This morning, I had to add some patches to my VMWare server (yes, I need to move over to ESX), and needed to reboot. Upon bootup, when trying to get into the Virtual Infrastructure management console, I was presented with the ominus error message “The VMware Infrastructure Web Service at “http://localhost:8222/sdk” is not responding (Connection … Read more
Currently the Rational Team Concert build engine does not include an init.d script for those running build engines on Linux. This is analogous to Windows services and allow the jbe to run automagically at startup. Instead, you must rely on system administrators having the knowledge of how to write these from scratch. Currently there is … Read more
It really amazes me just how simple it is to upgrade Ubuntu Linux. Can you imagine if Windows was really this simple. Everything worked fine after my upgrade BTW. Granted, I am not using this particular installation as much as my other machines. Still. Very nice. ©2016 Strongback Consulting
This post is really for the Linux newbies. Most sys admins are already familiar with Windows services to automagically start and stop an application. Frequent readers know that I am a Linux advocate, so here is a tip for those who may be interested in moving to a Linux platform for their WebSphere or Lotus … Read more
Ever seen pictures of these home computers decked out with LEDs and plexiglass? Well, I have all the pc gamers beat now. This is IBM’s new Z10 mainframe taken this week at the Rational Software Developer’s Conference in Orlando. This is a lower end unit and only has one CPU card in it. That is … Read more
IBM Announced in the opening session of Lotusphere today that they will begin supporting Lotus Notes on Ubuntu Linux. The official press release from CNN Money. From the article: “IBM’s plans to deliver the IBM Open Collaboration Client Solution with Lotus Notes on the Ubuntu platform is a win for customers everywhere,” said Mark Murphy, … Read more
Fedora Linux 8 was released last week, and I’ve been playing with it since then. Fedora is an ever increasingly popular Linux distribution. It is not as popular as Ubuntu for the desktop, but has a growing audience. So, why Fedora? First its supported by Red Hat, and subsequently uses much of the same packages … Read more
The most popular Linux distribution released their latest version today. Ubuntu 7.10 “Gutsy Gibbon” is now gold and readily available from http://www.ubuntu.com/download. This release qualifies for Canonical’s Long Term Support (18 months). For those not in the know, Canonical is the company that produces Ubuntu Linux. Their release schedule is a religious 6 months, and … Read more
I am currently installing WebSphere Application Server 6.1 on Fedora Core 6. Just some tips on this: If you are running Fedora under VMWare ESX as I am, you will hopefully be able to use the Virtual Infrastructure Client. You can download this from the VM host server site. I am using a DVD disc … Read more
I’m slowly dismantling each rickety pier holding up Windows on my laptop. Our VPN was a big one. I’ve found some great articles on installing, patching and setting up the VPN client on Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft). Check out the following links:http://www.popey.com/node/62http://www.victortrac.com/cisco_vpn_patch You can also find the links on my del.icio.us site:http://del.icio.us/klenny ©2016 Strongback Consulting