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![]() APAR status Closed as program error. Error description The PostInstaller did not handle properly the error situations where the service-level.property file was missing. The error cases could be when the product HFS was not available (unmounted), or when the root was mounted with the wrong permissions, etc...Local fix Problem summary **************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: All users of WebSphere Application Server * * V6.1 for z/OS with a IBM WebSphere product * * installed (i.e. a stack product or * * feature pack). * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When a disk device that contains the * * SMP/E installation root of a WebSphere * * stack product or feature pack is * * inadvertently not mounted and the * * server is restarted after applying a * * new service level to any installed * * WebSphere products, the post-installer * * will incorrectly delete any symbolic * * links pointing from the * * WAS_HOME/properties/version * * directory to the unmounted SMP/E * * installation root. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** When a disk device that contains the SMP/E installation root of a WebSphere stack product or feature pack is inadverteantly not mounted and the server is restarted after applying a new service level to any installed WebSphere products, the post-installer will delete any symbolic links pointing from the WAS_HOME/properties/version directory to the unmounted SMP/E installation root. If a feature pack is installed, even after re-mounting the missing SMP/E installation root, the post-installer will fail with an exception such as: BUILD FAILED /WebSphere/V6R1/AppServer/properties/service/product/FPWS /service/actions/level-check.xml:31: Warning: Could not find file /WebSphere/V6R1/AppServer/properties/version/ WEBSERVICES.product to copy. Total time: 20 seconds ------------------------------------------------------------ Returned from the Multi-Product PTF Installer, Return code: 1 ----------------------------------------------------------- In addition and if a stack product is installed (such as WebSphere XD), the missing files can also cause informational data to not be displayable in the WebSphere Adminstrative Console, such which product and component and levels are installed.Problem conclusion Change post-installer processing to no longer delete "dead" symbolic links from the WAS_HOME/properties/version directory. This will prevent the post-installer from corrupting valid symbolic links. APAR PK61721 is currently targeted for inclusion in Service Level (Fix Pack) 6.1.0.18 of WebSphere Application Server V6.1 for z/OS. Please refer to URL: //www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=404&uid=swg27006970 for Fix Pack availability.Temporary fix Comments
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following: APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following: PK67884 UK37937 Modules/Macros Publications Referenced
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Document Information |
Current web document: swg1PK61721.html
Product categories: Software > Application Servers >
Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application
Server for z/OS
Operating system(s):
Software version: 610
Software edition:
Reference #: PK61721
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Aug 11, 2008
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