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Monitor Hung Threads in WebSphere.   1.) Use   Performance Monitoring Infrastructure   (PMI ) for request metrics and counters to actively monitor Thread Pool statistics.   Threadpool Counter definitions Table 1. Counter definitions. The following table describes thread pool counters. https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSAW57_8.5.5/com.ibm.websphere.nd.multiplatform.doc/ae/rprf_datacounter9.html   CreateCount DestroyCount ActiveCount PoolSize PercentUsed PercentMaxed DeclaredthreadHungCount ClearedThreadHangCount... [More]

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1.)  execute java -version or java -fullversion commands a.)  java -version The output provides the following information: The first line indicates the Java standard edition class library level. The second line includes information about the build level of the runtime environment. Service refresh (SR), fix pack (FP), and APAR (Interim fixes only) numbers are appended to the build string. The third line indicates the build level of the Java virtual machine. Subsequent lines provide detailed information about the levels of components that make up... [More]

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In this article, I want to share some errors met in real cases and the possible solutions when trying to create IBM BUSINESS AUTOMATION WORKFLOW (BAW) V18.0.0.1 and V18.0.0.2 deployment environments (DEs).   Scenario 1: Some customers encounter CWMCB0058E error in BPMConfig log while creating the BAW V18.0.0.1 DE, for example they get the following exceptions in BPMConfig_YYYYMMDD-**.log --------------------------------- [10/15/18 12:22:24:420 GMT] 00000001 BPMConfig    E com.ibm.bpm.config.BPMConfig main CWMCB0058E: Information for application... [More]

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    In order to access the DataPower WebUI please follow these steps.   Save the following yaml file as gw-extras.yaml datapower: # Gateway MGMT variables # This value should either be ‘enabled’ or ‘dislabled’. Default is disabled webGuiManagementState: “enabled” webGuiManagementPort: 9090 webGuiManagementLocalAddress: 0.0.0.0 # This value should either be ‘enabled’ or ‘disabled’. Default is disabled gatewaySshState: “enabled” gatewaySshPort: 9022 gatewaySshLocalAddress: 0.0.0.0 # This value should either be ‘enabled’ or... [More]

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      There are a few methods or ways to verify Configured Heap Values and monitor Current Heap Usage in WebSphere Application Server as well as a few different dump and file types useful for this task.   Useful Dumps and Files containing information about your Java Heap .   Javacores txt files are useful to determine Initial, Maximum and Current Heap values along with Threading and Locking information and even include a Native Memory usage section.  They are generally used to track Abends, Hangs, Out of Memory, GPF Crash, and Trace Assert type... [More]

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      IBM Support content for IBM Business Process Manager (IBM BPM) V8.6 and IBM Case Manager V5.3.3 applies to IBM Business Automation Workflow. Business Automation Workflow combines IBM BPM and Case Manager into one workflow offering. It unites information, process, and users to provide a 360-degree view of work. In addition to process management and case management, Business Automation Workflow uses advanced analytics, business rules, and collaboration to drive more successful, optimized business outcomes. Learn more about... [More]

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      Many times users may need to retrieve and display information that is related to Process or Task instances via the TWSearch object and it's related objects . The data that you can retrieve are same as those which you can retrieve using a Saved Search from the BPM Process Portal.   We do the test of "process-search-engine-count-optimization" by adding the following setting into 100Custom.xml . <server merge="mergeChildren"> <process-search-engine-count-optimization... [More]

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      Cause:   Red Indices are caused by network or connection issues. This status means indices is corrupt and any analytics data associated with it cannot be viewed.   Solution: In p ost 5.0.8.x versions of API Connect, there is command called ‘system clean analytics’ System clean analytics - Removes all of the analytics information from the system. With is command you can remove all of the analytics information by entering the analytics option. When you run this command with the analytics option, it restarts the node to commit the changes.  ... [More]

  IBM BPM Process Portal includes ready-to-use dashboards  which use charts and graphs to help you visualize status data for one or more business processes. But users cannot see "Processes", " Process Performance " and " Team Performance " clickable buttons after logging into the Process Portal when using the browser on a mobile device like an iPhone.    Why? On small form factor (mobile) devices, this behavior is expected. Only the "Work " and " Next Task " dashboards are responsive and accessible on all... [More]

  The snapshot feature in PureApplication System provides the ability to save a copy of the  entire state of a Virtual System so you can revert it back to the previous state if desired.  A snapshot is intended for use as a restore point if a problem occurs during a planned  update to a virtual system instance, such as a maintenance update.   I especially find this feature useful when I am applying WebSphere Application Server fixpack  updates to my test environment and want to ensure I can easily back out any changes. This allows me the... [More]

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  This blog article contains tips that for IBM Operational Decision Manager. They are in no particular order. IBM Operational Decision Manager V8.6 needs to be installed AFTER you have previously installed IBM Installation Manager, WebSphere Application Server, and so on . In other words, in the /opt/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools/imcl listInstalledPackages directory, you need to have these installed packages before you can install IBM Operational Decision Manager: com.ibm.cic.agent_1.8.1000.20141126_2002... [More]

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      In this article, I want to share one real case on how to resolve slowness on BPM Production Environment due to long running query. The end user found that task page is not getting loaded after clicking on task in Work List. In Browser console it's showing below error GET https://<hostname:port>/rest/bpm/wle/v1/task?parts=actions 400 (Bad Request) We asked customer to collect the browser hosted client side trace and co-incidental server logs together Note: Here are the steps for Fiddler trace collection: 1) Download the tool... [More]

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      Java on Linux x86-64 supports 48-bit pointers and 256 TB of virtual address space, of which 128 terabytes is reserved for the Kernel , and 128 terabytes for User space.    Maximum Heap in  t heory on WAS Linux x86-64 would be -Xmx128t  with the caveat or requirement of having   -Xnocompressedrefs in place also, which essentially means Disabling Compressed References . Maximum Heap in practice on WAS Linux x86-64 would be approximately -Xmx76t for Java heap because the rest, or 52 TB, is used by Native heap .  *There is no Java heap size... [More]

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