The message "The repository contact failed" on an offline Process Server

An offline Process Server can write this error in its log:


[7/4/13 11:27:03:297 MSK] 0000001d wle_servlet   W   CWLLG0095W: The repository contact failed with a status of: 500

It means that the Process Server attempts to connect to Process Center but last is not available.

Using BPM Human Services on IBM WebSphere Portal

IBM BPM 8 permits to use Human Services as portlets on IBM WebSphere Portal.

I have spent recently some time for learning this question because our last project will be use this feature.
I mean that your environments were installed and configured correctly, SSO exists between BPM and WS Portal.

DB2 adminstration server was not started

I try to create a new database in DB2 instance, but I get:

DB2 adminstration server was not started. Run db2admin start ...

How to use userPrincipalName (UPN) for logging to BPM

I have worked with one BPM environment recently.
There is the LDAP repository (GC mode) in it and several domains are included.

How to use one IHS for several WAS installations

Sometimes you need to use only HTTP server (aka IHS) for several WAS instances (BPM and ODM for example).
How to do this?

BPM 8: The snapshot ... is already present on this server

I've recently tried to install a snapshot on offline Process Server.
The first attempt has finished incorrectly and I tried to do this one more time.

How to increase WAS user's session time

Some users don't like when his session ends very quickly.
And sometimes a big duration of the session really requires.
Let's change it from 2 hours(by default) to 10 hours.