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Migrating APIs and specifications

Migrating application programming interfaces (APIs) and specifications involves moving to the current Java component level as well as to other technologies that WebSphere Application Server Version 6.0.x supports.

Migrating APIs and specifications also includes moving to the most contemporary open specification levels. If your existing applications currently support different specification levels than those supported by this product version, you should review your applications for required changes to comply with the new specifications.

The following table summarizes potential migration areas.
Functional area Support in Version 4.0.x Must migrate from Version 4.0.x? Must migrate from Version 5.x? Details
Enterprise beans EJB 1.0 Not applicable Not applicable Many EJB 1.0 applications can run unchanged in Version 6.0.x although some changes might be required or recommended. See Migrating enterprise bean code to the supported specification .
EJB 1.1 No No Full support for EJB 1.1 is provided. See Migrating enterprise bean code to the supported specification .
Java 2 Connectors Java 2 Connectors Yes No The preliminary Java 2 Connector support in Version 4.0 is completed in Version 6.0. Some changes might be necessary to take full advantage of this support. See Connection management architecture , Connection considerations when migrating servlets, JavaServer Pages, or enterprise session beans , and Data source settings .
Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) API JDBC API Not applicable No Many applications can run unchanged in Version 6.0.x although some changes might be required or recommended. See Migrating applications to use data sources of the current J2EE Connector Architecture (JCA) .
JavaServer Pages (JSP) files JSP 1.0 Specification No No JSP 1.0 APIs are a pure subset of JSP 1.2.
JSP 1.1 Specification No No JSP 1.1 APIs are a pure subset of JSP 1.2.
Security IBM security Yes No Changes might be required due to J2EE security. See Migrating, coexisting, and interoperating – Security considerations and Migrating Java 2 security policy .
Servlets Servlet 2.1 Specification and IBM extensions Yes No Many Servlet 2.1 applications can run unchanged in Version 6.0.x although changes might be required or recommended. See Developing servlets with WebSphere Application Server extensions .
Servlets Servlet 2.2 Specification No No Servlet 2.2 APIs are a pure subset of Servlet 2.3. See Developing servlets with WebSphere Application Server extensions .
Sessions IBM sessions Yes No Many applications can run unchanged in Version 6.0.x although changes might be required or recommended. See Developing session management in servlets .
Transactions IBM transactions No No A change in the import statement. Also, one datasource connection cannot be used across multiple user transactions. See Requirements for setting isolation level .
Web services Apache (SOAP) 2.2 Yes No Many applications can run unchanged although changes to use new support are recommended.
XML parser XML 2.0.x supported Not applicable Not applicable Changes to move to the supported API XML4J Version 4.0.6 level are required. See XML parser for Java code .
XML parser XML4J Version 3.1 Yes Not applicable Recompilation is required to convert to XML4J Version 4.0.6.
XML parser XML4J Version 4.0.6 Not applicable Yes Recompilation is required to convert to XML4J 4.2.2.
XML configuration tool XMLConfig Yes No Use the JMX support provided by wsadmin. See Migrating administrative scripts .
WebSphere Control Program WSCP Yes No Use the JMX support provided by wsadmin. See Migrating administrative scripts .
Notes on the use of JDK 1.4:
  • WebSphere Application Server began using JDK 1.4 in Version 5.1.
  • In general, existing Version 5.0.x applications are expected to run without change. However, JDK 1.4.1 has added interfaces to the Throwable class that might conflict with similar method calls that were provided by previous WebSphere Application Server releases. Applications using these interfaces might need to be changed.
  • Application binaries that were developed using JDK 1.3 are highly compatible and usually do not require modifications to run. However, recompilation of the JDK 1.3 applications at the JDK 1.4 level might necessitate modifications of the source code to conform to incompatible API changes present in JDK 1.4. As part of your migration planning, you should review the JDK compatibility restrictions that are documented by Sun Microsystems.
  • A mixed cell containing Version 5.0.x and Version 6.0.x nodes requires that all application binaries remain at the JDK 1.3 level. Although you can successfully migrate Version 5.0.x applications to Version 6.0.1, this is only meant to be a temporary state as you transition to Version 6.0.x. After you begin migration to Version 6.0.x, you should plan to complete the migration of the entire cell, update your tooling to Version 6.0.x, and update your applications to conform to JDK 1.4 requirements. This should be done prior to any further application changes. After you have completely migrated your cell to Version 6.0.x, you should upgrade your application binaries to the JDK 1.4 level the next time you make application modifications that require recompiling. This might require source code changes to your application to conform to the JDK 1.4 API changes as documented by Sun Microsystems.



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