If you configure IBM Connections 4 behind a load balancer which does SSL termination you are unable to login. This is because Connections does force SSL for the login page. So even if you access Connections via HTTP during login,
IBM Connections 4: Java out-of-memory error during plugin generation
Another issue we now saw several times during the installation of IBM Connections 4 (both times a medium deployment option has been choosen): If you want to generate the plugin for the IBM HTTP server you might see the Websphere
IBM Connections 4: Install into a Websphere node with no application server installed
At a customer site we did have a problem installing IBM Connections 4. The customer had installed the Websphere node without an default application server. This should normally not be a problem as the application servers for Connections will be
IBM Connections 4.0 Links
As most of you already know, IBM has released IBM Connections 4.0 last week. I have collected some important links about this new version for my convenience. Maybe they are for some interest for others as well: IBM Connections Homepage
Hide “Activities” sidebar during installation of Lotus Notes client
If you want to hide the IBM Connections “Activity” sidebar as you install a Lotus Notes client you need to add the following parameter to the PLUGIN_CUSTOMIZATION.INI file of the client package: com.ibm.rcp.ui/HIDE_PANEL_com.ibm.workplace.ae.client.views.AESideShelfView=true I did not find that documented somewhere and
IBM Connections 3.0.1.1 update to CR1
Although it is also documented in the IBM Connections wiki here it is a short summary of the commands for Linux which might be useful. Although it describes the update to IBM COnnections 3.0.1.1 CR1 it can be used for other fixes/fixpack
Websphere: Replacing the default IBM self-signed certificate with another certificate
Just in case I will need it the next time … This article is a good description how to Adding trusted root and intermediary certificates to the Cell default trust store Generating a certificate signer request Installing a signed certificate
IBM Redbook: Creating Integrated Web Experience with IBM Lotus collaboration software
An interesting new redbook “IBM Redbooks: Creating Integrated Web Experience with IBM Lotus collaboration software” discusses how to take a specific set of products (IBM Lotus Domino, IBM WebSphere Portal, IBM Lotus Quickr Domino, IBM Connections and IBM Sametime) and
Change default log language for Websphere application server
If you are running a Websphere application server (e.g. Lotus Sametime 8.5 or Lotus Connections servers) on a Windows server with regional settings set to a non-English language you end up with log files written in that language. This is
Awareness with Lotus Connections 2.5 and Notes 8.x Embedded Sametime Client
If you want to enable Sametime awareness within Lotus Connections 2.5 together with the Sametime embedded client in Notes 8.0.2 or later you need to do the following (Documented in the InfoCenter but seems sometimes to be overlooked) Exit the