#System Administration

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System administration refers to the management of one or more hardware and software systems.

Documentation on InterSystems system administration.

Question Ramesh Ramachandran · Mar 30, 2017

Hi,

We have an HTTP business operation where the messages gets stuck and we had to recycle the operation to resume the processing. We are trying to work around this (for time being until we find the root cause) using below code which should recycle the component.  

Set tSC = ##class(Ens.Director).EnableConfigItem(pConfigItemName,0,1)
Set tSC = ##class(Ens.Director).EnableConfigItem(pConfigItemName,1,1)

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Question Scott Roth · Jun 28, 2024

Has anyone noticed weird behavior when upgrading to HealthShare Health Connect 2024.1

Wednesday I upgraded our TEST environment from IRIS for UNIX (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86-64) 2022.1.4 (Build 812_0_22913U) [HealthConnect:3.5.0-1.m1] [HealthConnect:3.5.0-1.m1] to IRIS for UNIX (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86-64) 2024.1 (Build 267_2U) [HealthConnect:3.5.0-1.m1].

Some of our Business Processes have been throwing...

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Article Mark Bolinsky · Feb 5, 2019 9m read

There are often questions surrounding the ideal Apache HTTPD Web Server configuration for HealthShare.  The contents of this article will outline the initial recommended web server configuration for any HealthShare product. 

As a starting point, Apache HTTPD version 2.4.x (64-bit) is recommended.  Earlier versions such as 2.2.x are available, however version 2.2 is not recommended for performance and scalability of HealthShare.

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Article Hiroshi Sato · Jun 6, 2024 1m read

InterSystems FAQ rubric

If you want to run an OS executable file, command, or a program created within an InterSystems product when the InterSystems product starts, write the processing in the SYSTEM^%ZSTART routine. (The %ZSTART routine is created in the %SYS namespace).

Before you write any code in SYSTEM^%ZSTART, make sure that it works properly under all conditions.

If the ^%ZSTART routine is written incorrectly, or if it is written correctly but the command does not return a response or an error occurs during processing, InterSystems products may not be able to start.

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Question Martin Staudigel · Jun 12, 2024

Hello community,

I guess this one will be easy to answer, but trial and error took me too long meanwhile, so I thought it might better to ask the experts.

I would like to get rid of %all rights for routine use at our productive environment. The things, that we have to do in routine are:

- Open productions and start / stop components
- Read messages and message logs
- Search and resend messages
- Deploy new Applications
- Edit settings and default settings
- Read database tables

All in all, it is quite equal to everything but System Administration.

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Question Ben Spead · May 29, 2024

Let's say I have an InterSystems IRIS instance with 6 Namespaces:

  • Foo1
  • Foo2
  • Foo3
  • Foo4
  • Foo5
  • Bar

And the number of Foo# namespaces can increase at any time for a number of reasons.  I need to ensure that they all have identical configuration globals stored in a DB called CONFIG, so I do the following in my configuration file:

[Map.%ALL] 
Global_SYS=%DEFAULTDB 
Global_SYS("CommonConfig")=CONFIG 
Global_SYS("CommonOtherSettings")=CONFIG 
Global_SourceControl=CONFIG 

This will ensure that all Namespace see the exact same settings when they reference ^SYS("CommonConfig") or ^SourceControl, etc.

Now...

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Question Scott Roth · Apr 22, 2024

I am trying to setup a OAuth2.0 configuration to connect to a server within our Network using OAuth2.0. My previous attempt worked, however forgot to capture the steps before I had whipped the System so please bear with me. 

I have an SSL/TLS Client configuration setup as we use the setup for our LDAP configuration. 

When I go through the following steps within the Terminal, I am getting the following error...

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Discussion Scott Roth · Nov 28, 2023

With System Alerting and Monitoring (SAM) being deprecated in the near future..

  • What is everyone's go-to for Monitoring IRIS? 
  • What is readily available?
  • What is the cost surrounding it?

Just trying to get ideas floating around of what we might need to start looking at to satisfy IT leadership.

Thanks

Scott

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Article Seisuke Nakahashi · Jan 10, 2024 5m read

[Background]

InterSystems IRIS family has a nice utility ^SystemPerformance (as known as ^pButtons in Caché and Ensemble) which outputs the database performance information into a readable HTML file. When you run ^SystemPerformance on IRIS for Windows, a HTML file is created where both our own performance log mgstat and Windows performance log are included.

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Article Hiroshi Sato · Apr 11, 2024 2m read

InterSystems FAQ rubric

If the journal file is too large to be searched or filtered using the Management Portal, you can refer to it using the following two methods.

① How to use the ^JRNDUMP utility
② How to reference it in a program

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① Using the ^JRNDUMP utility. For example, if you want to select all records in the journal file that include the global reference ^ABC, do the following:

*Please execute all commands below in the %SYS namespace.

DO SELECT^JRNDUMP("C:\MyCache\mgr\journal\YYYYMMDD.001","","","^ABC",1)

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Article Hiroshi Sato · Apr 4, 2024 1m read

InterSystems FAQ rubric

The Web/CSP Gateway management page is typically configured so that it cannot be accessed from client machines.

To access from any client, do the following:

  1. Launch a browser from a system with access to the Web/CSP Gateway management page and access the Management Portal.
  2. Under Management Portal > System Administration > Configuration > click CSP Gateway Management.
  3. Click Default Parameters that appear in the left pane of the page that appears.
  4. Enter *.*.*.* in the system management machine and press the Save Settings button.
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Article Hiroshi Sato · Feb 29, 2024 1m read

InterSystems FAQ rubric

Global mappings can be registered using the system class Config.MapGlobals.

