SHIFT-WIKI - Sjoerd Hooft's InFormation Technology
This WIKI is my personal documentation blog. Please enjoy it and feel free to reach out through blue sky if you have a question, remark, improvement or observation. See below for the latest additions, or use the search or tags to browse for content.
WebSphere Console LDAP Authentication
Summary: An howto on how to get the WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console to authenticate administrators through LDAP (from AD 2008).
Date: Around 2013
Refactor: 1 May 2025: Checked links and formatting.
This is an howto on how to get the WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console to authenticate administrators through LDAP, in our case Microsoft's Active Directory 2008. This is installed with Windows Server 2008 and Active Directory.
AIX Software
Summary: ALthough AIX is by now on version 7.3 I find these old pages so fascinating I decided to keep them. On this page I'll show you how to work with software programs on AIX. This page is for AIX 5.3 and AIX 6.1.
Date: Between 2010-2013
Refactor: 21 December 2024: Checked formatting.
Creating a Serverless WebApp with AWS
Summary: How to create a web app using serverless AWS products.
Date: Around 2019
Refactor: 1 May 2025: Checked links and formatting.
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In this article I will describe how I created a Web App using only serverless AWS technlogy. If you're looking on hosting a static S3 website or how to deploy code files using azure DevOps see Getting Started With AWS, Transfer Domain to AWS and Azure DevOps. In this article I'll describe the following technologies:
- AWS SES (Simple Email Service)
- Route 53
- Cognito
- Dynamo DB
- IAM
- Lambda
- API Gateway
- CloudWatch
- Frontend Javascript
VMware Update Manager 5.1
Summary: An howto on installing VMware Update Manager 5.1.
Date: Around 2012
Refactor: 1 May 2025: Checked links and formatting.
This was my howto on installing VMware Update Manager 5.1 on a vCenter 5.1 which was installed using the simple installation method. I updated this story though with an error I encountered while installing Update Manager on a Linked Mode vCenter configuration. There are a few differences. You need to add your AD (or other authentication directory) to the default domains in SSO and add your vCenter service account to the administrator role in your vCenter permissions. I created a special chapter for that at the end of the article.