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Using IBM i Monitoring Software to Monitor for Disconnected Jobs

IBM 5250 Telnet sessions are not dead, but occasionally you have to kill one. A lot of shops in the IBM i community still use old-fashioned Telnet terminal emulators such as the Personal Communications product that comes with IBM i Access for Windows, third party emulators like Mochasoft’s TN5250, or generic Telnet emulators that come […]

Losing Sleep Over IBM i System Failures? Get 24/7 Monitoring.

We are excited to announce a major upgrade to MessageFlex, our system notification and monitoring software. We first introduced MessageFlex in 2009 as a tool for IT Managers to be notified 24/7 about any interruptions or malfunctions to their IBM i, iSeries, and AS/400.  It’s a “peace of mind” protocol that generates an immediate text […]

25 Things to Monitor on IBM I

I’ve written a lot about using IBM i System Monitoring and Notification software to alert on-call responders when problems occur on your IBM i partitions. I put together a comprehensive list of the possible issues organizations can monitor for in their IBM i environment, using a system monitoring package. Here are 25 different system issues that […]

Justifying the Cost of an IBM i System Monitoring Package

There are many benefits to buying an IBM i system monitoring and notification package. It detects current issues on your partitions, automatically notifies key responders when an issue occurs, and escalates notifications when necessary. A system monitoring package can also be programmed to automatically take action to solve issues. Most IT managers understand and appreciate the […]

Six Ways to Monitor IBM i Messages

IBM i system monitoring software watches an IBM i partition 24/7/365 and immediately takes action after detecting hardware, operating system, or software issues. When finding a problem, the software can alert staff via email or text messages, or it can initiate action on its own to resolve an issue.

7 Steps for Setting Up IBM i System Monitoring

IBM i system monitoring packages such as my MessageFlex software, are some of the most popular and widely used packages in the IBM i community…with good reason. Many shops use these packages to provide 24×7 unattended monitoring, freeing up personnel from watching the system, and alerting on-call responders when a problem occurs. Notice: Power System […]

Using IBM i Monitoring Software to Monitor for Disconnected Jobs

IBM 5250 Telnet sessions are not dead, but occasionally you have to kill one. A lot of shops in the IBM i community still use old-fashioned Telnet terminal emulators such as the Personal Communications product that comes with IBM i Access for Windows, third party emulators like Mochasoft’s TN5250, or generic Telnet emulators that come […]

Looking for a Bundled IBM i Software Solution?

We are excited to announce the release of a significant upgrade to our IBM i bundled software solution – FlexTools V6.0. It’s a suite of efficiency and security solutions that can help your company easily produce reports, reduce costs, and protect your data and IBM i or AS400 server with error message monitoring. As always, […]