README: IBM Express Runtime, Version 2.1.1, Console



This document applies to version 2, release 1, modification 1 of IBM Express Runtime (product number 5724-J10).

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Contents

What's new in this release of the console
Known development issues
Common logging technical preview must be uninstalled before installing console
Log file for DB2 UDB Express on iSeries cannot be retrieved by Log Analyzer
Database authentication error report only shows when database is started
Log Analyzer: some table column headers and details always appear in English
Log Analyzer: only the most recent 500 entries of the DB2 log file are displayed
Reboot required if managing IBM DB2 UDB Express does not work
Windows platforms only: Managing multiple IBM HTTP Server installations on one computer
Console agent must be restarted after creating another WebSphere Application Server - Express profile
Documentation issues
Log Analyzer: the Help link in the top right corner of the console always displays English help
Clarification of user authentication required for Informix Dynamic Server Express databases
Supported Web browser required for documentation
Some Mozilla browsers do not display the GUI correctly
Some languages must use browsers configured to use the UTF-8 codepage
Help for console modules might be shown separately for some languages
Appendix. Notices
Trademarks

What's new in this release of the console

There are a number of changes to Express Runtime console for this release:

Known development issues

The development issues known at the time the product was shipped are:

Refer to the support section of the Web site (http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/expressruntime/) for information about other issues, or contact your IBM(R) Support Center representative.

Common logging technical preview must be uninstalled before installing console

If you previously installed the Common logging technical preview to use with your release 2.1 console, you must manually uninstall it before deploying the release 2.1.1 console to a computer.

Log file for DB2 UDB Express on iSeries cannot be retrieved by Log Analyzer

The Log Analyzer cannot successfully retrieve the log file for DB2 UDB Express on iSeries(TM) computers.

Database authentication error report only shows when database is started

You may see a message indicating that an authentication error occurred for a DB2 UDB Express database when you attempt to start it. This can occur even after an apparently successful task to add the database to the console. This occurs because the actual authentication verification cannot be done at the time the database is configured into the console; it is only done when the console attempts to use DB2 UDB Express to start the database.

Note:
The Operational state for the database is shown as Unknown before this authentication is performed.

Log Analyzer: some table column headers and details always appear in English

There are various column headings, and all of the detail portlet content, that are derived dynamically, and are not translated.

Log Analyzer: only the most recent 500 entries of the DB2 log file are displayed

To avoid unacceptably long response time, only the most recent 500 entries of the DB2 log file are displayed.

Reboot required if managing IBM DB2 UDB Express does not work

You might have to reboot the server in order to use the Express Runtime console to administer IBM DB2 UDB Express. When administering remotely, Windows(R) server operating systems do not pick up the environment variables correctly until you reboot, which means you cannot perform many of the database tasks.

If you cannot complete database tasks, reboot the server IBM DB2 UDB Express is installed on, and try again.

Windows platforms only: Managing multiple IBM HTTP Server installations on one computer

If you install the IBM HTTP Server on a system that already has it installed, only the last one installed is manageable by the Express Runtime console. If you want to manage more than one installation of IBM HTTP Server on the same system, you can do so by defining a service for the additional copies of IBM HTTP Server.

Refer to the IBM HTTP Server documentation for guidance.

Console agent must be restarted after creating another WebSphere Application Server - Express profile

When a WebSphere(R) Application Server - Express profile is created after the console agent has started for a system, the new WebSphere Application Server - Express profile will not be recognized until the console agent is stopped and restarted. Refer to the console InfoCenter for instructions on restarting the console agent.

Note:
This is only required if you did not use the Configure console task to add the profile; use that task to avoid this problem.

Documentation issues

The documentation issues known at the time the product was shipped are:

Log Analyzer: the Help link in the top right corner of the console always displays English help

The correct language help file can still be accessed using the ? in the Log Analyzer portlet and using the InfoCenter Table of Contents.

Clarification of user authentication required for Informix Dynamic Server Express databases

In the reference section on troubleshooting Informix Dynamic Server Express databases, the list of tokens required is correct, but you can more easily establish the authorization by selecting the following properties:

Supported Web browser required for documentation

A Web browser is required to view the documentation for this product. If no Web browser is available, the online documentation is not accessible.

Some Mozilla browsers do not display the GUI correctly

Eclipse 3.0.1 and Rational Web Developer 6.0 requires the SWT plug-in version 3.1.0.4 in order to support Mozilla 1.7. This plug-in is packaged as 3.0.2 for eclipse 3.0.x-based products. Eclipse 3.0.1 does not support all Linux browsers by default. Complete the following steps:

  1. Update the SWT plug-in for the needed browser support.
  2. Set the MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME environment variable to the locations of the Mozilla browser you are using. Do this by adding the following to the eclipse_start.sh script: "export MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME=/usr/lib/path_to_mozilla".
  3. Run update manager by clickingHelp > Software Updates > Find and Install and select the SWT 3.0.2 plugin.
  4. Restart Eclipse to see the Express Runtime Welcome page display correctly.
  5. For more information, see the following link: http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/checkout/platform-swt-home/faq.html#browserlinux.

Some languages must use browsers configured to use the UTF-8 codepage

Browsers must be configured to use the UTF-8 codepage to view the program help files and InfoCenter in the following languages:

Help for console modules might be shown separately for some languages

You might find that the help for the optional console modules (for example, IBM HTTP Server) is shown in the help navigation frame as a top-level entry in the table of contents, instead of within the console InfoCenter. The help will still work, and the links between help pages and the InfoCenter will still function correctly. However, to locate other help topics for the console module, you will have to open up its table of contents entry in the navigation frame.

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