I am completely new to MQ world and need help understanding the install.
I have downladed 9.2.0.1-IBM-MQFA-Redist-LinuxX64.tar.gz redistrible package . Now i can see under bin folder there is set of FTE* commands.
Requirements:
Need to transfer files from linux server to queue (File to Queue)
Questions:
Do i need to run FTEcreateagent in my linux host or MQ server?
If i run FTEcreateagent in my linux host, does the agent will be visible automatically in windows server?
You have downloaded is the Redistributable version of IBM MQ Managed File Transfer product. It can be simply unpackaged anywhere on a file system. But you need to have a MQ v9 or above queue manager running somewhere as MQ is a prerequisite for MFT.
The redistributable package contains binaries and commands for for setting up agents to run transfers. It does not contain MQExplorer.
You need to start by running fteCreateEnvironment command and then call fteSetupCoordination, fteSetupCommands and then fteCreateAgent. This is the best place to start learning about configuring MFT using the redistributable package.
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I have a c# code that installs rabbitmq on windows machines.
After running rabbitmq-service install and rabbitmq-service start I am running rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management.
At the end I get:
set 3 plugins.
Offline change; changes will take effect at broker restart.
I would like to know if I can avoid this restart. It's taking a lot of time and slowing the installation process. I'm pretty sure that at least one time during my tests I wasn't required to do that but I can't reproduce...
You might be running into the issue we are addressing in this pull request:
https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server-release/pull/82
You don't say which version of RabbitMQ or Windows you are using, nor do you say how you are installing RabbitMQ - are you using the .exe install package or the .zip package? This is all very important information to share when you ask questions about RabbitMQ (or any software, really).
When you install RabbitMQ and start it for the first time, Erlang will create cookie files. You can read this document to see where these files are created - it depends on your version of Windows and Erlang (which is why I need to know both!).
When you run commands like rabbitmqctl.bat or rabbitmq-plugins.bat, the cookie is read to establish a connection to RabbitMQ. If the cookie file in your user's home directory does not match the cookie being used by the server, you will see an "offline change" being made.
What you should do if you are using either the .exe installer or the .zip installer is, after RabbitMQ starts, be sure to copy the .erlang.cookie file from where RabbitMQ is reading it (most likely C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\.erlang.cookie) to your user's home directory (C:\Users\my-account\.erlang.cookie).
Then, run rabbitmq-plugins.bat enable rabbitmq_management and the plugin will be enabled at run-time.
An alternative is to pre-create the enabled_plugins file and save it to %AppData%\RabbitMQ\enabled_plugins before starting RabbitMQ the first time. %AppData% is the application directory of the admin user account you're using to install and start / stop RabbitMQ.
To enable the management plugin, that file should contain the following text:
[rabbitmq_management].
Let me know how it goes, thanks.
The RabbitMQ team monitors the rabbitmq-users mailing list and only sometimes answers questions on StackOverflow.
I'm trying to connect to a db2 using golang using https://bitbucket.org/phiggins/db2cli. While trying to follow the instructions, I run into this error
vendor/bitbucket.org/phiggins/db2cli/api/api_unix.go:12:11: fatal
error: 'sqlcli1.h' file not found
#include <sqlcli1.h>
^~~~~~~~~~~
1 error generated.
This is the script I tried to use
#!/bin/bash
DB2HOME=$HOME/sqllib
export CGO_LDFLAGS=-L$DB2HOME/lib
export CGO_CFLAGS=-I$DB2HOME/include
go install .
Could someone point me to what I need to do to use db2cli? I'm running this code on a macbook.
To build golang with the phiggins db2cli , your workstation or server needs to have a Db2 product (e.g. a suitable client, or a server package) installed locally specifically to deliver the INCLUDE files and the library files for development with Db2.
The Db2-client software comes in different packages for different purposes, and a Db2-client also comes with a Db2-LUW server. For development purposes (i.e. to compile and link executable programs) you need the "IBM Data Server Driver package".
IBM describes the different Db2 client types at this link.
If your remote Db2-server runs on Linux/Unix/Windows, you can also try building golang-db2cli on that hostname and copy the build-targets to your workstation provided the server and workstation run the same distro and bitness and release and that the Db2 version/fixpack is identical to that of the client.
Otherwise you can download and install the relevant package from IBM's Fix Central website (registration required) , or from IBM's Passport Advantage website for registered entitled customers. The Db2-client download links are available currently at this link.
I have MQ V8.0.0.2 installed in my system and I am applying the fix pack to upgrade it to 8.0.0.5 using the silent install method. It runs successfully and finishes but dspmqver still says the version as 8.0.0.2.
It is on a Windows 7 machine 64 bit. The exe file I am using to apply the fix pack is WS-MQ-8.0.0-FP0005.exe.
I am not getting any errors in the command prompt. I followed the installation instructions IBM suggested while downloading the fix pack. I stopped the MQ manager and then ran the command WS-MQ-8.0.0-FP0005.exe -f silent_install.resp
I gave the response file name along with its path. But its still not working.
Update
On a multi-installation setup the update was being applied properly but to a different installation. To fix the problem, run amqicsdn.exe as described in Applying maintenance level updates on IBM MQ servers in the Windows maintenance Tasks section of the Knowledge Center.
amqicsdn MQPINSTALLATIONNAME=name MQPSILENT=1
This invocation sets a pointer to the installation that is to be updated.
The response file tells the installer what to do and what to install. Depending on what is set there, what you are seeing is what would be expected.
