Getting Started with Triggering So, you are just getting started with triggering.  Don't worry it's not that difficult, and when you have a working example, then it's pretty easy to see how it works and know what to do when it doesn't.  I am assuming that you are doing this is a test environment, and the messages used in testing can be discarded.  It's best to start with trigtype (every).  When that is working, then you can try trigtype (first) and trigtype (depth), which are just a bit more complicated. Triggering is the MQ feature that auto... [More]

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  In a WebSphere Application Server zOS environment, workload management stops the creation of new server address spaces when one of the following conditions exist:   JCL errors in the procedure associated with the application environment Coding errors in the server code which cause five unexpected terminations of server address spaces within ten minutes Failure of the server address space to connect to workload management due to an invalid invocation environment or invalid parameters   The application environment first enters the STOPPING... [More]

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Now that you have moved to WebSphere MQ V6 or WebSphere MQ V7, you have the option to administer all queue managers from a single location using WebSphere MQ Explorer. What a wonderful idea!  No more logging into each system one by one to determine the status of queue managers, creating or deleting queues, or altering object properties (just to name a few functions which can be carried out). Well, you thought you performed everything needed to connect and administer the remote queue manager objects.  However, you are receiving an AMQ4036... [More]

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  Are you having problems with "Data Conversion"?  Are "Data Conversion" problems driving you mad?  These problems can be difficult to diagnose, so let's talk about how conversion works, and then consider ways to avoid the problems.     In most cases message data is converted by the receiving application, and this is the method that I recommend.  Your message data is converted when you specify the MQGMO_CONVERT option on your MQGET call.  Message data can also be converted when CONVERT(YES) is specified on your sending... [More]

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    Recently, I faced a challenge in debugging a problem where the Java Data Base Connectivity (JDBC) trace is either overwritten or lost upon the WebSphere Application Server recycle on z/OS.       Specifying the JDBC trace file with the default options provided by the DB2 Universal JDBC Driver data source Custom properties settings, (which you would normally do) will cause the driver to create a new JDBC trace file if the server is recycled.     With many installations using the Automatic restart manager (ARM) facility for the servers, if we... [More]

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I would like to share with you important information on the backup and disaster recovery policy considerations for Websphere Process Server (WPS) starting from version 7.  IBM Installation Manager does not support the import feature for Websphere Process Server, since this product is managed by IBM Installation manager already. Please note that shared files and the Installation Manager repository contain meta-information required for software management operations (such as update, install, uninstall, modify, etc.).  If you ever have damage or... [More]

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So have you been experiencing any of those nasty Out of Memory error messages when running WebSphere Partner Gateway (WPG) on WebSphere Application Server 6.1.  During this period I have dealt with a number of these issues and I thought I would share some useful links to help troubleshoot these error messages. The first step in troubleshooting these Out of Memory error messages is to enable verbosegc on your WebSphere Admin Console.  To activate the verbosegc trace, use the Java runtime option -verbose:gc. This value is set in WebSphere... [More]

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It’s September of 2010, well into 2H2010. Have you put together a maintenance plan for your WebSphere environments? If you already have a plan, have you been acting on it? Proactive maintenance might be the single best way to avoid issues with your WebSphere software products. The adage, "If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it", doesn’t really apply here, not to the wise administrator anyway. Consider this - the lack of a plan might save you a few a few hours of discussion time for your WebSphere administrators and IT managers that does... [More]

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Sometimes you need to take a little time for some maintenance.  We have a scheduled maintenance window this Labor Day weekend that will affect some of the Electronic Support tools and content.  Our technical support content will be unavailable for parts of Saturday September 4th from 6am Eastern through Sunday September 5th at 10pm Eastern. What to expect: The IBM Support Portal will be operational, and Site Availability and News portlet will contain information on the outage Search (IBM and third party) will provide result links; but the links... [More]

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Today I will be talking about how to make your thin client application easily distributable to systems that do not have a WebSphere Application Server runtime installed. Some background first: Thin clients are standalone java programs typically used to start or invoke an application running on a server. The word 'thin' implies that ideal thin clients are lightweight: they are simple to run and easy to distribute. Despite their lightweight nature, they are also highly functional because the WebSphere client runtime provides a set of features... [More]

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When you are sending messages between queue managers or between clients and queue managers, most of the time there is a need to provide Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) / Transport Layer Security (TLS) in your environment.   This type of security has keys that encrypt and decrypt the messages to ensure its integrity as it moves within the network.  Thus the message is unable to be tampered with which could cause unwanted harm. There are different ways to secure WebSphere MQ, such as using security exits or user security.  However, when you use... [More]

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If you have been wondering how to avoid making mistakes and how to overcome the common gotchas when designing and developing message flows, you are not alone. But I have good news for you! WebSphere Message Broker V7 now offers you pre-defined solutions called "Patterns" for the common recurring problems. You do not have to be an expert in WebSphere Message Broker V7 to make use of these solutions to solve your problems! What is a Pattern? A pattern is a fully-developed reusable solution that can be altered or used as-is to address... [More]

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      I am Kawsar Kamal from the WebSphere for z/OS defect support team. I came across an interesting scenario recently that makes a good candidate for my first entry into the WebSphere blog.   Background: Personal certificates are signed by a Certificate Authority (CA). Both the CA and the personal certificates have a time range between which they are valid. In addition, the certificate start time (and date) must be later than or equal to its signer CA start time, and the certificate end (expiry) time must be earlier than or equal to CA end... [More]

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In this post I would like to introduce the Database Design Tool (DDT) that comes with WebSphere Process Server (WPS) V7. This tool is useful for those who want to configure all the required database resources in WebSphere Process Server: common database, messaging engine database, CEI and BPC databases. This tool is also helpful for those who want to have a custom configuration for each database. For example, when different databases need to be configured on different servers or even, when those databases are of different database types, such... [More]

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