Run “WebSphere application server” and “WebSphere Process Server” in a single machine - websphere

In our project we have installed both the “WebSphere application server” and “WebSphere Process Server” in a single machine. But we are unable to run both the server at a same time.
WebSphere Process Server is mounted on top of WebSphere Application Server, so while we are running the process server the default WebSphere application server instance is starting with the process server. So after that if we try to start the separately installed WebSphere application server, we are getting error that one instance is already running. Please suggest how to avoid this conflict and run both the process and application server in the single machine?
Both are using the same port. We already renamed the server name of the separately installed WebSphere application server with “server2” and Process Server’s application server name is “server1”
Please share your suggestions

You need to create separate profile. You don't have to install WAS first, or install it again, if you don't want. You may use Profile Management Tool from your installation to create new separate profile for WAS (choose Application Server profile type, not Process Server).
If you want complete separation e.g different versions (like vX of WPS and vY of WAS), or different fix pack level, you will need to do full separate WAS install.

Websphere Process Server extends Websphere Application Server (WAS), so you should install WAS first. Websphere Process Server (WPS) install should be made on top. When installation is complete you will be able to create WAS and WPS profiles on this machine. WPS profile always include WAS libraries and can be managed exactly the same way as WAS.
If you want separate servers, you should create two profiles, one for WAS and one for WPS.
You will be able to manage them separately.

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How to add cluster to my navigation menu in webspere

Hi I want to include cluster option in IBM 8.5 where it is installed on Linux how to add this package through the terminal where in my server menu I have only server types
Your question is not clear enough, but here are my assumptions:
you are using WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5.x
you want to have cluster options in the Web Administrative console (accessed via /ibm/console)
You currently have standalone single server profile, this profile doesnt have cluster management capabilities. You have to create different profile - deployment manager - either via graphical UI - https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/was-nd/8.5.5?topic=mpugui-creating-management-profiles-deployment-managers or via manageprofiles.sh commandline tool - https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/was-nd/8.5.5?topic=mpnzos-manageprofiles-command-1
To create cluster you will need at least one additional profile (appserver or custom) and federate it to the deployment manager.
Here are various installation secenarios (https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/was-nd/8.5.5?topic=installation-planning-install-websphere-application-server)
The simplest clustering scenario would be Scenario 7: Single-machine installation of a cell of application servers and a web server

Notify a windows machine within a network, without username and password

The problem statement:
Suppose there are 20 windows machines within a local network. One of the machines serves as the server and hosts the database. Now, the other 19 machines have the access to read from the server machine, but the server machine does not have username and password for any of the other 19 machines.
I have to update a desktop application installed on all the machine. There is a spring-boot application, hosted on the server machine which downloads the build. Now, as soon as I download the build I have to notify all the other 19 machines that build has been downloaded so that they can read and update themselves.
Solution 1: Install a windows service which will poll the server and check if updates are available.
Solution 2: Host a POST web API on the 19 machines and notify them by making a post call. I think installing IIS or Tomcat on every machine is not viable.
Is there any other optimal solution for notifying the client?
Note: We cannot take the RDP and neither have credentials but we can make use of already deployed windows application on the other 19 clients.
Solution 3: If your machines share the same domain, use msi install packages to update software all across domain by using Group Policy. It's common way.
Solution 4: Launch desktop application directly from server shared folder. It works good while server machine is always accessible and application is not too heavy for your LAN.
Here you need some care about writing new application files while it running on client computers. Good way is to keep a different folders for different versions and launch with shortcut pointing to latest one:
v1.3\app files here
v1.4\app files here
v1.4.6\app files here
v1.7\app files here
app.lnk → v1.7\app.exe
client machines launch the application with app.lnk.
Upd: if you update application when nobody works (see 1am…2am), you can omit all of this versioning stuff.
Solution 1: It work as well. You can use NSSM to easily launch your update script or exe-file as a Windows service.
I would use a windows service or a scheduled task (both could be the same application you provide, but with some arguments). It frequently checks if a new version is available (maybe only once a day).
If you only have a short time frame when the new version has to be installed on all machines you could also provide an installation date with the new version. (Maybe the check will be done through a REST api where the client sends the current installed version number and the server answers with an status code 200 and the body is either empty or provides an json object containing the new version number, the due date and the download url.)
Then the client can already download the new version and make it available on the machine, but it triggers the installation only when the due date is reached. This check of the due date can happen more often, cause all informations are already on the client machine and can be done locally.

