When ordering a secure certificate, most often one has to deal with the following files: certificate key file (aka private key): .key certificate request file: .csr primary certificate file (issued by the CA): .crt certificate chain (aka intermediate certificate, or sf bundle): sf_bundle.crt As a result, when deploying to a web server, it is necessary [...]
IBM Power Systems Model and Serial
IBM makes it very easy to get the model number and the serial number of an AIX system or a VIOS on thier Power Series: $ uname -M # model number IBM,NNNN-NNN $ uname -m # serial number HHHHHHHHHHHH You don’t even need to be root to run the commands. More useful AIX commands.
Sametime 8.5.1 Deployment
To deploy a Sametime environment with multiple levels of licensing, multiple Sametime servers with each respective license versions needed (Entry, Standard, etc.). The Sametime wiki has a number of useful resources to plan out a complex Sametime deployment: http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/stwiki.nsf/page.xsp?documentId=6F6353B28F5FB51185257775007AC431&action=openDocument http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/stwiki.nsf/dx/1.3_Lotus_Sametime_product_family http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/stwiki.nsf/xpViewCategories.xsp?lookupName=Learning%20Center And here are some documents that delve into the details: http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/stwiki.nsf/dx/Chapter_2._Planning_a_Sametime_8.5.1_deployment http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/sametime/v8r5/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.help.sametime.v851.doc/plan/plan_topol_deploy.html
Domino 8.5 SSL Key Import Into Keyring File
Domino Server SSL Key Import By default, the SSL key order process in the Domino Administrator assumes that only single domain certificates are used. Hence, when you have a multi domain UCC or a wildcard certificate, it has to be loaded into the keyring (a.k.a. kyr file) outside of the Domino Administrator. The basic overview [...]
Verifying SSL Certificates
Problem You have a few SSL cert files on your server, but you are not sure which one is the newest, or the right cert to use. Solution Look at the contents of a CSR openssl req -noout -text -in [domain_name].csr Where [domain_name].csr is the name of the CSR file. Look at the contents of [...]
SMTP Server Testing with Authentication
Problem You need to test manually an SMTP server that requires authentication. Solution The text you need to enter into a DOS or Unix command line is in typewriter typeface. Responses from the server are shown in italic. telnet smtp-server.smtpdomain.com 25 Trying xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx… Connected to smtp-server.smtpdomain.com. Escape character is ‘^]’. 220 smtp-server.smtpdomain.com plus some other [...]
Java Shopping Cart and eCommerce Solutions
Java Shopping Cart Hosting The need to host a shopping cart comes up on a regular basis. There are literally hundreds of very good solutions out there. Here is a list of carts that satisfy the following criteria: – configurable – customizable – embeddable – has a flexible API – compatible with IBM DB2 – [...]
Migrating Data Between DB2 Servers
DB2 Support for Data Migration When it is time to upgrade from DB2 on Intel to DB2 on Power for example, taking a backup/restore approach isn’t possible as DB2′s backups are platform dependent. The solution is to use a DB2 command called db2move. Basics of db2move db2move allows to export data from DB2 at different [...]
Planning for Storage, Server, and Network Infrastructure
Questions to ask when planning storage and server infrastructure Storage Requirements What our their current storage environment? (What technology do we use? NetApp, EMC, HP, Hitachi, Compellant?) What is our current amount of usable storage? What is our current data in GB / TB? How much of that data is deemed critical as opposed to [...]
NetApp downgrade firmware
Downgrading firmware on a NetApp SAN If you have just reclaimed a shelf from a NetApp SAN that you would like to use with an older head, you will notice that the drives are not recognized. This is due the the fact that DataOntap upgrades the drives automatically when you plug them in to an [...]