Jenkins and Chef Compared - Someone else's PoV
I'm thinking about DevOps, after a weekend of tinkering with WebSphere Liberty Profile and Docker.So I asked the internet about Jenkins and Chef, and this is someone's PoV: -Jenkins is a continuous...
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Microsoft Works 2000 to Microsoft Excel 2003 - LibreOffice has the answer
So I've given away the plot, to misquote Kenny Everett …One of my family members had a spreadsheet, which she was struggling to open in Microsoft Excel.Originally, the spreadsheet had been created in...
View ArticleCWWKF1219E: The IBM WebSphere Liberty Repository cannot be reached
This one has been bugging me for a day or so: -docker build -t websphere-liberty:artifactory ....Step 6 : RUN installUtility testConnection ---> Running in 40c4586b857eTesting the connection to all...
View ArticleWebSphere Application Server and IBM HTTP Server Security Bulletin List
This, via one of my IBM Germany friends QuestionIs there a list that contains the security bulletins that apply to WebSphere Application Server and IBM HTTP Server?AnswerThe following table is provided...
View ArticleWebSphere Liberty Profile on Docker - Where are my logs ?
As per previous posts, I'm tinkering with Docker, using WebSphere Liberty Profile as my starting pointOne thing that was confusing me was the lack of Liberty logging ….In "normal" Liberty, the logs are...
View ArticleDocker and Liberty - Scripting it
Next, I wanted to create a mechanism to allow me to automate the use of WebSphere Liberty Profile on Docker, with a view to creating a little process to: -(1)Create a Docker container from an existing...
View ArticleMoving past Docker on Mac, IBM Containers on Bluemix
Having tinkered with WebSphere Liberty Profile on Docker over the past few days, as per recent posts to this blog, I wanted to go one stage further, and recreate a similar WLP / application on IBM...
View ArticleVMware Fusion - Shared Folders and Administrator
I was wondering why my VMware Shared Folder ( mounted as Z: ) wasn't available to my Windows 7 VM *BUT* only when opened a command-prompt as Administrator ( via Run As Administrator ).When I logged...
View ArticleIBM Installation Manager - Encoding Passwords
I'm creating a response file to install IBM Integration Designer (IID) 8.5.7 on a Windows 7 VM.As part of this, I'm installing DB2 Express under the covers, and need a password for the account to be...
View ArticleIBM BPM 8.5.7 - WSVR0009E during startup
I saw this after a clean build of an IBM BPM Advanced 8.5.7 Deployment Environment ( this is a single-server deployment, for an IBM Integration Designer build ): -...[02/09/16 12:39:36:799 BST]...
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More on Docker - this time it's IBM DataPower Gateway
One of my colleagues kindly drew my attention to this nice little set of tutorials, which take one through using the IBM DataPower Gateway (IDG) on Docker: -Start With DockerExperience the CLI and...
View ArticleBook Review - Mastering Puppet Second Edition by Thomas Uphill
This is another in my infrequent series of book reviews, working in collaboration with the British Computer Society: -Mastering Puppet Second Edition by Thomas UphillI'm currently investing some...
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Tinkering with WebSphere Application Server v9 - Part One
This is the first of, I'm sure, many posts relating to WAS v9I started by downloading the product from the IBM internal equivalent of Passport Advantage, using this: -V9.0: Download WebSphere...
View ArticleDocker - Moving Images between Servers
Another in the series of Docker-flavoured articles.I am using Docker on MacOS, and had a requirement to move an image from one host to another.In terms of Docker version, I'm using the native version (...
View ArticleIBM Operational Decision Manager - Running it on WebSphere Liberty Profile on...
ContextIn this article, I build and run a Docker Container, using an image created using WebSphere Liberty Profile 8.5.5 and IBM Operational Decision Manager Advanced 8.8.1.This is based upon an...
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Tinkering with WebSphere Application Server v9 - Part Two
Following on from my earlier post: -Tinkering with WebSphere Application Server v9 - Part OneI've made much better progress with WAS 9, which is nice :-)So here's my installation response file:...
View ArticleCRIMA1209E whilst using IBM Installation Manager from the command-line
As ever, I am tinkering with technology …This time, it's the use of IBM Installation Manager (IIM) to install IBM Operational Decision Manager (ODM) 8.8.1 on Linux, via the command-line, rather than...
View ArticleTo Docker ... And Beyond ....
These two articles are on my reading list: -Build and extend Docker container images with middleware functionsTo transition an IT environment to the cloud, enterprises are using container technology,...
View ArticleIBM Operational Decision Manager - Running it on WebSphere Liberty Profile on...
So following my earlier post: -IBM Operational Decision Manager - Running it on WebSphere Liberty Profile on DockerI noticed that the Rule Execution Server ( Decision Server ) and Rule Team Server (...
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IBM Operational Decision Manager - Running it on WebSphere Liberty Profile on...
Following my earlier two posts: -IBM Operational Decision Manager - Running it on WebSphere Liberty Profile on DockerIBM Operational Decision Manager - Running it on WebSphere Liberty Profile on Docker...
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