How to download plug-in (s) for WebSphere Application Server Version 5
 Technote (troubleshooting)
 
Problem(Abstract)
The plug-ins for IBM® WebSphere® Application Server Version 5 are not shipped with WebSphere Application Server for z/OS®
 
Cause
Plug-ins can not be located because WebSphere Application Server for z/OS does not ship them in Version 5
 
Resolving the problem

Here is how you would find the distributed plug-in for IPlanet as an example:

First, go to the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Support site and perform a search for:

"Supported distributed platform Web server plug-in configurations".
You will find a table describing all supported plug-in executable file names.
This table shows that the plug-in has the same name as it did in Version 4.0, libns41_http.so.

Secondly, click on the link below to find the Distributed Support Page:

http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/was/support/

Download the latest copy of the distributed Cumulative Fix:
WAS_Plugin_02-03-2004_5.0.X_cumulative_Fix_Sun.jar

In that jar you will find another jar named 'update.jar'. It is found under the directory:
WAS_Plugin_02-03-2004_5.0.X_cumulative_Fix_Sun.jar\efixes\WAS_Plugin_02-
03-2004_5.0.X_cumulative\components\plugins.http

Inside update.jar\bin you will find a copy of file libns41_http.so


Note: .
To find any current apars for libns41_http.so you can enter a search argument from the Distributed Support Page:

http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/was/support/

'enter search terms'=libns41_http.so
'optionally limit results'=downloads (fixes & patches)

If your search produced the following:

PQ82361; 5.0.2.3: iPlanetT plug-in initialization failed after installing 5.0.2.
Select that item and choose 'Download package' PQ82361 Solaris™ In the jar that is downloaded you will find 'update.jar', and in update.jar\bin you will find the IPlanet plug-in file: 'libns41_http.so'

Additional Note:
In the example above two copies of the file are downloaded, one in the Cumulative Fix, and one from the APAR search. Use the one with the most current date.

Do not follow any instructions to install the Cumulative Fix or any UpdateInstaller tool. You would only follow those instructions if you were actually installing the Cumulative Fix, which you are NOT going to do in this case.

You only want to extract 'update.jar' from the Cumulative Fix jar, and then extract the plug-in file libns41_http.so' from 'update.jar'.
 
 
 


Document Information


Current web document: swg21165529.html
Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server for z/OS > Plug-in
Operating system(s): z/OS
Software version: 5.3
Software edition:
Reference #: 1165529
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Apr 12, 2004