vania-janet/multiturn-rag-retrieval-data huggingface dataset:
For a detailed comparison of the IBM© Load Balancer offerings, refer to [Explore Load Balancers](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/loadbalancer-service?topic=loadbalancer-service-explore).





 Does NetScaler support IPv6? 

Yes. Both IPv6 and IPv4 are supported on the IBM Cloud public network.





 Will the NetScaler load balance traffic on the private network? 

Yes, the NetScaler is the only IBM Cloud load balancing product that extends into the private network.





 Can the NetScaler be configured to report the client's source IP address instead of the source IP of the NetScaler appliance? 

Yes, the Use Source IP (USIP) parameter can be set to YES within the NetScaler Advanced Management Interface to allow reporting of the client's source IP instead of that of the NetScaler.

Enabling the USIP address mode on the appliance adds flexibility to the appliance to use the client IP address, available in the IP header, when communicating to the server. By enabling this mode, the appliance opens server connections with the client IP address and also factors the client IP address in connection reuse. Therefore, this mode facilitates limited reuse per client based on client IP address.





 What are the various ports used to exchange the HA-related information between the nodes in an HA configuration? 

Port 3010, for synchronization and command propagation. UDP Port 3003, to exchange heartbeat packets.





 What version of NetScaler VPX includes global server load balancing (GSLB)? 

Platinum.





 Can I have NetScaler in HA configuration? 

Yes, NetScaler VPX appliances support High Availability (HA) configurations.

NetScaler VPX servers are not redundant, unless configured in HA mode with a partner. As part of your back up and recovery strategy, it is highly recommended to deploy an HA environment when using NetScaler VPX.

It is also important to provide redundancy for other hardware and software components. For example, power supplies and local disk drives may not have redundancy. A failure in these components may result in data loss.





 Does the IBM Cloud NetScaler offering include SSL VPN functionality?
Variable Value Value Type 

 dessert cake String 
 age 18 Number 
 toppings_array ["onions","olives"] JSON Array 
 full_name {"first":"John","last":"Doe"} JSON Object 



To subsequently refer to these context variables, use the syntax $name where name is the name of the context variable that you defined.

For example, you might specify the following expression as the dialog response:

The customer, $age-year-old <? $full_name.first ?>, wants a pizza with <? $toppings_array.join(' and ') ?>, and then $dessert.

The resulting output is displayed as follows:

The customer, 18-year-old John, wants a pizza with onions and olives, and then cake.

You can use the JSON editor to define context variables also. You might prefer to use the JSON editor if you want to add a complex expression as the variable value. See [Context variables in the JSON editor](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/assistant?topic=assistant-dialog-runtime-contextdialog-runtime-context-var-json) for more details.





 Common context variable tasks 

To store the entire string that was provided by the user as input, use input.text:



Capturing user input

 Variable Value 

 repeat <?input.text?> 



For example, the user input is, I want to order a device. If the node response is, You said: $repeat, then the response would be displayed as, You said: I want to order a device.

To store the value of an entity in a context variable, use this syntax:



Capturing an entity mention

 Variable Value 

 place @place 



For example, the user input is, I want to go to Paris. If your @place entity recognizes Paris, then your assistant saves Paris in the $place context variable.

To store the value of a string that you extract from the user's input, you can include a SpEL expression that uses the extract method to apply a regular expression to the user input.
Why doesn't the kubectl exec command automatically timeout? 

  What’s happening 

When you use kubectl version 1.21 or later to run kubectl exec <pod_name>, the command does not automatically timeout.

  Why it’s happening 

There is a known issue that prevents the kubectl exec <pod_name> command from timing out in kubectl versions 1.21 and later.

  How to fix it 

For clusters that run on Kubernetes version 1.21 or later, run the kubectl exec command with kubectl version 1.20. To run all other commands, use the kubectl version that matches the major.minor version of your Kubernetes cluster.



