On Solaris, after upgrading WebSphere to Fix Pack 6, IBM HTTP Server will core dump and fail to start.

Technote (FAQ)
Problem
On Solaris, after upgrading WebSphere to PTF6, IBM HTTP Server will core dump and fail to start. No child processes will be spawned and there are no errors in the error log
Solution
Upgrading to PTF6 on Solaris on a system where the default server is turned off changes the OSE port to -1. As the IHS server tries to start, it cores trying to load the WAS plugin.

The problem can be fixed by going into the admin console, changing the OSE port for the default server to something appropriate like 8993 (or other free OSE port) and then regenerating the plugin. The IHS server should then successfully start.
Cross Reference information
SegmentProductComponentPlatformVersionEdition
Application ServersIBM HTTP ServerInstall
Historical Number
PMR 54375
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Document Information

Product categories: Software, Application Servers, Distributed Application & Web Servers, WebSphere Application Server, Install
Operating system(s): Solaris
Software version: 3.5
Reference #: 1054390
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: 2003-06-01