VS 2015 Remote debugging (msvsmon.exe) how to know which w3wp process attaches to which iis service

I am trying to remote debug web application by using Remote debugger (msvsmon.exe)
I am connecting ok and can see processes problem is server is running multiple applications and I am not sure which one to attach debugger to. One that I am trying to debug is not listed in IIS APPPOOL\... (should it be?) which I have hidden from screencap.
How can I tell which process to attach to?
1. If you have RDC (Remote Desktop Connection) to the server machine, then in IIS Manager (Internet Information Services Manager) you can see which ones are Network Services and which ones are Local Services.
I was lucky to get one that was Local Services which I had only one running on that server...
2. user friendly way
On the server go to IIS Manager -> Worker Procesess -> then you can match IDs to the IDs in attach to debugger window in Visual Studio...
3. Another way that can give you some insight is to use IDs of processes - IDs in your VS attach to process window can be matched to remote machine IDs (they are also in Task Manager on the server...)
To match ID to application pools on server run Command Prompt - As Administrator and run from %windir%\system32\intesrv\ folder command - appcmd list wp to get process ID to application pool mapping, this might help to narrow it down....
When you know which app pool which process is running, you can map them to applications that are running on that app pool in IIS Manager and pray that they will be one-to-one application to pool...
I know this is old but I ran into this because I was researching something relative.
Although you should be able to identify the process by the UserName column. You should go onto the server and identify the app pool your app is running under. Then you can look for that App Pool name in the UserName column.
On the other hand, you can go onto your server and follow the instructions below to get a full list.
Go to C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\ in your windows explorer. Enter the command “appcmd.exe list wp”. It will list all the process associated with the Application Pools.

Can we create multiple servers in the websphere application server profile?

Can we create multiple servers in the websphere application server profile
Usually the default is server1 gets created , when you create the stand alone instance.
Yes, you can via wsadmin scripting, check details here:
Creating a server using scripting
however by default to configure and install app on that server you will need to use console installed on server1 or scripting, so it is a bit troublesome. That server will also share some configuration settings with server1 e.g. security settings.
If you want more isolation it is usually easier to just create another Application Server profile, from the same WebSphere installation (using Profile Management Tool, or manageprofiles script).

Error while shutting down 'Admin Server' from weblogic enterprise management console

I am using Weblogic Server em console to restart a webserver, URL looks like this:
http://localhost:7001/em/
AdminServer is named 'AdminServer', I wish to restart this server instance,
I click on server in EM console then user menu option like this:
(Weblogic server>Control>Shut Down...) I get this error:
'No Machine associated with server AdminServer. Please associate a machine to this weblogic server using weblogic console first.'
Not able to understand what this means....
What am i missing here?
With Oracle WebLogic, a Machine represents... well, a physical machine (and you can associate Servers i.e. WebLogic instances to it). This is not a fundamental concept except when using Node Managers. In general, you create Machine(s), Server(s) and their association with the configuration wizard at domain creation time.
It is however possible to add a Machine from the console (Environment > Machines > New):
But you can't add a RUNNING Server to a Machine with the console, which will be a problem for the admin Server. So, I'd recommend to use the configuration wizard to extend your existing domain and add Machine(s).
Note that all this will only solve the "shutdown problem", restarting will involve Node Manager which is very likely not configured.

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