1.  [Download the binary file for kubectl version 1.20](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/containers?topic=containers-cli-install) and rename it to kubectl-1.20 or similar.
2.  To run kubectl exec, refer to the renamed 1.20 version.



kubectl-1.20 exec <pod_name>



  Links to additional information 



*  [kubectl 1.21 and containerd fail to follow stream_idle_timeout](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/issues/5563)
*  [exec timeout does not kick users out on kubectl client 1.21](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/102569)
These changes can include; data, tables, stored procedures, views etc. The architecture consists of the following:



* Publisher - the primary database that publishes data.
* Subscriber - a secondary database that receives replicated data.
* Distributor - a server that stores metadata and transactions for transactional replication and is ideally a separate server to the publisher or subscriber.



The process works as follows:



* Transactional replication creates a snapshot of the objects and data in the publication database and sends it to the subscriber database. The snapshot is applied to the subscriber database.
* Data changes and schema modifications made at the publisher are sent over to the subscriber in the order they occurred and applied to the subscriber in the same order.
* When the two databases are synchronized and in a maintenance window:



* Stop any access to the publisher.
* Ensure that replication has completed.
* Delete the subscription.
* Enable access to what was the subscriber.
* Decommission what was the publisher.





Refer to [Transactional Replication](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/replication/transactional/transactional-replication?view=sql-server-ver15) for further information.





 Database mirroring 

Database mirroring was deprecated in SQL Server 2012, however, is still referenced in SQL 2019 documentation, refer to [Database mirroring in SQL Server](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/ado-net/sql/database-mirroring-sql-server?view=sql-server-ver15). It is discussed here for completeness of migration methods, however, carefully research this approach if you want to employ it in your migration.

Database mirroring in SQL Server allows you to keep a copy, or mirror, of a SQL Server database on a standby server. Mirroring ensures two separate copies of the data always exist. Compared to log shipping, database mirroring is a little more complicated to get set up, and it has more restrictions.
Dynamic inputs can be passed via the CLI using -input-file flag to pass values stored in a local YAML file. Refer to the [create CLI documentation](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/schematics?topic=schematics-schematics-cli-referenceschematics-blueprint-create) for more details.



* Why does the blueprint template, basic example, fail in the apply step?

The [blueprints-basic-example](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/schematics?topic=schematics-deploy-schematics-blueprint-cli) as used in the [tutorial](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/schematics?topic=schematics-deploy-schematics-blueprint-cli) demonstrates the principles of deploying cloud resources by using two modules, which reference and create cloud resources. If the user has insufficient IAM access permissions to these resources, the Terraform Apply operations can fail, resulting in an Apply failure.

This example assumes, the user has IAM access permissions to create resources in the default resource group and also [Cloud Object Storage](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-object-storage?topic=cloud-object-storage-iam) instances. Additionally the user must also have permissions to create Schematics [workspaces and blueprints](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/schematics?topic=schematics-access).



* Creating the Cloud Object Storage instance:



* You can have one instance of a Lite plan per service. To create a new instance, either delete your existing Lite plan COS instance or select a paid plan.



* Creating the Cloud Object Storage instance, the following error can occur if the user does not have the correct IAM permissions:



* AccessDenied: Access Denied status code: 403.





* What is the time taken to create an IBM Kubernetes Service cluster and other resources?

Schematics Blueprint utilizes IaC automation code modules that are written in Terraform HCL. The time taken to create resources is dependent on the resource type.
For a detailed comparison of the IBM© Load Balancer offerings, refer to [Explore Load Balancers](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/loadbalancer-service?topic=loadbalancer-service-explore).
* Does NetScaler support IPv6?

Yes. Both IPv6 and IPv4 are supported on the IBM Cloud public network.
* Will the NetScaler load balance traffic on the private network?

Yes, the NetScaler is the only IBM Cloud load balancing product that extends into the private network.
* Can the NetScaler be configured to report the client's source IP address instead of the source IP of the NetScaler appliance?