Specifically, the MQPREBOOT and MQPINUSEOK parms tell the installer whether or not to continue if a file it needs to update is in use. There are two likely outcomes here.
1) The maintenance was applied correctly but because files were in use it will not show up until after a reboot.
2) The MQPINUSEOK parm told the installer to bail out if the files were in use.
On Windows, even though the QMgr is stopped, the service continues running. Depending on the MQPINUSEOK setting that would either cause the install to fail or to complete pending a reboot.
It is worth noting that installing anything on Windows requires a couple of reboots. The very first thing before running the install or upgrade is to reboot. That ensures that the registry is saved at the current values. It also ensures that if someone else's app has gone rogue with a memory leak or other issue, it gets cleared before your MQ install proceeds.
After the install, reboot again to ensure the registry with the new MQ settings is saved. That's because if the server crashes, you want the last known good registry entry to be the one with your install or upgrade reflected in it. That also ensures the services still start as expected.
Finally, I'm unsure what "the installation instructions IBM suggested while downloading the fix pack" are but the official instructions are in the Knowledge Center section Windows: Applying maintenance level upgrades on IBM MQ servers. Among the other information you will find there is that the location for the installation log is either specified in the response file or defaults to amqicsdn.txt in your TEMP directory (%TEMP%).
Try to stop the Message Queue Manager and then run the installation command again (after modifying the silent response file). If you still face this issue, check if you have a "C:\Program Files\IBM\source\WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.5" folder created and then run the "amqicsdn.exe" file. That should resolve your issue!
I have been looking around on the internet how to setup a local Portal environment together with the RAD IDE, I found threads like this but that's a thread of the ancient history (speaking in IT terms) or only refers to optimizing Portal with RAD (here). Currently I have RAD 8.0.4.1 running and I can run a WAS-instance, but I can't manage to get the Portal-environment run locally. I read that in the past there was some sort of specific Portal Test Environment, but with the newer RAD do I have to install a full Portal? And where to get it? I cannot find a good reference anywhere.
I want to debug my portlets locally in as local Portal-context. Currently the portlets are deployed on a remote Portal-server. This costs time (package WAR, upload, refresh nodes et cetera). So I want to run our Portal locally including its portlets.
In RAD I can define new servers and can see the option "WebSphere Portal v6.1 Server on WAS 7", but it requires me to define a Server runtime environment. This opens a new popup where I have to specify:
WebSphere Portal Location
WebSphere Application Server Location
I have my runtimes installed in "IBM\SDP\runtimes" which contains the following folders "base_stub, base_v6_stub, base_v7, base_v7_stub, base_v8_stub, base_v61_stub, portal_v61_stub, updi_v7x, updi_v70, wsdk". Whatever location I try to point to, it keeps giving an error message: "The Portal Server installation is not correct".
I have the following questions:
what do I need to run/debug my portal with its portlets locally?
the fact I see portal_v61_stub in my runtime directory, means a Portal server is not installed? My IBM installation manager doesn't specifically show an option to install a Portal Server.
is it possible to run portlet/portal locally and use hotswapping to immediately see the changes in the code/view?
where can I download/install the required software?
I heard that you need a very heavy machine to do portal/debug stuff locally (I am running on a 8 GB/Intel E8400 at 3.00 GHz.)
how can I transfer the current Portal-setup which is running on a remote server to my local system (mirroring/just copy files?)
Few things,
RAD is a tool to develop application developed on Eclipse. It doesn't come with any server application. You need to install your WAS/Portal Server.
RAD supports Portal development and hence it has got stubs but you wont be able to deploy an application without a server.
what do I need to run/debug my portal with its portlets locally?
You need an Application server installed on your machine. Or Connect to a remote server.
the fact I see portal_v61_stub in my runtime directory, means a Portal server is not installed? My IBM installation manager doesn't specifically show an option to install a Portal Server.
No. Server is not installed. You dont need IBM Installation Manager for installing server. It's for RAD.
is it possible to run portlet/portal locally and use hotswapping to immediately see the changes in the code/view?
Yes it is, if you have a server installed.
where can I download/install the required software?
You can download the express version of server. But if otherwise if you are IBM business partner you can download from their website.
I heard that you need a very heavy machine to do portal/debug stuff locally (I am running on a 8 GB/Intel E8400 at 3.00 GHz.)
3 GB is fine for running RAD and IBM Websphere Portal Server. ( I am running it right now with many other applications ) But for best result use 4 GB RAM.
how can I transfer the current Portal-setup which is running on a remote server to my local system (mirroring/just copy files?)
You need to open your RAD and attach a server to it. Go to windows->preferences->servers->Webpshere
I have to copy a file from a windows 2008 server to one or more windows 2008 servers. I have accounts on the target machines with enough privileges to let me use powershell remoting and use wmi. The remote machines do not run ftp, ssh or similar file transfer mechanisms. I am not allowed to install software or run new services on the target server. I can run services on the source server.
The file copy action must be initiated from the source server. i.e. I cannot manually logon to the target machines and initiate the copy - though an automated way to do this is acceptable.
Is it possible to use WMI or PowerShell Remoting to push or pull the file from the source to the target ? Is it possible to invoke some sort of built in http client or invoke the BITS service/agent on the remote servers to pull files from the source server ?
Other suggestions please.
Yes it is possible to copy files using the constraints you've been given. Basically, you will need to ensure the source server has a file share that's accessible by the target host. You will then need to follow the process created by Frank White, here on SO, and fully fleshed out and referenced here, though you'll have to translate from VBS to PS1:
Trying to copy file from one XP PC to another using WMI, since RPC and UNC are not available