MySphere Posts

Started today a new project. We need to migrate a Portal and WCM environment to 7.0.0.2.  Will be great adventure :-).

The first step was to download a ton of files, plan the migration and tomorrow i will start the setup process.

Interim Fix 1 for Lotus iNotes 8.5.3 Fix Pack 2 is now available for download from Fix Central. This Interim Fix is required only if running IBM Connections Mail 1.0. This Interim Fix is NOT required for stand-alone IBM Lotus iNotes and/or IBM Lotus Domino.

Get the fix here

Updates made to the Firefox browser in Firefox 15 and later, may result in iNotes no longer working as expected.   For example, mail will not send when pressing the Send button after composing a mail message.

The use of signed scripts in Firefox by iNotes can be disabled at the server with a notes.ini setting.  
After this is applied, aAttachments will use the older DHTML user interface, but will work.   Mail, calendar events, and to do’s will send and save, but URLs will not be automatically converted into URL hotlinks.   (However, many mail clients convert URLs into hotlinks when mail is received, so the absence of this conversion by iNotes may not be noticeable.)

In order to disable signed scripts in Firefox, set “iNotes_WA_FirefoxSignedScript=0” in the notes.ini, and then restart the http task for this to take effect.

To make this update, enter the following server console commands:

set config iNotes_WA_FirefoxSignedScript=0
restart task http

The information above is from TN 1610926

IBM has identified an opportunity to improve the login process used in WebSphere Portal and associated products.

This improvement of the login process provides a more secure authentication and more stable operating environment when the fixes for APARs PM08667 and PM12122 are installed together. Links to the fixes available from Fix Central.

You have a scheduled agent that runs at a set frequency (such as 30 minutes). This schedule agent runs correctly most of the time. If, however, the agent attempts to execute (per its schedule) while Compact is running on the same database, the agent stops running. The agent is also removed from the scheduled queue. (The scheduled agent queue is an internal queue that keeps track of which agents need to run.) The agent is not returned to the queue until Agent Manager refreshes the Cache. By default, the Cache is refreshed at 12 a.m.

The information above is from TN 1084223

Today IBM publish this FAQ  about iOS 6 support with traveler

Apple iOS 6 Support:

For 8.5.3.x: Please apply Traveler 8.5.3.3 IF1 or later

For 8.5.3 UP1: Please apply Traveler 8.5.3 UP1 IF1 or later

This white paper provides a basis for parameter and application tuning for IBM WebSphere Portal for Multiplatform, for Linux on System Z, and z/OS V8.0. Remember that both tuning and capacity are affected by many factors, including the workload scenario and the performance measurement environment. For tuning, the objective of this paper is not to recommend that you use the values we used when measuring our scenarios, but to make you aware of those parameters used in our configuration. When tuning your individual systems, it is important to begin with a baseline, monitor the performance metrics to determine if any parameters should be changed and, when a change is made, monitor the performance metrics to determine the effectiveness of the change.

As part of today’s news, IBM is announcing the availability of its industry-leading social software platform, IBM Connections. IBM Connections incorporates sophisticated analytics capabilities, real-time data monitoring, and faster collaborative networks both inside and outside the organization, whether on premises, in the IBM SmartCloud or using a broad range of mobile devices.

In support of today’s news, IBM also announced leading companies around the globe, including Bayer MaterialScience, Colgate-Palmolive Company, LeasePlan, Primerica and Teach for America, are using its social software to achieve real returns on their social business investments.

From TN 1610553, but i was advised last week and it´s now public

Symptoms:
After installing CCF16 user might experience incorrect encoding including but not limited to

Additional attributes for a link
Linking descriptions for a link
Linking text for a link
Link target: “Name” option for a link
Query string for a link
Alternate text for an image
Html name for an image
Additional attributes for an image

This affects inserting a link or image from within a rich text field as well as authoring link/image components and elements.
The incorrect encoding will primarily apply to the characters ‘, “, , < and >

Resolution:
PM72259 will resolve this issue. This should be installed on top of CCF16.
CCF17 will also resolve this issue. Until CCF17 is available, it is strongly recommended  that PM72259 be installed on top of CCF16 . Another less ideal option to avoid this behaviour is a downgrade to CCF15.