WAS Profile Creation on Linux (pctLinux.bin)

1. Change to the folder
was installation-root/bin/ProfileCreator which will be normally as follows
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/bin/ProfileCreator
in my example /home/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/bin/ProfileCreator

2. run the command ./pctLinux.bin

3. fill the Profile Name eg. AppSrv01

WAS server location for IBM Information Server

How to find Correct WAS server using by your Information Server ?

IBM Information Server uses a Websphere Application Server. If you have multiple WAS servers installed, to find the one that IIS is using you can look in:


C:\IBM\InformationServer\ASBServer\bin\setupEnv.bat
or
/opt/IBM/InformationServer/ASBServer/bin/setupEnv.sh

WebSphere Application Server[WAS] fails to start in Linux

The application server fails to start after system is restarted. No messages are generated in the application server logs.

The Metadata server startup script fails to finish. You must issue the nohup command for the Metadata server startup script.

Check to ensure that WebSphere Application Server is running.

To connect to the application server using an Internet browser:

1. Start your Internet browser.
2. Type the application server address in the form: http//isserver:portnumber, where isserver is the name of the computer where the services tier is installed or its tcp/ip address, and portnumber is the port for connecting to the services tier (by default, 9080).

If the application server has started, the login screen is displayed; otherwise an error message is displayed.

Failure to connect to DataStage services tier: invalid port

When you attempt to start one of the DataStage clients, the following message is displayed:

Failed to authenticate
the current user against the selected Domain:  Could not connect to
server [servername] on port [portnumber].

Unable to open jobs with error "Unable to open the Job Unable to load RID"

Unable to open jobs with error "Unable to open the Job Unable to load RID - c2e76d84.43058877.7e01af4f.cd92bbcd-2ebc-4cb3.833e.37a962373ef7"

Also in SystemOut.log file, it has the following:
[8/25/10 21:21:46:475 UTC] 000000b1 SystemOut O 2010-08-25 21:21:46,475 ERROR ojb.OjbPersistentEObjectPersistence - java.lang.OutOfMemoryError

Failure to connect to DataStage services tier: invalid host name

When you attempt to start one of the Datastage clients, the following message is displayed:

Failed to authenticate the current user against the selected

Domain: Server [servername] not found.

Checks & Solution :

You might be specifying an incorrect name for the computer that is hosting the services tier.

You can check whether the application server is running by attempting to connect to the application server using an Internet browser.

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#14. DataStage Server – starting the server
a) DB2
su - db2inst1 -c "db2start“
b) WAS Server
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/bin/startServer.sh server1 -user wasadmin -password PASSWORD
c) NODE
/opt/IBM/InformationServer/ASBNode/bin/NodeAgents.sh start
d) Engine
/opt/IBM/InformationServer/Server/DSEngine/bin/uv -admin -start

Websphere Application Server[WAS] log files

IBM Websphere Application Server creates the following log files trace.log ,SystemOut.log , and SystemErr.log , activity.log, StartServer.log , stopServer.log , native_stdout.log , native_stderr.log.

Let us see the above log files in details .

Unable to use Information Server due to expired passwords for WAS, xmeta or isadmin users

The following commands can be used to reset the passwords. Make sure to match these to your new passwords for the particular user. These commands should be run with the dsadm/isadmin user:

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       Windows:

Replace the WAS administrator user/password:
<Info Server>\ASBServer\bin\AppServerAdmin.bat -was -user <new user name> -password <new password>

Starting and stopping WebSphere Application Server profiles

Starting a WebSphere Application Server profile

On Windows

To start a WebSphere Application Server profile, use any of these methods:

·         Go to Start > Programs > IBM WebSphere > Application Server V7.0 > Profiles > profile_name > Start the server.

·         Start the Windows service associated with the IBM WebSphere Application Server V7.0 profile.

·         Run this command: was_install_dir\bin\startServer.bat server1 –profileName profile

·         Run this command: profile_dir\bin\startServer.bat server1

Managing profiles on WebSphere Application Server V7

Listing WebSphere Application Server profiles

To list all profiles on a server:

• On Windows: was_install_dir\bin\manageprofiles.bat –listProfiles
• On UNIX/Linux:was_install_dir/bin/manageprofiles.sh –listProfiles

Cleaning the DataStage Server

Below are the list of the things you will have to do to safely clean and restart your server.


The first task (in UNIX and WINDOWS) that you will have to perform is to stop the Datastage services.  The services that have to be stopped are the dsrpc service,  dstelnet service, DSEngine service,  ASBAgent service and Logging Agent service.

Shutting down the IBM Information Server[DataStage] and WebSphere Application services[WAS]

To shut down the IBM Information Server services and WebSphere Application Server services:

1.      Stop the following services: ASB Agent, Logging Agent, DataStage Telnet Service, DSRPC Server, and DataStage Engine Resource Service.
The engine services will only be present if you installed both the services tier and the engine tier on the same machine.

Starting IBM Information Server [DataStage] and WebSphere Application services [WAS]

To start IBM Information Server and WebSphere Application services:

   1. Start WebSphere Application Server.

Windows

Click All Programs > IBM WebSphere > Application Server [v6/v7/..] > Profiles
> default > Start the server.

If you installed IBM Information Server in a different WebSphere Application Server profile, you must select the correct profile. Your path will vary if you installed IBM Information Server in a different location or used a different profile.

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.