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Tips and Tricks / Server migration for a CMOD 10.5.0.5 implementation

« Last post by GentleGiant on Today at 07:16:00 AM »

We're moving the DEV CMOD environment to newer hardware The new server is running Linux version 9.x and a OS upgrade on the current  server IS NOT possible for us so here's what I think we can do to move the application to newer Linux 9.x hardware 

Stop CMOD on the Linux 7.x server
Stop the remote CMOD DB instance
Recursively replicate  file system and objects in /opt/IBM/cmod/cache1 to the new server
Stand up a Linux 9.x server with the same users, groups and file systems as my Linux 7.x environment
Install CMOD 10.5 from scratch on the new hardware
From the 7.x server, copy everything in the /opt/IBM/cmod/ibm/ondemand/V10.5/config directory for migration to the 9.x server.
(Including but not limited to files:
ars.cache
ars.cfg
ars.dbf
ars.ini
arsodf.xml
ars.stash
arsxform.xml
trace.settings
unzip
zip )

Make the necessary server-specific changes to each migrated file
Start the remote CMOD DB instance
Start CMOD on the new server

The steps outlined are what I think should happen to migrate the app.  Please let me know if I missed some critical steps.

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MP Server / ODF IVP Available In 10.5.0.8

« Last post by Ed_Arnold on May 13, 2024, 09:37:48 AM »

Run arsxml with the following files one at a time

/usr/lpp/ars/V10R5M0/bin/xml/samples/applgroupAdd.xml
/usr/lpp/ars/V10R5M0/bin/xml/samples/applicationAdd.xml
/usr/lpp/ars/V10R5M0/bin/xml/samples/recipientAdd.xml
/usr/lpp/ars/V10R5M0/bin/xml/samples/recipListAdd.xml
/usr/lpp/ars/V10R5M0/bin/xml/samples/rptIdAdd.xml
/usr/lpp/ars/V10R5M0/bin/xml/samples/distribAdd.xml
/usr/lpp/ars/V10R5M0/bin/xml/samples/rptBundleAdd.xml
Run arsload with
-g "Daily sales invoices" and input file /usr/lpp/ars/V10R5M0/samples/salesinvoice 

If the ODF started task is up, that will kick off a distribution.

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z/OS Server / ODF IVP now available with 10.5.0.8

« Last post by Ed_Arnold on May 13, 2024, 09:36:01 AM »

Run arsxml with the following files one at a time

/usr/lpp/ars/V10R5M0/bin/xml/samples/applgroupAdd.xml
/usr/lpp/ars/V10R5M0/bin/xml/samples/applicationAdd.xml
/usr/lpp/ars/V10R5M0/bin/xml/samples/recipientAdd.xml
/usr/lpp/ars/V10R5M0/bin/xml/samples/recipListAdd.xml
/usr/lpp/ars/V10R5M0/bin/xml/samples/rptIdAdd.xml
/usr/lpp/ars/V10R5M0/bin/xml/samples/distribAdd.xml
/usr/lpp/ars/V10R5M0/bin/xml/samples/rptBundleAdd.xml

Run arsload with

-g "Daily sales invoices" and input file /usr/lpp/ars/V10R5M0/samples/salesinvoice 

If the ODF started task is up that will kick off a distributioin.
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Here's a sample batch job that I use to run those arsxml commands one at a time:

//STEP1    EXEC PGM=BPXBATCH,REGION=0M                         
//*                                                             
//STEPLIB  DD DISP=SHR,DSN=ARS.ARSV1050.SARSLOAD               
//         DD DISP=SHR,DSN=DB2.V13R1M0.SDSNEXIT                 
//         DD DISP=SHR,DSN=DB2.V13R1M0.SDSNLOAD                 
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*                                         
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=*                                         
//STDERR   DD SYSOUT=*                                         
//STDOUT   DD SYSOUT=*                                         
//STDPARM DD *                                                 
PGM /usr/lpp/ars/V10R5M0/bin/arsxml                             
add                                                             
-h ARCH1010 -u ed -p haha -v                             

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OD/WEK & JAVA API / Re: ODWEK Upgrade - GSK Exception Error

« Last post by rjrussel on May 13, 2024, 07:05:10 AM »

Probably the wrong version of java on aix

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z/OS Server / Just FYI

« Last post by Ed_Arnold on May 10, 2024, 08:42:04 AM »

Output from my DISPLAY GROUP command:

*** BEGIN DISPLAY OF GROUP(........) CATALOG LEVEL(V13R1M501)
                  CURRENT FUNCTION LEVEL(V13R1M503)         
                  HIGHEST ACTIVATED FUNCTION LEVEL(V13R1M503)
                  HIGHEST POSSIBLE FUNCTION LEVEL(V13R1M503)
                  PROTOCOL LEVEL(2)                         
                  GROUP ATTACH NAME(....)                   

Ed

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z/OS Server / Re: CMOD 10.5 Release Notes

« Last post by Ed_Arnold on May 10, 2024, 08:23:45 AM »

CMOD comes up with a default mode of FIPS = ON.

TLS V1.3 won't work when FIPS is ON.

If you're trying to implement TLS V1.3, add the following to your arssockd.cfg:

• ARSSOCK_FIPS=0
  

Ed

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z/OS Server / 10.5.0.8 won't APPLY, wait for a fix before attempting

« Last post by Ed_Arnold on May 07, 2024, 11:22:04 AM »

Error is max return code allowed on linkedit is 0, but getting a return code of 4.

The fix is being developed, I'll publicize when available.

Ed

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OD/WEK & JAVA API / Re: ODWEK Upgrade - GSK Exception Error

« Last post by jsquizz on May 07, 2024, 07:06:39 AM »

I have been working on this issue on Windows as well.

Install CMOD Base / Deploy ICN -> Works
Upgrade CMOD to 10.5.0.7 / Deploy ICN ->  Issue youre showing

Will check it out. Thanks

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OD/WEK & JAVA API / ODWEK Upgrade - GSK Exception Error

« Last post by Ed_Arnold on May 06, 2024, 08:46:08 AM »

This one has bitten me a couple times:

AIX platform.

Symptoms:

Upgraded ODWEK production system to 10.5.0.6 immediately getting the following error in the system.out log when trying to login to the system: 

Exception: Failed to initialize the GSKit. Ensure proper installation of the GSKit and configuration of the environment.
        at com.ibm.edms.od.ODServer.logon(ODServer.java:1032)
        at com.ibm.edms.od.ODServer.logon(ODServer.java:934)
        ....and a bunch more of these type messages

Resolution:  Upgrade Java

IJ17282: IBMJCEPLUS NAME SPACE CHANGE FOR GSKIT

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/apar/IJ17282

The fix was delivered for Java 8.0 SR5 FP40

The affected jar is "ibmjceplus.jar"

Ed

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MP Server / Re: ARSLSYNC Question

« Last post by Justin Derrick on May 02, 2024, 09:05:04 AM »

What's the advantage to mirroring this data locally?  The System Log only records the User IDs anyway.  If you want to look up who a user is, copy & paste the User ID into your LDAP Client / Org Chart / Teams / eMail client, and you should get the information you're looking for.

I agree about the Enhancement Request, but spend the time to think through how it would be implemented and what features you (and other CMOD customers) might want.

-JD.