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To script or not to script
One of my colleagues posted this image in response to my post, on Connections: -Spent an hour writing a Jython script to do something that I can do in the WAS Admin console in about 5 seconds. Why ?...
View ArticleDetected kernel config that is incompatible with DB2 NUMA support
If you see: -$ db2start03/15/2013 13:57:23 0 0 SQL1042C An unexpected system error occurred.SQL1032N No start database manager command was issued. SQLSTATE=57019$ cat...
View ArticleFix Pack 8.0.1.1 for IBM Business Process Manager, IBM Business Monitor and...
Goodies available here: -Version 8.0.1 Fix Pack 1 for the IBM Business Process Manager productsIBM Business Monitor V8.0.1 Fix Pack 1 (8.0.1.1)8.0.1.1: IBM Integration Designer V8.0.1 Fix Pack 1 for...
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Problems with IBM Business Process Manager ( Business Space ) following...
Using a clean installation of BPM Advanced 8.0.1.0, with an existing profile, I installed the 8.0.1.1 fixpack.All appears to be OK, apart from BusinessSpace, which, merely shows the spinny wheel of...
View ArticleSetting static IP addresses for Network Manager
Note to self: -If you want to set/modify a static IP address for Network Manager ( I'm using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 ), the relevant configuration file is:...
View ArticleADMG0253E: Matching template default could not be found or is not valid for...
Note to self.If you see: -WASX7017E: Exception received while running file "jython/create_app_server.py"; exception information: com.ibm.websphere.management.cmdframework.CommandValidationException:...
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Using Multitail to view multiple logs, all at the very same time
As I'm going through the motions of installing and running IBM BPM Advanced 8.0.1.1 on Linux, I wanted a way to keep multiple log files open all at the very same time.I harked back to an episode of...
View ArticleDiscovering what's eating my disk space in Linux
With thanks to Wikipedia: -du (Unix)$ du --max-depth=1 -c -h -x...
View ArticleAide Memoire - Working with Cognos CACerts in IBM Business Monitor 8.0.1.1
Listing what we have$ /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/java/jre/bin/ikeycmd -cert -list -db /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/BAMN1Profile/cognos/BAMSR011.Support/configuration/signkeypair/jCAKeystore...
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Note to self - limiting the amount of information that IBM HTTP Server returns
I'm thinking about security, as should we all.By default, IBM HTTP Server ( and, I guess, anything based upon Apache HTTPD ), automatically returns it's version: -in the HTTP response header ( as...
View ArticleIBM WebSphere Portal 8.0 Performance Tuning Guide Version 1.1, February 2013
Found this: -IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0 - Performance Tuning Guide Version 1.1, February 2013This white paper provides a basis for parameter and application tuning for IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0.Both...
View ArticleOracle Database - My First Few Baby Steps ....
I am just starting to find my feet with Oracle DB, having installed Oracle 11g R2: --rw-r--r--@ 1 hayd staff 1239269270 22 Mar 10:16 linux.x64_11gR2_database_1of2.zip-rw-r--r--@ 1 hayd staff...
View ArticleIBM Business Process Manager V8.0 Performance and Tuning Best Practices
AbstractThis IBM® Redpaper™ publication provides performance tuning tips and best practices for IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) V8.0 (all editions) and IBM Business Monitor V8.0. These products...
View ArticleDeployment Environment generation fails to create Business Space tables with...
I'm currently installing and configuring IBM Business Monitor 8.0.1.1 against Oracle 11g R2, all on Linux.I hit the following exception when trying to generate and import a new Deployment Environment:...
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IBM Business Monitor 8.0.1.1 and the Dispatcher
As per my previous posts, I've just started to dabble with Oracle 11g R2 as my database for IBM Business Monitor, instead of using DB2 which is my default position.The installation had been relatively...
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Following on from my earlier post about Oracle DB: -Oracle Database - My First Few Baby Steps .... one of my colleagues picked up on my point about starting the SQLPlus application with...
View ArticleUpdating IBM Business Process Manager 8
I'm writing this down as I'm going to need it at some point in the future :-)So here's a Bash script to list the fixes available to me: -list_fixes.sh#!/bin/sh for z in /store/BPM801/Fixes/*.zip do...
View ArticleGood Decision! Five Useful Technical Patterns for Operational Decision...
Technical patterns are useful as best practice guides for both selecting and using technology. The technical patterns for IBM Operational Decision Manager (ODM) technology can be divided into two sets,...
View ArticleProblems with IBM Business Monitor Messaging Engine ( SI Bus ) following a...
*CAVEAT*This post relates to my OWN individual experiences on my OWN personal VMware environment. This is NOT NOT NOT a recipe for everyone; your mileage may vary. If in doubt, PLEASE raise a PMR with...
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IBM Rational Software Architect Version 8.5 for Mac OSX - A Technology Preview
IBM® Rational® Software Architect is an advanced and comprehensive application design, modeling and development tool for end-to-end software delivery. The latest version is updated with the latest in...
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