Configuring WXS on the Websphere Liberty Profile

This page in the WXS v8.5 information center details the process for using WXS in the new Liberty profile included in WebSphere v8.5. You can get Liberty here.

IBM IBM Support Assistant 5.0 Beta - United States

Have you checked out the latest IBM Support Assistant version 5.0 beta? It’s Friday! Take 30 minutes and check it out!

IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale V8.5.0 Availability Announced

If you use WebSphere eXtreme Scale then you may want to read up on what the latest version of the product can do for you. The v8.5 release of WXS touts:

  • Support for IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0, WAS v8.0, and v8.5 (Liberty), Commerce v6.0 and v7.0
  • Support for the replacement of Dynacache within WebSphere Portal v7.0

For a complete list, hit the link

FYI - Mixed augment nodes, BBSON, and WebSphere Virtual Enterprise

Just a quick FYI. I ran into this today with a customer. If you have WVE installed and have only augmented some of the nodes in your original WebSphere ND cell AND you plan on using BBSON, be aware:

In this setup, WVE will still default back to using the HAManager BulletinBoard implementation rather than using the WVE BBSON implementation. This is due to the system detecting the mixed environment and falling back to the lowest common denominator messaging implementation for the On-Demand Configuration (ODC) data, which is the HAManager BulletinBoard.

Hit the link for more info…

Password to the Plugin-key.kdb will expire on April 26, 2012 - United States

The password to the GA installed Plugin-key.kdb file will expire on April 26, 2012.

This could be a big deal for you. Read this technote!

Elastic cache beyond the Java heap with IBM eXtremeMemory

This new article on developerWorks talks about some exciting new features possible with the v7.1.1 release of WebSphere eXtreme Scale. Per the abstract:

The 7.1.1 release of IBM® WebSphere® eXtreme Scale introduces an additional in-memory model for elastic caching called IBM eXtremeMemory, which enables you to utilize the system memory outside of the Java™ heap as elastic cache. This allows for smaller Java heap sizes of the WebSphere eXtreme Scale containers and minimizes the effects of garbage collection pauses on transaction response times. Since eXtremeMemory is outside of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) environment, a new transport called IBM eXtremeIO was developed to facilitate fault tolerance of the eXtremeMemory elastic cache. eXtremeIO enables efficient memory to memory replication between WebSphere eXtreme Scale containers. This article provides an overview of the eXtremeMemory and eXtremeIO features. This content is part of the IBM WebSphere Developer Technical Journal.

WXS 7.1.1 brings xscmd and a log analyzer tool?

If you’re up-to-date with the happenings of the WebSphere eXtreme Scale (WXS) world you might already know about the changes that brought about a new log analysis tool and a replacement for the sample xsadmin tooling..

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Looking at a WebSphere migration?

If you are looking at a WebSphere Application Server migration in the near future, give this presentation from Dana Duffield a read. It covers the differences between different versions of WAS and things to watch out for during your migratory efforts.

I recently picked up a pair of Vibram FiveFingers Bikilas. Overall, I love the shoes and the minimalist attitude of running and fitness. Here are some of my observations on the shoes after wearing them pretty consistently for a week. I need to wear Injinji’s when I wear these shoes else my feet stink after a days wear. The 7mm of total sole between me and the ground doesn’t feel too bad. More running and activity will tell. They are tight. I’m in the right size (40) but I have been dealing with a little pain at the tip of my left big toe where the tightness of the toe pocket pinches the top tip of my nail towards the ground on each step. After a while, the nail gets sore. No bruising.. I’ve resorted to trimming that nail, WAY back (as far as I can and not bleed) and it *seems* to be helping. Jury is still out. *crossed-fingers* Heel cup fits perfectly. In <40 degree weather with no Injinji’s on, my feet freeze! Your mileage may vary.
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I recently picked up a pair of Vibram FiveFingers Bikilas. Overall, I love the shoes and the minimalist attitude of running and fitness. Here are some of my observations on the shoes after wearing them pretty consistently for a week.

  • I need to wear Injinji’s when I wear these shoes else my feet stink after a days wear.
  • The 7mm of total sole between me and the ground doesn’t feel too bad. More running and activity will tell.
  • They are tight. I’m in the right size (40) but I have been dealing with a little pain at the tip of my left big toe where the tightness of the toe pocket pinches the top tip of my nail towards the ground on each step. After a while, the nail gets sore. No bruising.. I’ve resorted to trimming that nail, WAY back (as far as I can and not bleed) and it *seems* to be helping. Jury is still out. *crossed-fingers*
  • Heel cup fits perfectly.
  • In <40 degree weather with no Injinji’s on, my feet freeze! Your mileage may vary.

Failing to see the value proposition of 4g

I’m fairly new to the Android world, having spent over four years as a Blackberry user. This year, I upgraded to an #Android phone: the Samsung Stratosphere. This was my main choice from the two phone IBM was giving me as options. I chose it specifically because out was the only 4g option, and since I tether frequently for work needs, it seemed like a good choice.

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