Category Archives: IBM

What to do when IBM Cast Iron is non responsive?

By cloudnthings | September 15, 2015

If the IBM Websphere Cast Iron Web Management Console becomes non responsive, then the command line will be your best friend. SSH into the appliance using Putty if in windows or the standard terminal in Linux and run the various system commands from the link to the docs below. http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGR73_7.0.0/com.ibm.wci.cli.doc/CLI_system_commands.html?lang=en Useful commands: system clean running… Read More »

IBM Websphere Cast Iron v7.5.0.0 is out. What’s New?

By cloudnthings | August 30, 2015

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IBM Websphere Cast Iron version 7.5.0.0 was released at the end of July 2015. It was a major jump form 7.0 to 7.5 Along with the general “contains Platform enhancements and serviceability improvements to strengthen infrastructure and improve platform robustness and user experience.” which is pretty generic, it seems like the only other improvements… Read More »

IBM Cast Iron Windows 8: Address already in use: bind

By cloudnthings | March 31, 2015

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If you are running IBM Cast Iron on Windows 8 or 8.1 and you get this error: Error while activating the activity. Exception: Address already in use: bind and you are scratching your head, try this: Run cmd as administrator and type: net stop http. You should get a list like: – SSDP Discovery –… Read More »

IBM Watson and Watson Analytics

By cloudnthings | October 30, 2014

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So chances are you’ve heard about IBM Watson. A super computer that is capable of answering questions posed in natural human language. Check out Wikipedia for the technical details and the Watson video below for an insight. IBM is now bringing IBM Watson to the mainstream in the form of Watson Analytics. This allows common users… Read More »