Author: <span class="vcard">Kenio Carvalho</span>

A customer askme last week if the we separate WCM code from content has impact  on WCM/Portal performance.

My answer was No, there is no impact but the customer need an official response.  I opened a PMR and receive the response today :

=======================================
As noted, the WCM best practices are to separate the content from the design.
For example, see the following link:

http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/portalwiki.nsf/dx/How_to_separate_WCM_Content_from_Design

Multiple libraries does not incur additional performance penalties since references are by UUID, which is independent of library.
=======================================

The IBM Notes Traveler client for Android devices allows the end user to connect to their Traveler server over HTTPS (using SSL) or the open HTTP standard. At present, the client application does not explicitly warn the end user if the Traveler administrator has chosen the insecure HTTP variant as the transport medium.

See the complete information on this IBM TechNote

IBM Notes and Domino 9.0.1 Fix Pack 2 as well as 8.5.3 Fix Pack 5/Fix Pack 6 fixes are available for the Java issues disclosed in the Oracle July 2014 Critical Patch Update.

Read more details in this TN

This technote contains questions and answers pertaining to installing and running IBM Notes on Apple’s OS X 10.10.x Yosemite.

You only need to download Notes 9.0.1, as mentioned, if you will install a fresh yosemite.

I upgraded my Mavericks yesterday and only need to install the legacy Apple java. My Notes was on the FP2 level.

Last monday a customer reports the error SRVE0190E and 404 errors appearing sometimes for some users. After reading lots of trace the error was caused by the following:

The customer has one IBM HTTP Server in front of two cells. One cell is WAS Cluster and another is Portal Cluster.  The websphere pluging-cfg.xml is merged and then deployed on the HTTP Server.

Reading the trace i discovered that the customer has two applications with the same context root installed.  

Solution:  Change the context root of one application.

Last month i migrate a from Portal V7.0.2 to V8.0.1.

Today i receive a task to integrate some applications using WAB (Web Application Bridge).

When i launch the Administration interface the Virtual Application Manager portlet was not there.

I search for a solution but at the end i opened a PMR.

This kind of problem was reported and to fix just run the following tasks:

ConfigEngine.sh action-create-library-wp.vwat.engine
ConfigEngine.sh action-create-resource-environment-provider-wp.vwat.engine
ConfigEngine.sh action-create-resource-environment-provider-custom-property-wp.vwat.engine
ConfigEngine.sh action-deploy-portlets-admin-wp.vwat.manager
ConfigEngine.sh action-create-ear-wp.vwat.servlet/ear
ConfigEngine.sh action-deploy-portlets-wp.vwat.webdock

Restart the Portal Server

I am using my MAC book as principal machine (i was a Windows user). Every day i need a ssh connection with servers to do admin tasks.

On windows i use Mobaxterm the best tool i used to do things using ssh.  My favorite feature is X Window to use graphical interfaces via x11 forward.

There is no Mobaxterm for Mac, so i installed XQuartz  http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/.

To use the X Window start your connection (after setup XQuartz) using ssh -X  user@server

In some cases, after an Apple device is upgraded to iOS 8, some or all of the Calendar entries in the Notes Traveler account no longer appear on the device. It is important to note that although the Calendar entries do not appear on the device, the entries are NOT permanently lost. The missing entries, in fact, still exist in the user’s Domino mail file, and they can be resynced to the device via this workaround

A few months ago I heard that it was possible to download files from Passport advantage using wget on a linux terminal.
Never needed to test this until yesterday when I needed to upload 3 GB of files  to a server (home office to datacenter) that had no possibility of using a browser to download from Passport Advantage.

What I did was the following:

1 – Log on passport advantage (using my laptop) and looked for the desired software
2 – I changed the download option for https
3 – When I started downloading the file I copied the URL
4 – The URL is complex like this one: (i changed some characteres)

https://serverfromibm/sdfdl/v2/fulfill/CITI7BP/Xa.2/Xb.ll8xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/Xc.CITI7BP/Do_9.0.1_LP_AIX_Lix_BP.tar/Xd./Xf.lPr.D1VK/Xg.7745353/Xi./XY.sm/XZ.HqgSzFYH2FWAhesMjfomXW-uLQk/Do_9.0.1_LP_AIX_Lix_BP.tar#anchor

I type wget on linux terminal and pasted the url
The download was done smoothly.

This guide begins with defining the social portal and its capabilities, the architecture, the integration patterns between WebSphere Portal and IBM Connections and social analytics. It then looks at a number of products and how their capabilities can help you create the social digital experience.

This technote contains important IBM Notes Traveler support information for Apple iOS 8.x device users

Q1. Is support for Apple iOS 8.x devices planned for day one for Notes Traveler?
Yes. Notes Traveler 8.5.3 Upgrade Pack 2 and later versions will support iOS 8.x devices as soon as they become available.  

Q2. Is support for iOS 8.x devices planned on day one for SmartCloud Notes Traveler?
Yes. The SmartCloud Notes Traveler environment will also support iOS 8.x devices as soon as they become available.  

Q3. Will Notes Traveler Companion & To Do applications support iOS 8.x?
Yes, we are expecting to very soon push to iTunes new versions of Notes Traveler Companion and To Do applications that will support iOS 8.x devices. This technote will be updated with specific version information once the new versions are posted.

Q4. What Notes Traveler functionality will be supported on devices running iOS 8.x?
Functionality and features comparable with those in previously supported releases. New features added in iOS 8.x will not immediately be supported with Notes Traveler; however, support for new features may be introduced over time. This technote will be updated to reflect any new feature limitations or statements of support.

Q5. Should I upgrade my Notes Traveler server now in preparation for iOS 8.x devices?
Notes Traveler server versions 9.0.1 Interim Fix 5 and 9.0.0.1 Interim Fix 6 include an update to correctly recognize and handle iOS 8.x devices (per APAR LO81825). Prior to this update, iOS 8.x devices may not have been able to connect to the Notes Traveler server if security settings prohibit unsecured devices or if restricting access by device type or user agent.  For additional information on these releases, see the Index of Recommended Maintenance.

Q6. Will there be any Notes Traveler server updates for iOS 8x?
Yes, most likely. We are currently testing Notes Traveler with iOS 8 devices. And although most functions should work without issue from day one, closely after the release of iOS 8 it is very likely that we will release a Notes Traveler Interim Fix to address any issues that we find during testing. This technote will updated to indicate any recommended Interim Fixes should and when they become available.

Q7. Is the beta version of iOS 8.x supported with Notes Traveler or SmartCloud Notes Traveler?
No, iOS beta versions are not supported with Notes Traveler or SmartCloud Notes Traveler. Should you report a problem with Notes Traveler on a beta iOS release, you will be asked to upgrade to the official release when it becomes available to verify whether the problem exists in the supported version.

The new userland interface in RHEL7, Firewalld, when enabled, will block network communication of Notes and Domino.

The TN 1683423 show how to enable communications using firewall or disabling the firewall.

To disable:

Disable the firewall with the command: “systemctl stop firewalld” and  “systemctl disable firewalld”.
To query the firewall status, issue the command:  “systemctl  status firewalld”