Ok, now it is officially published. With these instructions an update of IBM Connections 4.5 including Connections COntent Manager to CR1 should no longer be a big problem 🙂
IBM Connections 4.5 CR1 Upgrade: Missing scripts
If you are missing the files “updateJVMArgs.py” and “ccmUpdate.sh” resp “ccmUpdate.bat” aftre you installed IBM Connections 4.5 CR1, then you might have forgotten one step. After unpacking the ZIP file with all CR1 fixes you find one additional ZIP file
IBM Connections: Error running “setupCmdLine.sh”
While running the setupCmdLine.sh script to set your Websphere environment variables you get the error: “dirname: invalid option — ‘b’”. This might happen if you start the script (as described in the documentation) from the directory “/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/bin/”. If you instead
ST 8.5.x: Updated security certificate for Push Notifications (iOS)
Please be aware that you neeed to update the security certificate for iOS push notifications on your IBM Sametime proxy servers before July 18th. Otherwise push notifications to your iOS devices will stop working. Instructions how to download and install
IBM Sametime Meeting Help not accessable in Notes Sidebar
A customer was not able to access the online help for Sametime Meeting within the Notes embedded Sametime client. Neither the “Help Topics” link in the Meeting sideshelf nor the question mark button within a Meeting room did work. The
IBM Connections 4.5 Cumulative Refresh 1 (CR1) just arrived
You can download this fixpack from here. More information about how to install fixpacks for IBM Connections can be found here. You will find a list of the fixes via this link. If you are using IBM Connections Content Manager
Connectivity Problem with DB2 V10.1 on Suse Linux
Today I tried to install IBM DB2 V10.1 on a Suse Enterprise Linux 10.1 SP2. However, although the installation went smoothly with no errors, I was unable to connect to the DB2 server via TCP/IP. The install program told me
IBM Redbook: Installing and Deploying IBM Connections
There is a new IBM Redbook available about installing and deploying IBM Connections. Currently it is only available online but a PDF version should be available soon. Table of Contents: 0.0 Preface 1.0 IBM Connections overview 1.1 The software components
IBM Notes: Missing menu option “File – Application – Install”
If you are still missing the option “File -> Application -> Install”  in the menu of the Notes client although you already followed the instructions in this article, then try to set the value “enable.update.ui=true” in the file [codesyntax  lang=”text”] …\<notesdata>\Workspace\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.runtime\.settings\com.ibm.notes.branding.prefs
IBM Notes 9: Missing Activities Sidebar?
In case you have just installed IBM Notes 9 Social Addition and missing the Activities sidebar now: The sidebar is no longer part of the Notes install kit but part of the Connections plugins for Notes. Please check this article