868070,192.168.229.69,Initializing
sduxspr01,9009-22A,7868080,192.168.231.74,Operating
suuxspr06,9009-22G,7821251,192.168.233.213,Operating
suuxspr01,9009-42A,7886280,192.168.233.178,Operating
suuxspr02,9009-42A,7886210,192.168.233.180,Operating
suuxspr03,9009-42A,7886220,192.168.233.182,Operating
suuxspr04,9009-42A,7886270,192.168.233.184,Operating
stuxspr01,9009-22A,7838630,192.168.237.140,Operating
suuxspr05,9009-22G,7821261,192.168.233.226,Operating

Remove a management system from HMC

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Add a management system to HMC

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Power of management system

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List all LPARs in management system

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hscroot@suapvhmc01:~> ssuxvios1a,1,Running,default_profile
ssuxvios1b,2,Running,default_profile
ssuxapps01,3,Not Activated,default_profile
ssuxiedb01,4,Not Activated,default_profile

List all LPARs state

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hscroot@suapvhmc01:~> lssyscfg -m sduxspr01 -r lpar -F name,lpar_id,state,default_profile | sort -k 2
sduxapps01,3,Running,default_profile
sduxiedb01,7,Running,default_profile
sduxviops01a,1,Running,default_profile
sduxviops01b,2,Running,default_profile
reserve01,5,Not Activated,default_profile
reserve02,6,Not Activated,default_profile
reserve03,8,Not Activated,default_profile
reserve04,4,Not Activated,default_profile

System LED

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hscroot@suapvhmc01:~> lsled -m suuxspr01 -r sa -t phys
state=on

hscroot@suapvhmc01:~> chled -m suuxspr01 -o off -r sa -t phys

hscroot@suapvhmc01:~> lsled -m suuxspr01 -r sa -t phys
state=off

APC Command Linne Interface (CLI

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Access APC Smart-UPS vis ssh

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$ ssh -l apc 192.168.152.22

Schneider Electric                      Network Management Card AOS    v2.5.0.8
(c) Copyright 2023 All Rights Reserved  Smart-UPS APP                  v2.5.0.6
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name      : apc6324C8                                 Date : 06/24/2024
Contact   : Unknown                                   Time : 11:21:42
Location  : Unknown                                   User : Super User
Up Time   : 0 Days 0 Hours 28 Minutes                 Stat : P+ N4+ N6+ A+
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IPv4               : Enabled            IPv6               : Enabled
Ping Response      : Enabled
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HTTP               : Enabled            HTTPS              : Enabled
FTP                : Enabled            Telnet             : Disabled
SSH/SCP            : Enabled            SNMPv1             : Disabled
SNMPv3             : Disabled           Modbus TCP         : Disabled
BACnet/IP          : Disabled
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Super User         : Enabled            RADIUS             : Disabled
Administrator      : 1 Enabled          Device User        : Disabled
Read-Only User     : Disabled           Network-Only User  : Disabled


Type ? for command listing
Use tcpip command for IP address(-i), subnet(-s), and gateway(-g)

* Reboot required for change to take effect.

Access event log

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apc>cd logs
E000: Success

apc>dir
E000: Success
           0 Jun 24 21:42  ./
           0 Jun 24 21:42  ../
       49120 Jun 24 11:24  event.txt
          13 Jun 24 21:52  data.txt
           1 Jun 24 21:42  dlogmask
      103424 Jun 24 11:11  ups_svc.txt

* Reboot required for change to take effect.

apc>eventlog
E000: Success


---- Event Log -------------------------------------------------

     Date: 06/25/2024       Time: 11:35:38
     -------------------------------------
     Smart-UPS 2200 : Online - Green Mode

     Date        Time      User    Event
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     06/25/2024  11:35:28  apc     Web user 'apc' logged in from 192.168.152.1.
     06/25/2024  11:35:17  apc     SSH CLI user 'apc' logged in from
                                   192.168.152.1.
     06/25/2024  11:34:16  System  Event Log cleared.

Installing QuadStor Virtual Tape Library

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Install pre-requisite

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# yum -y install wget
# yum -y install gcc
# yum -y install httpd
# yum -y install perl
# yum -y install kernel-devel
# yum -y groupinstall "Server with GUI"
# yum -y install postgresql-server

Disable Linux firewall

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Download and install QuadStor Virtual Tape Library

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# wget -c https://www.quadstor.com/vtldownloads/quadstor-vtl-ext-3.0.79.14-rhel.x86_64.rpm
# rpm -Uivh quadstor-vtl-ext-3.0.79.14-rhel.x86_64.rpm
Preparing...                          ################################# [100%]
Adding group vtprocgrp
usermod -G vtprocgrp apache > /dev/null 2>&1
Updating / installing...
1:quadstor-vtl-ext-3.0.79.14-rhel  ################################# [100%]
Performing post install. Please wait...
Created symlink from /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/quadstorvtl.service to /usr/lib/systemd/system/quadstorvtl.service.
Building required kernel modules
Running /quadstorvtl/bin/builditf. This may take a few minutes.
Installation complete. A system reboot is required to start the VTL service

Enable and Start Apache server

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Verify