Yes, the Use Source IP (USIP) parameter can be set to YES within the NetScaler Advanced Management Interface to allow reporting of the client's source IP instead of that of the NetScaler.

Enabling the USIP address mode on the appliance adds flexibility to the appliance to use the client IP address, available in the IP header, when communicating to the server. By enabling this mode, the appliance opens server connections with the client IP address and also factors the client IP address in connection reuse. Therefore, this mode facilitates limited reuse per client based on client IP address.
* What are the various ports used to exchange the HA-related information between the nodes in an HA configuration?

Port 3010, for synchronization and command propagation. UDP Port 3003, to exchange heartbeat packets.
* What version of NetScaler VPX includes global server load balancing (GSLB)?

Platinum.
* Can I have NetScaler in HA configuration?

Yes, NetScaler VPX appliances support High Availability (HA) configurations.

NetScaler VPX servers are not redundant, unless configured in HA mode with a partner. As part of your back up and recovery strategy, it is highly recommended to deploy an HA environment when using NetScaler VPX.

It is also important to provide redundancy for other hardware and software components. For example, power supplies and local disk drives may not have redundancy. A failure in these components may result in data loss.
Image Digest: sha256:6312ee613efa5bec7baa20c47f607e7f15473947d5675fd7384491bee8023afc

Image: us.icr.io/mynamespace/codeengine-helloworld2
Registry Secret: myregistry
Build Strategy: dockerfile-medium
Timeout: 10m0s
Source: https://github.com/IBM/CodeEngine
Context Directory: /hello
Dockerfile: Dockerfile



If you receive a command validation failure, check that your secret exists. If you refer to a registry secret (--registry-secret) for your image and the secret does not exist, see [Accessing container registries](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/codeengine?topic=codeengine-add-registry). For more information about builds, check the [troubleshooting tips](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/codeengine?topic=codeengine-troubleshoot-build).







 Running a single build that pulls source from private repository with the CLI 

If your source is located in a private repository and you want to use a single command to build and output a container image, then use the buildrun submit command to create the container image without creating a reusable build configuration.

For the build output, you can choose automatic access and let Code Engine take care of building the image for you from your source and storing the image in IBM Cloud Container Registry. For this case, you do not need to specify a registry secret or the location of the image registry. Or, you can choose user-provided access and specify registry details along with a registry secret to access your built image in the registry.

For a complete listing of options for running a single build, see the [ibmcloud ce buildrun submit](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/codeengine?topic=codeengine-clicli-buildrun-submit) command.



 Running a single build with the CLI (with private repo source and automatic access to registry)
CREATE METAINDEX
MINMAX FOR temp,
MINMAX FOR lat,
MINMAX FOR lng,
BLOOMFILTER FOR vid,
VALUELIST FOR city
ON TABLE metergen

Refer to the [SQL reference](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/services/sql-query?topic=sql-query-sql-reference) for the full list of query statements and commands.

For partitioned tables, by default, the metadata is saved under the base location you defined. However, if you want to set a custom location for the metadata, use the following command:

ALTER TABLE metergen SET METAINDEX LOCATION <target-location>

If the metadata exists in the location that was set, no indexing is needed. If the index does not exist and you run this command before you run the CREATE INDEX query, the index is stored under the configured location, instead of the base location.

The location of the metadata for a table is saved in the table properties under the parameter spark.ibm.metaindex.parquet.mdlocation. If this parameter does not exist, a fallback to the base location is in place. Automatic indexing updates the table parameter with the index location.

To remove the parameter from the table, use the following command:

ALTER TABLE metergen DROP METAINDEX LOCATION



 Notes 

The metadata for a partitioned table must be different from the metadata on the physical location (the location that was defined in the LOCATION clause of the CREATE TABLE query) because the table can contain partitions that are not located under the physical location. Therefore, depending on what data skipping metadata was generated for each case, you can get different results by using the table name than by using the Cloud Object Storage URI.







