How to find Agents Ports in IBM InfoSphere Server - Version.xml

The list of installed products can be obtained from the Version.xml file that is located in ISHOME directory on the client, engine and domain machines where InfoSphere Information Server is installed.

Default locations

UNIX /opt/IBM/InformationServer,
WINDOWS C:\IBM\InformationServer

Below is a example listing of the Version.xml file:

Datastage Common Errors and Solutions

1.     While running ./NodeAgents.sh start command... getting the following error: “LoggingAgent.sh process stopped unexpectedly”

SOL:   needs to kill LoggingAgentSocketImpl

              Ps –ef |  grep  LoggingAgentSocketImpl   (OR)

              PS –ef |               grep Agent  (to check the process id of the above)

2.     Warning: A sequential operator cannot preserve the partitioning of input data set on input port 0

SOL:    Clear the preserve partition flag before Sequential file stages.

DataStage BASIC functions

These functions can be used in a job control routine, which is defined as part of a jobs properties and allows other jobs to be run and controlled from the first job. Some of the functions can also be used for getting status information on the current job; these are useful in active stage expressions and before- and after-stage subroutines. 


Specify the job you want to control
DSAttachJob

Restoring IBM Information Server components [DataStage]

If you backed up the files, directories, and databases associated with IBM Information Server, you can restore these components to recover your data in the event of hardware failure or other disaster.

This task assumes that you are starting on a clean computer on which IBM Information Server has not been installed. It also assumes that the host name of the computer is identical to that of the computer on which the backup was performed and that all components are being restored in the exact same location that they originally were in.

Backing up IBM Information Server components [DataStage]

You can back up the components of IBM Information Server to ensure that you can recover your data in the event of hardware failure or other disaster.

During installation, you are prompted to create an installer response file. It is useful to generate this file and store it in a backup location. If you need to reinstall IBM Information Server, you must use the same configuration as the original installation. If you have a copy of the installer file, you can pass the response file to the installer from the command line.

Service Agents in DataStage

1) ASB Agent

ASB agent is a Java background process run on the server or on the computer where the DataStage engine and client tiers are installed. When a service that runs on the Service tier receives a service request that needs processing on Information Server components then this agent receives this request and pass it on.

In Linux, it is running as daemons that are named ASBAgent.
In Windows, running as services that are named ASBAgent.

How to restart DataStage ?

Hi Friends, today I am going to share how to restart the server, what are the steps we have to take care while performing this task.

The order in which to stop all services is:

   1. Stop DataStage Engine
   2. Stop the ASB Agent
   3. Stop the WebSphere Application Server (WAS)


Here are the step-by-step instructions for each of the above.