Crying Over Everything IBM Workplace http://www.IdoWorkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf en-us Sat, 7 Apr 2007 18:40:12 -0500 Sat, 7 Apr 2007 18:40:12 -0500 http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/trackback?open&id=04072007064010PMCMIVRN.htm http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dx/04072007064010PMCMIVRN.htm Chris Miller http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dx/04072007064010PMCMIVRN.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dx/04072007064010PMCMIVRN.htm http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dxcomments/04072007064010PMCMIVRN.htm http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dx/04072007064010PMCMIVRN.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 27 Jul 2006 11:03:11 -0500 http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/trackback?open&id=07272006110657AMCMILU2.htm http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dx/07272006110657AMCMILU2.htm IBM Workplace Chris Miller http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dx/07272006110657AMCMILU2.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dx/07272006110657AMCMILU2.htm We had a customer request this for testing purposes on their test server so we wiped the and reinstalled the OS.  We went with Windows 2000 since it is a test box to save some 2003 licenses.

Download:

• You need 4 files (or the cd's).  You can get the part numbers on-line but it is almost 3GB worth to download
• Put them all in a single directory and unpack them there.  It will create all the necessary folders and structure if you keep using the same exact path for each unpack.  This in turn makes another 3GB of unpacked files on the server too

Install:

• There is a file called launchpad.exe that brings up some Java and a GUI.  Unfortunately that damn thing would never come up, ate CPU like a Survivor winner and hung with an ugly grey box
• I opened the install guide and went with the command line install instead
• The old 2.5 version seemed to honestly take between 30-45 minutes
• This one was the following:
• Started GUI at 9:22am
• Switched to command line at 9:26am
• Started install at 9:27am
• Install completed at 11:40am

So that means it took 2 hours as compared to the previous 30-45 minutes.

With that being said, it still worked fine and installed flawlessly past that point.  The page loads are always horrendously slow the first time.  This was no exception and the install guide even tells you to do so. ]]> http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dxcomments/07272006110657AMCMILU2.htm http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dx/07272006110657AMCMILU2.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 26 May 2006 14:20:42 -0500 http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/trackback?open&id=05262006022619PMCMIQPG.htm http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dx/05262006022619PMCMIQPG.htm Technotes Chris Miller http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dx/05262006022619PMCMIQPG.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dx/05262006022619PMCMIQPG.htm IBM has taken it upon themselves to introduce a tuning document for you to get every inch of performance you can from the servers.  You can find it under technote #1222385 on the supoprt site.

The table of contents loooks like this:
]]> http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dxcomments/05262006022619PMCMIQPG.htm http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dx/05262006022619PMCMIQPG.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:24:36 -0500 http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/trackback?open&id=02132006062436PMCMI2HG.htm http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dx/02132006062436PMCMI2HG.htm Classroom Chris Miller http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dx/02132006062436PMCMI2HG.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dx/02132006062436PMCMI2HG.htm The idea of the class is load and configure WCS 2.5 for both Messaging and Team Collaboration.  The installation itself for the instructor machine I talked about in the last posting.   Here is the class layout for Day 1

Modules

Section 1 : Introducing Administration Basics for IBM Workplace Collaboration Services 2.5

Module A: Introducing Workplace Collaboration Services Architecture

Module B: Deploying IBM Workplace Collaboration Services

Module C: Administering the IBM Workplace Environment

Module D: Administering Users

Module E: Maintaining the IBM Workplace Environment

So there is no way in high heavens to make it through this all the first day.  To start the class, the first thing we had the students do was launch the installation of the code we had on the machines.  Recall that DB2 was already there and running.  Knowing that the install in this version is very specific about file names and locations that it has to grab and unpack, meant a lot of planning time for us.  Even with this done, it would take a long time for the install to finish.  Cloudscape has to be created from the pack and loaded on the machine.

So if you are running a local DB2 store and doing a migration later, then both run at the same time for a while.  There are some glaring questions on the amount of hardware required to run a fully operational infrastructure, but that comes in a later posting.  The remainder of the day was making sure everyone was caught up and moving along in the install.  Including disabling security and preparing to move to the centralized TDS on the instructor server in the room.  We had two spare machines in case someone really goofed up ready to go.

The students will find out tomorrow how the machines run fully loaded even with the horsepower I stated in the last posting ]]> http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dxcomments/02132006062436PMCMI2HG.htm http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dx/02132006062436PMCMI2HG.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 9 Feb 2006 14:20:00 -0500 http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/trackback?open&id=02162006042733PMCMIUCA.htm http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dx/02162006042733PMCMIUCA.htm Classroom Chris Miller http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dx/02162006042733PMCMIUCA.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dx/02162006042733PMCMIUCA.htm Hardware was dual CPU and 4GB RAM on every machine, which is barely enough to make things go fast.  Startup takes forever.

The approach for the class is to load just the software necessary on the box to let you get right into configuring and launching when the class begins.  The load consisted of the following:

• Tivoli Directory Server 5.2
• IBM DB2 8.1 with FP4a and hotfix
• Workplace 2.5
• Windows XP machines for the classroom
• IBM HTTP server 6.0.2
• Cloudscape will load with WCS

Tivoli install went smooth outside of the sample LDIF file provided with the course material.  I will cover that shortly.  The big topic is DB2.  It states that you need FP4a and also a hotfix.  Well we did the FP4a with no issue.  Then we did the supplied hotfix that came with Workplace 2.5 and it broke everything with DB2.  So it was a full uninstall and reinstall of DB2.  After that the machines were left as is for the class to begin on Monday. ]]> http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dxcomments/02162006042733PMCMIUCA.htm http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dx/02162006042733PMCMIUCA.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 8 Feb 2006 10:23:24 -0500 http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/trackback?open&id=02082006102642AMCMIM8N.htm http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dx/02082006102642AMCMIM8N.htm Classroom Chris Miller http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dx/02082006102642AMCMIM8N.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dx/02082006102642AMCMIM8N.htm I pondered starting this blog and found out that this is a great way to do it.  I am preparing to teach the enablement class for midwest Business Partners to get certified in IBM Workplace Messaging and also take the part of the class on Workplace Collaboration Services 2.5 : Team Collaboration.  So what you will get is a breakdown of the install and then the class day-by-day.

The template will update shortly, but I am going with the out of the box approach until I get time.. ]]> http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dxcomments/02082006102642AMCMIM8N.htm http://www.idoworkplace.com/IdoWorkplace/IdoWorkplace.nsf/dx/02082006102642AMCMIM8N.htm?opendocument&comments