 Limitations 



* Data skipping sometimes does not work if type casting is used in the WHERE clause. For example, given a MinMax index on a column with a short data type, the following query does not benefit from data skipping:

select * from table where shortType > 1

Apache Spark evaluates the query as (cast(shortType3 as int) > 1) because the constant 1 is of type integer.

In some cases, Apache Spark automatically casts the literal to the right type.
By default, the image pull secret in the default project of your cluster only has read access to pull images from IBM Cloud Container Registry. To push images, you must add a secret with write access.



1. [Access your Red Hat OpenShift cluster](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/openshift?topic=openshift-access_cluster).
2. Switch to the default project.

oc project default
3. [Follow the steps to set up an IBM Cloud IAM API key](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/openshift?topic=openshift-registryother_registry_accounts) with the Reader and Writer service access roles to pull from and push images to your icr.io registries.

Keep in mind that any user with access to the project can use this secret to push images to your private registry. You might want to set up [logging and monitoring](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/openshift?topic=openshift-health) tools so that you can observe who does what actions in your cluster.
4. Repeat the previous step for each icr.io region that you want to push images to.
5. Add the secret to the build service account and refer to the secrets in the build configuration file. For more information, see the [Red Hat OpenShift documentation](http://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.11/cicd/builds/creating-build-inputs.html).



1. Add the secret to the build service account by linking the secret that you just created to the builder role that all builds in the cluster use.

oc secrets link builder <secret_name>
2. List the build configurations and note the ones that you want to give push and pull access to IBM Cloud Container Registry.

oc get bc
3. Set the image push secret for the build configuration to use the secret that you just created with Writer service access to IBM Cloud Container Registry.

oc set build-secret --push bc/<build_config_name> <secret_name>
4.
--source The URL of the Git repository that contains your source code; for example, https://github.com/IBM/CodeEngine. 
 --context-dir The directory in the repository that contains the buildpacks file or the Dockerfile. Specify this value if your buildpacks file or Dockerfile is contained in a subdirectory. This value is optional. 



2. Use the build get command to check the status of your build.

ibmcloud ce build get --name helloworld-build2

Example output

Getting build 'helloworld-build2'
OK

Name: helloworld-build2
ID: abcdefgh-abcd-abcd-abcd-1a2b3c4d5e6f
Project Name: myproject
Project ID: 01234567-abcd-abcd-abcd-abcdabcd1111
Age: 2d15h
Created: 2021-03-14T14:48:19-05:00
Status: Succeeded
Reason: all validations succeeded

Image: us.icr.io/mynamespace/codeengine-helloworld
Registry Secret: myregistry
Build Strategy: dockerfile-medium
Timeout: 10m0s
Source: https://github.com/IBM/CodeEngine
Commit: main
Context Directory: /hello
Dockerfile: Dockerfile
3. After you create the build, you must [run the build](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/codeengine?topic=codeengine-build-imagebuild-run).



If you receive a command validation failure, check that your secret exists. If you refer to an registry secret (--registry-secret) for your image and the secret does not exist, see [Accessing container registries](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/codeengine?topic=codeengine-add-registry).
FAQs 



1. Does MAS-Dedicated support Java extensions?

Answer: MAS-Dedicated does not support Javas class extensions. It is recommended to you use automation script(s). See link below for further details:

[https://ibm-maximo-dev.github.io/maximo-autoscript-documentation/introduction/whatisautoscript/](https://ibm-maximo-dev.github.io/maximo-autoscript-documentation/introduction/whatisautoscript/)
2. Can the customer request DB2 backup for a NON-PROD or PROD environment?

Answer: Yes, customer can request via [IBM Case ticket](https://www.ibm.com/mysupport)
3. Can the customer request the MAXIMO.EAR file from their a non-prod or prod environment?

Answer: No, this is not allowed. MAS-Dedicated environments do not allow class file customization.
4. Does MAS-Dedicated support Site to Site VPN?

