Deploying utilities with RES Custom Ressources

Even though some of us have all the fun of working on a daily basis with PowerFuse, we must not forget the folks who are new to this technology. This artice will show how to take ordinary utilities and use them within the PowerFuse environment. Using utilities is always a necessity, as eventhough PowerFuse does alot, there will always be specific conditions which may warrant extra tools…

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What’s new in the RES KB?

It’s a little known feature, but actually quite usefull. Provided you have an account on the RES Portal, you can get automatic email notifications when new articles are posted. All customers with SA (Solution Assurance) have this. Don’t worry! You won’t get spammed to death, as the resulting update emails are cummulative. On the right is an example of how such a update post may look (click to enlarge).

The nice thing is that every link in the email point’s directly into the KB, so once you’ve got a browser window open, where you have already authenticated, you will be zipped straight to the KB article.

Right, so how does one configure it? It’s easy:

1. Log into the portal
2. Go to the My Profile tab at the top
3. Look for these settings as shown below:

Next time a new KB update email is sent out, you will receive it on the email you’ve registered with on the portal. Expect an email about once a week.