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IBM Cloud Private - My personal success ...
I've spent much of the past few days attempting to get IBM Cloud Private (ICP) 2.1.0 deployed onto my own set of Linux VMs.This follows on from an internal enablement session last week, where I was...
View ArticleDB2 - The Hanging Creation of Instances
Having freshly installed the latest DB2 11.1 on a Linux VM, I found that the instance creation process: -/opt/ibm/db2/V11.1/instance/db2icrt -a SERVER -u db2fenc1 db2inst1kept hanging e.g....DBI1446I...
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IBM UrbanCode Deploy - Where do your agents come from ?
I had a bit of a brain fade today, trying to work out from where to download the Agent code for IBM UrbanCode Deploy (UCD).I'm using the latest UCD 6.2.6, and have the server up-and-running.Now I want...
View ArticleRunning IBM HTTP Server via Linux scripts and sudo - an update
This updates a post that I wrote back in 2012, which was based around Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.I've had another go at this, testing on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4, and have a different solution.In...
View ArticleAnd there's more - running WebSphere Liberty Profile via Linux scripts
Following on from this earlier post: -Running IBM HTTP Server via Linux scripts and sudo - an updatehere's a similar script to start a WebSphere Liberty Profile (WLP) runtime via systemd : -Create the...
View ArticleJKS Keystores - Pain with Passwords
I had a requirement to demonstrate how one could easily change the password of a JKS keystore that is being used by WebSphere Liberty Profile.However, I kept seeing an annoying exception once I changed...
View ArticleWebSphere Liberty Profile - why doesn't HTTPS work ?
It took me a while to work out where I'd gone wrong earlier.I was configuring a newly installed WebSphere Liberty Profile environment ( actually hosting IBM Mobile First Platform ) for HTTPS, and...
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Using Nagios to monitor IBM HTTP Server and IBM WebSphere Liberty Profile
This ties up with a piece of work upon which I'm currently engaged.I've configured Nagios 4.3.4 to test IBM HTTP Server (IHS) 8.5.5.12 and the MobileFirst Platform (MFP) runtime, which runs on...
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Monitoring WebSphere Liberty Profile via JMX and REST over HTTPS
This is another of those pesky Work-in-Progress articles, and follows on from an earliest post: -Using Nagios to monitor IBM HTTP Server and IBM WebSphere Liberty ProfileMy objective is to have Nagios...
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Mozilla Firefox Quantum - Suppressing Autoplay Videos
So I mostly love the new Firefox 57, aka Quantum, although I have a few niggles with it; my main gripe is that the LastPass plugin appears to have been totally borked.One other issue - autoplay videos...
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WebSphere Liberty Profile - Snooping About
I've written about the SuperSnoop Servlet before: -WebSphere Application Server - Binary ScannerWebSphere Liberty Profile on macOS - SuperSnoopingWebSphere Application Server 9 - Snooping...
View ArticleWebSphere Liberty Profile - Monitoring via JMX over REST using Jython
For this, I'm using two excellent IBM developerWorks articles as inspiration: -Retrieve performance metrics from the WebSphere Liberty profile, Part 1 - Setup and configurationRetrieve performance...
View ArticleNagios Remote Plugin Executor (NRPE) and xinetd on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
As per a few previous posts, I'm tinkering ( there's that word again, I must think of another simile ) with Nagios.This time I'm looking to have my Nagios monitoring server ( which runs on Ubuntu )...
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Nagios and NRPE - There's more ...
Following on from my earlier post: -Nagios Remote Plugin Executor (NRPE) and xinetd on Red Hat Enterprise Linuxthings are starting to become more clear.As far as I can establish, on the NRPE...
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Windows Server 2012 - Ooops, I locked my account
One of my colleagues had a bad day with a shared Windows Server 2012 R2 environment, in that he locked out the main account that we use to access the box, via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).This is NOT...
View ArticleDB2 on Windows - where does the db2nodes.cfg file live ?
I was briefly tinkering with the need to update the db2nodes.cfg file to help DB2 Express 11.1 cope with the hostname change of a Windows Server 2012 R2 boxen.I'd created a new VM, via OpenStack, using...
View ArticleOracle Database 11gR2 - Get the dependencies right ...
Having just installed Oracle 11.2 ( 11gR2 ) onto a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 VM, I was kinda getting fed up with the sqlplus command not working …..sqlplus sqlplus: error while loading shared...
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IBM MobileFirst 8 - Commanding the CLI
As with many of my projects, this is another one in the category of "Tinkering".In order to better support my current client, I needed a quick-start into the world of IBM MobileFirst Platform...
View ArticleWebSphere Liberty Profile - Customising the Logging
On my current engagement, we had a requirement to trim out ( temporarily ) some information log messages which were "spamming" the console.log of a WebSphere Liberty Profile (WLP) environment.Firstly,...
View ArticleWebSphere Liberty Profile - 17.0.0.4
I missed this announcement t'other day, although I did see this: -WebSphere Liberty Virtual Proof of Technology 17.0.0.4 (Session 1)WebSphere Liberty 17.0.0.4 update will be available shortly. It...
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