IBM Cloud Private and IBM Cloud Automation Manager - Some videos
On IBM developerWorks here: -https://developer.ibm.com/cloudautomation/videos/Use CAM to deploy Websphere Liberty into AWSDeploy MQ topologies into IBM Cloud Private using Cloud Automation ManagerAdd...
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Kerberos Key Distribution Centre (KDC) Encryption Types
I'm tinkering with Kerberos and SPNEGO again, in the context of integrating WebSphere Application Server (WAS) and Active Directory together.This time I'm using WAS 8.5.5.13 and AD 2012.Looking at the...
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WAS and AD and SPNEGO - Oops, I broke my LDAP
In the process of setting up Single Sign-On (SSO) between Microsoft Active Directory 2012 and WebSphere Application Server, I inadvertently broke my directory ….Having run this command: -ktpass -out...
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Hmm, SPNEGO not playing nicely THIS TIME
So I'm seeing a blank screen where I should be seeing a BPM Process Portal, and am seeing this in the AppCluster logs: -...[25/04/18 13:53:12:228 BST] 00000194 ServerCache I DYNA1001I: WebSphere...
View ArticleIBM Integration Bus on Docker - Story of a tinkerer
Following this recipe: -Building a sample IBM Integration Bus image using DockerI started by pulling the Git repo: -git clone https://github.com/ot4i/iib-dockerand then built the Docker image: -cd...
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IBM Cloud Developer Console for Apple
This is something I did not know that we had: -https://console.bluemix.net/developer/appledevelopment/dashboardNIce !
View ArticlemacOS and VMware Fusion and Windows 7 and DHCP - The internet fixed my problem
I was seeing "Unidentified network" on a Windows 7 VM, using VMware Fusion Professional Version 10.1.1 on my Mac, following an unexpected b0rk of said Mac.Long story short, this meant NO internet...
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IBM API Connect - Consuming IBM Integration Bus as a Service - OR NOT
I've been tinkering with IBM API Connect ( APIC ) and IBM Integration Bus ( IIB ), both as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) capabilities on the IBM Cloud.Specifically, I've been exposing Integration...
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IBM Integration Bus - BIP3113E and BIP2230E and BIP4240E
So this has been annoying me for 1/2 day ….I was trying/failing to create an Integration Service in IBM Integration Bus 10 that consumes a Decision Service from IBM Operational Decision Manager, via...
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IBM API Connect - More on API consumption
Following on from an earlier post: -IBM API Connect - Consuming IBM Integration Bus as a Service - OR NOTI've been happily consuming an API from IBM API Connect ( on cloud ) using a SOAP client (...
View ArticleRed Hat Enterprise Linux - Where's my LDAPSearch tool ?
Why oh why do I forget this ?Running this command : -ldapsearch -h ad2012.uk.ibm.com -p 389 -D CN=bpmbind,CN=Users,DC=uk,DC=ibm,DC=com -w Qp455w0rd -b CN=Users,DC=uk,DC=ibm,DC=com CN=bpm* CN on RHEL...
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IBM AppConnect Enterprise 11 on Linux - reminding myself
I was having a chat with a colleague about the merits of running the IBM AppConnect Enterprise (ACE) or IBM Integration Bus (IIB) Toolkit on a Linux VM.So, to remind myself, I spun up an existing RHEL...
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DB2 on the Cloud - Ooops, broke my smallint
So I was knocking up a test DB using IBM DB2 on Cloud ( a SaaS offering ), for some integration testing between IBM AppConnect Enterprise (ACE) and DB2 itself.I'll talk about the connectivity in a...
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Using DB2 on the IBM Cloud from macOS
This is a relatively new area to me, as I typically work with DB2 on a local ( to me ) server, be it an AS/400, an AIX LPAR or a Linux or Windows VM.However, IBM does offer DB2 on Cloud, formerly known...
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WebSphere Application Server and HTTP Session Affinity
I was chatting to a colleague about this, and thought it'd be worth writing down for future reference.He was asking about HTTP Session Affinity between a client/browser and a downstream WebSphere...
View ArticleIBM and Containers and YouTube - what's not to like ?
One of my friends drew my attention to Rob Pereen's YouTube channel: -https://www.youtube.com/user/robpeeren/videoswhich includes such gems as: -IBM Cloud Private: The Next-Generation Application...
View ArticleHow to use the IBM's Transformation Advisor on IBM Cloud Private
Using the Transformation Advisor on IBM Cloud PrivateThe Transformation Advisor is a free developer tool to help you quickly evaluate on-premise Java EE apps for deployment to the cloud. This recipe...
View ArticleIBM Application Modernization Field Guide
IBM Application Modernization Field GuideIntroduction to IBM's app modernization approach that decreases time to market and simplifies deployments.Business pressures demand faster time to market and...
View ArticleJava Arguments - Can you say "Doofus" ?
In the context of my ongoing voyage of discovery that is IBM API Connect, I need to pass Basic Authentication credentials BUT as an HTTP header.Therefore, I need to generate a suitably encoded header,...
View ArticleThinking about a multitier architecture on IBM Cloud Private?
There's a useful pair of articles pertaining to IBM Cloud Private: -Thinking about a multitier architecture on IBM Cloud Private?Decision service lifecycle on IBM Cloud Privatewhich may be of relevance...
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