If you want to register Liberty as a windows service, you currently need to use a third party mechanism. The apache commons daemon is one that is commonly recommended. I was able to successfully register with Windows services using these steps:     Download the apache commons daemon binaries zip from ⇒ Apache Commons Project Distributions . Extract the prunsrv.exe to the WebSphere Liberty Profile server bin directory. Note: extract relevant to architecture My experience has been that I need to have Java 7 as the system... [More]

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  The WebSphere Application Server Self-help Migration Guide is designed to help users choose, plan, and simplify the process of migrating from an older version of WebSphere to a new version. This guide is broken down into the following sections:   Begin your experience with the "Planning your Migration" section. Each task item you click on is a hyperlink to that specific information. For Example: Planning your Migration This section contains guidelines and references to help you check Pre-reqs for your planned... [More]

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  If you need to verify the product information of Liberty Profile, you can use the productInfo command to display the current product version, edition, and other details about the product. productInfo version Command: "productInfo version" shows the product name, version, and edition. It can be entered from the install root bin directory, for example, "wlp\bin\productInfo version". This command can be used to validate if Liberty is successfully installed. * Note: The product edition is displayed on V8.5.5.1 or above.... [More]

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      WebSphere Application Server uses multiple temporary locations for many reasons. This blog explains the most commonly used temporary files, why they are used and when they can be removed. This blog will also explain the files and directories that can be removed under the profile direction with caution. Important: Be careful in deleting any temporary, cache and log files in WebSphere Application Server!   Before making any changes to the environment , take a backup of the profile. It can be a tape backup, using the... [More]

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  If you have heard about Liberty but haven't had a chance to take it for a test run, these instructions can get you started. Everything you need can be found at the WASdev web site , including links to prerequisites, Liberty code, and information on using Liberty. Just follow these simple instructions and you can be developing and deploying applications in no time. The Liberty profile requires a Java™ Runtime Environment (JRE) to run in. The Liberty profile server runs on Java version 6 or above provided by any vendor. A full... [More]

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  Most people that are familiar with WebSphere Application Server are aware that V8.5 introduced a new lightweight application server profile called the Liberty profile. While suited for both development and production, the profile is particularly attractive to those who want an efficient environment for the development and hosting of simple web applications. The Liberty profile is modeled after the Java™ EE 6 Web profile specification and in V8.5, Liberty supported a subset of the programming models defined by that specification. In... [More]

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John Knutson is a Marketing Enablement Specialist for the CICS portfolio. As a former IT architect himself, John envisioned a book aimed at IT architects unfamiliar with CICS that would show how CICS Transaction Server can participate and contribute to an enterprise architecture. Under his leadership, that book became the IBM Redbooks publication Architects Guide to CICS on System z . In this blog post, John explains why the rich history of CICS is an excellent pointer to the future, and how people with different job roles can benefit from... [More]

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