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psadmin.conf: Monitoring PeopleSoft Integrations
The first video from psadmin.conf 2018 is available! Brad Carlson discusses the need for monitoring Integration Broker messages. The PeopleSoft Integration Broker Monitor Service was developed by the University of Minnesota to provide robust monitoring of asynchronous messaging into and out of the PeopleSoft Enterprise. Through simple XML configuration, the monitor will check at defined... Continue reading→
Announcing psadmin.conf 2019!
We are excited to announce the dates and location for psadmin.conf 2019! The conference will be held May 6-8, 2019, in Minneapolis MN. Visit the psadmin.conf page to learn more and listen to a special podcast about the 2019 conference. Submit your presentation proposals now and registration opens 12/15/2018! Continue reading→
psadmin-plus 2.0
About 2 years ago, Kyle released psadmin-plus, a bash utility to help automate and simplify domain management. We happy to announce psadmin-plus is now at 2.0! psadmin-plus makes is easy to start, stop, reconfigure, purge cache, and more for your PeopleSoft domains: psa stop app HDEV psa start web HDEV psa bounce all HDEV Version... Continue reading→
Using the DPK Redeploy Option for CPU Patching
There are lots of ways to apply CPU patching and how to automate it. We’ve covered a few methods on the blog, but I wanted to show another way with the DPK. This method combines using patched archives (discussed here) and an option in the DPK that isn’t really talked about: redeploying software. Redeploy Option... Continue reading→
Elasticsearch: Anatomy of a Search
Search is becoming more important in PeopleSoft and is often required for applications to work properly. We’ve talked before on how to configure Elasticsearch with PeopleSoft, but what happens when we perform a search? There are a number of moving parts that handle the search query, applying security and displaying the results. Let’s take a... Continue reading→
Improving Windows Services from the DPK
A common theme we write about on the blog is how to make the DPK work with multiple environments on the same machine. It’s common to run a DEV and TST on the same server. The DPK can build those environments, but there are a few changes to make the setup run well. On Windows,... Continue reading→
Improve the Management of DPK Archives
In Episode 127 of the podcast, Kyle and I discuss some strategies for managing the DPK archive files. The discussion started because I am starting a PeopleTools 8.56. To upgrade each server we copy the new DPK archive files to every server and run the DPK. Having a copy of those archives on every server... Continue reading→
psadmin.conf 2018 Registration is Open
Registration for psadmin.conf 2018 is open! Register for psadmin.conf The Call for Presentations closes on February 15, 2018. We are still accepting proposals and would love to have you present! Head over to psadmin.io/conference to see the agenda and learn more. If you want to re-watch the excellent presentations from psadmin.conf 2017, click here to view them... Continue reading→
Change Assistant 8.56 Installation Changes
Starting in Change Assistant 8.56, a new file is used to track the installations of Change Assistant, C:\Windows\PeoplesoftCA.txt. While Change Assistant 8.55 let us install multiple versions at the same time, 8.56 now tracks which your Change Assistant installations. C:\Windows\PeoplesoftCA.txt 1 8.56.05 c:\psft\ca\hr025-8.56.05 2 8.56.05 c:\psft\ca\hrtst-8.56.05 The Change Assistant installer scripts set the path for... Continue reading→
psadmin.conf 2018
psadmin.conf 2018 is May 6-8, 2018 in Minneapolis, MN! View the code on Gist.
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psadmin.conf 2024 – May 20-22, 2024!
psadmin.conf 2024 will be held May 20-22, in Minneapolis MN. Registration for the conference will open on December 1st and will be limited to 50 attendees. Register early to ensure your spot! psadmin.conf is a conference specifically for PeopleSoft Administrators. The conference features talks from expert admins on a variety of topics, as well as... Continue reading→
#339 – Uptime Monitoring
This week on the podcast, Dan shares how he uses Heartbeat to track uptime in PeopleSoft and Kyle discusses the new Password Management features in Cloud Manager 16. Show Notes
#338 – 8.61 Planned Features
This week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan discuss the PeopleTools 8.61 Planned Features and share what they are excited about in the new release. Dan also shared some updates to the patchBot project and how to use it.
#337 – ACM and Load Balancers
This week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan discuss securing your public user and leaking information, how to speed up change assistant upgrade projects, and new ACM plugins to work with Load Balanced gateways. The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast hosted by Dan Iverson and Kyle Benson. Show Notes psadmin.conf @ 1:00 Public Web Profile and Security... Continue reading→
#336 – 8.60 Themes and How we use the DPK
This week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan talk about the new psadmin.io Themes for 8.60, and then they discuss how they are currently using the DPK to build new environments and what has changed in the DPK since it was released. The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast hosted by Dan Iverson and Kyle Benson. Show Notes... Continue reading→