Services
ASC provides many kinds of consulting services. Frequently our projects are part of the implementation of a new system or application. Below are examples of services provided to many customers.
New system installation:
Physical installation planning
Application software validation and planning
Rack and cable physical server(s) if needed
AIX installation including latest software updates and best practices for application software
AIX Storage planning and implementation (RAID & Filesystems)
Local storage and/or SAN integration
Network integration planning and implementation (failover & aggregation)
User planning and creation for application integration
Skills transfer
System documentation
Virtualization installations or migrations:
Physical system inventory and planning
Network virtualization planning
Storage virtualization planning
Application integration planning and support for virtualization review
LPAR planning
Virtual I/O server installation and configuration
Best practice application for VIOs
Virtualized network implementation
Virtualized storage implementation
LPAR implementation and installation
Full virtualization failover testing at VIO, storage, and network layers
Skills transfer
Documentation
System healthchecks:
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AIX healthcheck for:
Hardware health
Open errors
Storage layout confirmation and health (ie: mirroring)
Device attributes
Verify applicable best practices for system
Networking configuration
Paging & memory settings
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VIO healthcheck for:
System utilization (CPU & RAM), including micropartitioning
Network virtualization review and best practice application
Storage virtualization review and best practice application
HMC, system firmware, and VIO code level review
Performance review and analysis:
Collect system information
Setup performance monitoring
Review recordings
Provide recommendation for problem remediation
Remote support:
Provide senior expertise to support existing administrators
Full remote systems administration
Our services are flexible and can be customized to support your environment. Please contact us with your questions!