The method to globally map ^Sample.PersonD in a database SAMPLES other than the default database from the namespace USER is as follows (example executed in a terminal).

USER>zn"%SYS"%SYS>set ns="USER"%SYS>set glo="Sample.PersonD"%SYS>set vals("Database")="SAMPLES"%SYS>set st=##class (Config.MapGlobals).Create(ns,glo,.vals)

The third argument of the Create() method of the Config.MapGlobals class is passed by reference, so specify it by appending a period (.) to the variable name.

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Article Mihoko Iijima · Feb 22, 2024 2m read

InterSystems FAQ rubric

To remove InterSystems products installed on your Windows system, use Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel (in Windows 10, select Apps from Windows Settings).

Since we will be making changes to the system, you will need to log in as a user with administrator privileges.

1) Log in to the system as an administrator.

2) From the system tray, exit the launcher of the InterSystems product instance you want to uninstall (click launcher → exit).

3) Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel (for Windows 10, select Apps from Windows Settings)

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Article David Hockenbroch · Feb 19, 2024 7m read

“I have been waiting for thirty seconds for service. This is outrageous! I am leaving!”

“I am very sorry to hear that, sir. Perhaps, next time, you should make a reservation.”

If you heard that comment at your favorite restaurant, you would think the person saying it was being ridiculous. However, in the context of your API, it makes perfect sense. Just like your favorite eatery, your API has some regular patrons who, as you know, will be visiting one day or another. It would be great to be able to make a standing reservation for them as well.

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Article Michael Breen · Nov 9, 2016 5m read

The Ensemble Scheduler is used for automatically turning on and off business hosts at certain dates and times.   You could use it if, for example, you wanted to only run a business host from 9am to 5pm every day.    Conversely, if you want do to trigger an event to occurr at a specific time, for example, a job running at 1am to batch up and send off all the previous day's transactions in one file, we recommend other methods such as the Task Manager.

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Article Hiroshi Sato · Feb 8, 2024 1m read

InterSystems FAQ rubric

On Linux, use the following steps to delete an instance of InterSystems IRIS (hereinafter referred to as IRIS).

(1) Stop the IRIS instance you want to uninstall using iris stop 

# iris stop <instance name>

(2) Delete the instance information using the following command 

# iris delete <instance name>

(3) Delete the IRIS installation directory using the rm -r command 

# rm -r <install directory>

In addition to the installation directory, IRIS also uses (a) and (b) below.

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Question Scott Roth · Dec 14, 2023

I am trying to troubleshoot an issue with LDAP and a specific user. Besides what is in the Audit Database is there another way to look to see the LDAP functionality that is being called and the response, like there is with OAuth and the ISCLOG? The Audit Log is returning a failure (Unexpected - /api/atelier login failure | InterSystems Developer Community) for this particular user, and I want to get proof that it might be something with the LDAP and not IRIS.

Thanks

Scott

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InterSystems Official Timothy Leavitt · Nov 29, 2023

We are excited to announce a new part of InterSystems documentation that makes it easier to upgrade InterSystems IRIS® data platform, InterSystems IRIS® for Health™, or HealthShare® Health Connect. The Upgrade Impact Checklist at https://docs.intersystems.com/upgrade shows you all the things you need to consider – and only the things you need to consider – in an upgrade between any two versions. This takes all the content from our "Incompatibility History" and adds convenient filters, higher-level categories, and the ability to export the list as a CSV file so you can use it as a true

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Article Mihoko Iijima · Jan 25, 2024 4m read

InterSystems FAQ rubric

If the system does not stop for 24 hours, old journal files will be deleted at 0:30 according to the "Journal file deletion settings".

A possible cause of journal files remaining that are older than the "Journal file deletion settings" is that there are transactions that remain open.

In that case, you will be able to delete the journal file by searching for processes executing transactions and finalizing the transactions.

The sample below checks for the existence of open transactions, and if they exist, outputs the target file name and journal record information.

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Article David Hockenbroch · Jan 24, 2024 7m read

The ideal number of table permissions to assign for your users is zero. Permissions should be granted upon sign-in based on the application used for access. For web applications, we have a simple way of doing this by appointing application roles, matching roles, and required resources in the System Management Portal.

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Question Scott Roth · Jan 22, 2024

We recently went through an Audit of our Security Policies and Procedures when it comes to IRIS. As a result of that Audit, we need to make adjustments to the way that Security is setup within IRIS. I have already done my changes on our TEST and DEVELOPMENT environments, but now I am trying to plan out how do we make these changes in Production.

These changes include moving away from the PWS, setting up Apache/Web Gateway, moving to LDAP instead of using Delegated Authentication, updating Web Applications, updating Resources, updating Services, etc...

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Article Hiroshi Sato · Jan 18, 2024 1m read

InterSystems FAQ rubric

If you need to migrate your server for some reason, you can reduce the setup work by copying configuration information from the pre-migration environment to the post-migration environment.

The following setting information can be migrated.

  • iris.cpf
  • SQL gateway settings
  • web gateway settings *Note 1
  • user-created routines etc. stored in the IRISSYS database *Note 2
  • security settings
  • task settings
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Article Anssi Kauppi · Jun 30, 2020 3m read
Many organisations implement centralised log management systems to separate and centralise the log data in order to e.g. automate threat detection (and response) and to comply with regulatory requirements. The primary systems of interest are the various user facing applications, but increasingly also other kinds of systems including integration platforms.
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