Using -Xgc:preferredHeapBase with -Xcompressedrefs
Saw this IBM Technote via Twitter: -Using -Xgc:preferredHeapBase with -Xcompressedrefs..."Why does the JVM report a native out-of-memory (NOOM) when using compressed references? I am using a 64bit JVM...
View ArticleIBM HTTP Server and the WebSphere Plugin - ws_config_parser: handleLogEnd:...
I saw this issue this evening: -[Thu Nov 12 20:07:47 2015] [error] ws_config_parser: handleLogEnd: Failed to open log file: ' /opt/IBM/Websphere/plugins/logs/webserver2/http_plugin.log', OS Err: 2when...
View ArticleIBM HTTP Server and the Strange Story of Line Numbers
One of my colleagues saw an interesting issue with IBM HTTP Server today.She's using IHS 8.5.5.0 on Linux.In essence, whilst she could connect to IHS on port 8080 ( non-SSL port ), she couldn't connect...
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IBM BPM Advanced 8.5.6 - Sorting out the JDBC Data Sources
Following on from a much earlier post: -IBM Business Process Manager 8.5 - The (long) story of the missing WebSphere Variables and why my JDBC datasources don't fully workI had a requirement to sort...
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Windows Server 2008 and Data Execution Prevention
I was trying to install a SQL Server component onto a Windows Server 2008 R2 VM, for self-enablement, but kept hitting blockers, most of which were due to missing dependencies, including the Microsoft...
View ArticleIBM ODM Rules 8.7 - Can you say "Doh" ?
I saw this exception today: -The initialization of the model failed.A resource provider error occurred during the loading.Failed to load the repository.nullilog.rules.res.console.IlrConsoleException:...
View ArticleHow To Create Multiple Deployment Environments Within One Cell
Definitely worth a read; -How To Create Multiple Deployment Environments Within One Cell
View ArticleBash - Using Variables in Sed
Set a variableexport NAME=DAVEValidate the variableecho $NAMEDAVIDInitialise a fileecho "DAVE"> foobar.txtValidate the file contentscat foobar.txtDAVEReplace the contents of the file with the...
View ArticleAsk the Experts Replay: Understanding HA Manager, WLM, and ORB in WebSphere...
The High Availability Manager (HA), Work Load Management (WLM), and Object Request Broker (ORB) component provide several core features in WebSphere Application Server. This session is open to discuss...
View ArticleIBM AIX Support Center Tools
I saw this earlier: -AIX Support Center Tools provides information about widely used data gathering tools and recommendation tools that are used by AIX system administrators in conjunction with the IBM...
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Hmmm, USB and Mac Mini - Not BFFs
I had a wee problem connecting a StarTech USB enclosure ( containing a 512 GB SSD drive ) to my Mac Mini this evening.The drive never showed up in Finder, in Terminal ( under /Volumes ) or in Disk...
View ArticleAsk the Experts Replay: Understanding IBM HTTP Server (IHS) Administration...
AbstractThis Ask the Experts will discuss Information about Web Server Adminisrtion thru WebSphere Administraiton Console.On October 13, 2015, IBM is hosting a panel discussion on understanding IHS...
View ArticleBack the past, again that's why I blog ...
I had cause to refer back to an old post: -VMware - Where the X is my X ?this afternoon, when I saw this exception, when using IBM Installation Manager : -/opt/ibm/InstallationManager/eclipse/IBMIM...
View ArticleSharing - WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile and Docker
I was tinkering with Docker this evening, and found this from an IBM colleague, David CurrieWebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile and Docker [PDF]and, thanks to this, I'm now installing...
View ArticleIBM Business Process Manager Advanced - Developer Enablement
IBM - Business Process Manager - LibraryTutorialsHiring TutorialHello World Part 1: Getting startedHello World Part 2 : Service Components and Web InterfacesHello World for DatapowerStock QuoteFlat...
View ArticleMore textile manipulation with sed and bash
One of my colleagues was looking for a way to manipulate an XML file, using sed on Linux.In essence, he wanted to remove an XML tag at the current end of the file, and insert a new line BELOW the...
View ArticleHow to tune a guitar and a Business Process Manager (BPM) topology at the...
I found this whilst searching for something pertaining to Java2 Security: -How to tune a guitar and a Business Process Manager (BPM) topology at the same time<snip>As such, here's a quick...
View ArticleReminder - DB2 HADR and SQL1768N rc7
Reminder to self: -If I see SQL1768N rc7 when attempting to use DB2 HADR, there's a good chance that I've forgotten to update /etc/hosts meaning that one/both hosts is returning the loopback /...
View ArticleUsing watch to loop in Bash
I wanted to monitor a particular set of TCP/IP listeners, on an ongoing basis, and thought "I wonder how I do this?".A quick Google led me here:...
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