Answer: Yes, the request has to come through an IBM case ticket. Please keep in mind this requires the customer’s network team to collaborate with MAS-Dedicated SRE Network team. For turnaround time please refer to [SRE Task Lead Times](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/mas-ms?topic=mas-ms-operationssre-task-lead-times). Click here for details on [Site to Site VPN](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/mas-ms?topic=mas-ms-supportsite-to-site-vpn)
5. Does MAS-Dedicated allow connection to the database?

Answer: Yes, but there are restrictions and guildelines. Please refer to [Database Support](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/mas-ms?topic=mas-ms-supportdatabase-support)
6. Can customers access Manage log files?
Bandwidth usage across the Direct Link service between customers and IBM Cloud is free and unmetered, IBM Cloud does meter outbound bandwidth from IBM Cloud services to the public internet.





 When does billing begin with Direct Link? 

The fees for Direct Link Connect cover the cost of service termination on the IBM Cloud infrastructure.

Infrastructure services are billed in advance and begin upon acceptance of a client’s order, however, due to the nature of IBM Cloud Direct Link, the Direct Link service billing begins when a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) session is established with IBM Cloud, or 30 days after the service key is provided to the client.

Billing stops after (1) a customer requests a circuit to be deleted AND (2) the Connect Provider or Network Service Provider has de-provisioned the circuit.





 What extra charges will I incur from other parties with Direct Link? 

You might have extra charges from your exchange provider or network service provider. Refer to your providers for their fee information.





 How can I achieve redundancy with IBM Cloud Direct Link? 

Direct Link does not provide an inherently Redundant service. Direct Link can provide Diverse connections that enable customers to create redundancy via BGP. You can achieve diversity with Direct Link by connecting to more than one IBM Cloud Direct Link Dedicated provider or Exchange provider for IBM Cloud. Alternatively, with Exchange and Connect you can use diverse network-to-networks (NNIs) with the IBM Cloud Direct Link providers.





 What is the difference between the default "local" routing and the global routing add-on for Direct Link? 

The local routing option is the default routing option. If your Direct Link is connected at the local PoP, it provides access to all data centers within that same market. In some markets, local routing is applicable for stand-alone PoP locations and direct links that are terminated at the data center.

With our standard Direct Link offering, you can send traffic between the data centers in your selected region. If you need access to other data centers outside of the specified region, you must order the global routing add-on. For example, you might use global routing to share workloads between dispersed IBM Cloud resources (such as Dallas to Ashburn, or Dallas to Frankfurt).





 Why does a global routing add-on package exist for Direct Link?
Defining dynamic options 

To define a dynamic options customer response:



1. In a step, click Define customer response.
2. Choose the Options response type.
3. Click the Dynamic toggle.
4. In the Source variable field, choose the variable that contains the array that defines the dynamic options (for example, the variable containing the response from a custom extension that you called in a previous step).
5. Optional: In the Option field, write an expression that maps the items in the source array to the options that will be listed. This expression serves as a template that converts each item in the array to a meaningful value that will be displayed to the customer. In this expression, use the dynamic variable ${item} to represent the item.

In some situations, you do not need to specify an expression:



* If the items in the array are simple values such as strings or integers, the value of each item is automatically shown as an option. However, you might still want to define a mapping if you want to manipulate or reformat the items to make them more meaningful. For example, you might use the expression "Part " + ${item} to show part numbers using the format Part 12345.
* If the items in the array are JSON objects, the default mapping looks for a property called label and uses its value (if present) as the option. If the item does not include a label property, or you do not want to use the value of the label property as the option, you must write an expression to specify a mapping. You can use dot notation to refer to a property in the object using its JSON path (for example, ${item}.name).



6. Optional: Click Add fallback option to include a static choice, such as None of the above, if the options aren't what the customer wants. You can then add a step that is conditioned on this static option to provide further assistance. To add the condition, write a expression such as ${step_id}.value == "None of the above".







 Mapping examples 

Suppose you want to build an action that shows a list of pets available for adoption and prompts the customer to select a pet to see more information about.