CWMCB0046E seen during the bootstrap of an IBM BPM Advanced 8.5.0.1 environment
Whilst bootstrapping a new IBM BPM 8.5 environment: -cd /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/Dmgr01/bin./bootstrapProcessServerData.sh -clusterName BPM85Advanced.AppClusterI kept seeing:...
View ArticleOracle DB - Broken, now Fixed
So I managed to break my Oracle 11g database, and have now fixed it.The symptom was that, although Oracle was started, it wasn't really started.I kept getting "Connected to an idle instance" and...
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Book Review - Testing Cloud Services:How to Test SaaS, Paas and IaaS
As per my earlier post: -Book Review - To Come -Â Testing Cloud Services: How to Test SaaS, PaaS & IaaSAs per previous book reviews: -Book Review - A Project In Your PocketBook Review - Introduction...
View ArticleHow to get rid of smart quotes in OS X Mavericks!
I was getting cross with TextEdit in OS X Mavericks this afternoon, as it kept automatically converting single ( ' ) and double ( " ) quotes in my text.Given that I'm then pasting this text into...
View ArticleIBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5 lab - Basic Liberty profile...
ScenarioYou are a system administrator responsible for managing web application server installations. An application developer has asked you to deploy a Liberty profile installation to two different...
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Codename: BlueMix - What did I learn today ?
So IBM are running a series of events for partners, including Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Systems Integrators (SIs), codenamed 200 BlueMix Days: -Come learn about IBM's new cloud...
View ArticleIBM BPM 8.5 - More about Databases
So a quick splurge ( aka aide memoire ) as I'll be setting up IBM BPM 8.5 and DB2 as part of a PoC tomorrow.So here's the formal IBM documentation: -Running the generated DB2 database scriptsIf you run...
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AIX - Fun with the tar command
I hit an issue today with a fresh install of a number of IBM software products ( WAS, DB2, BPM etc. ) on AIX 7.1.Whilst trying to unpack a file using the gunzip command ( the file was TAR'd and GZIP'd...
View ArticleWebSphere Application Server on AIX - 64 bits, no buts
( with apologies to the AS/400 CISC > RISC migration programme for nicking their marketing phrase - 64 bits, no buts )So I was seeing this exception earlier, whilst trying to install WebSphere...
View ArticleSetting up a NFS Server on AIX 7.1
Please please note that this is very much as-is and I have NOT NOT NOT considered security here - this is for an internal demo environment. Your mileage may/will vary.So these are my notes from a quick...
View ArticleAIX - How to Include the Current/Working Directory in your Command Prompt
From this useful site / article: -How to Include the Current/Working Directory in your Command Prompt (the PS1 shell variable)...Another desirable command prompt customization is to display the current...
View ArticleAIX - What Have We Got ?
So I was keen to confirm the "bitness" of my AIX 7.1 box ( a p710 ), so a quick Google search brought me to this: -How to determine if AIX uses a 32-bit kernel or 64-bit kernel$ getconf...
View ArticleFoiled Again - Installation of IBM Cognos Business Intelligence has failed....
So I hit this issue last year: -Installation of IBM Cognos Business Intelligence has failed. Return code : 1during the installation of an IBM Business Monitor 8.0.1.2 environment.Then I was using Red...
View ArticleWhat's my AIX box doing ?
Let's ask Nigel's Monitor - aka NMON - written by Nigel Griffiths from IBMHere's the website from 2006: -nmon performance: A free tool to analyze AIX and Linux performanceThis free tool gives you a...
View ArticleMore about GNU tools on AIX
So I've got a script that creates and updates the httpd.conf configuration file used by IBM HTTP Server.This script makes use of the sed command, and works perfectly on Linux, specifically Red Hat...
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Five Things to Know About Systematically Deploying IBM Business Process Manager
From IBM developerWorks: -5 Things to Know About Systematically Deploying IBM Business Process ManagerWant to get a leg up on deploying the new IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Version 8.5? A recent...
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IBM Operational Decision Manager - Problems connecting Rule Designer to...
I installed Rule Designer into my W2K8 VM, and immediately saw issues connecting to Decision Server (RES) and Decision Center (RTS), including: -Unexpected error:...
View ArticleIBM HTTP Server - Serving multiple directories via Alias and DocumentRoot and...
I needed to deliver a simple mechanism for log file access to my developers, so chose to use IBM HTTP Server to provide a simple web-based access to the files, rather than insisting that they log into...
View ArticleIBM Business Monitor and IBM Cognos - DPR-DPR-1035 Dispatcher detected an error
So I noticed an interesting quirk with my IBM Business Monitor 8.0.1.2 environment today, whilst monitoring (!) the logs during a startup.I saw this: -35Â Â Â Â 1Â Â Â Â Â Audit.Other.dispatcher.DISP.pogo...
View ArticleReconfiguring BusinessSpace to avoid HTTP to HTTPS redirection
NOTE: This is an unsupported "solution" to a problem that may occur during the setup of demo/test environments. Your mileage may vary; if in doubt, please contact IBM Support for a formal supported...
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