Fix (APAR):  PK62689

Status:  Fix

Release:  6.1.0.9,6.1.0.7,6.1.0.15,6.1.0.13,6.1.0.11

Operating System:  AIX,HP-UX,i5/OS,Linux,Linux pSeries,Linux zSeries,OS/400,Solaris,Windows

Supersedes Fixes:  PK61553

CMVC Defect:  PK62689

Byte size of APAR:  128187

Date: 2008-03-20

Abstract:  Http 404 response code when a context root of null.

Description/symptom of problem:  
PK62689 resolves the following problem:

ERROR DESCRIPTION:                                              
WebSPhere Extended Deployment 6.1 on Demand Router (ODR) returns
a HTTP 1.1 404 response when the incoming request matches the   
following pattern:  "http:\\URL\"                               
                                                                
The ODR does not handle the trailing "\" correctly which causes 
the failure                                                     

LOCAL FIX:                                                      
N/A                                                             

PROBLEM SUMMARY

USERS AFFECTED:
All users of IBM WebSphere Application
Server Network Deployment V6.1 who use the
proxy server.

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
Http 404 response code when a context
root of null.

RECOMMENDATION:
None

When an application has a null context root, the proxy server
is issuing a Http 404 response code rather than routing as
appropriate.

PROBLEM CONCLUSION:                                             
The code was fixed to not issue a Http 404 response code and    
the fix was made available for the 6.1.0.15 release. The fix    
will be included in Service Pack 6.1.0.17 for WebSphere         
Application Server Network Deployment.                          
Please refer to the recommended updates page for delivery       
information:                                                    
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980   


Directions to apply fix:  
NOTE: Choose the:
1) Release the fix applies to
2) The Editions that apply
3) Delete the Editions & Methods that do not apply and this Note

Fix applies to Editions:
Release 6.0
__ Application Server (Express or BASE)
_x_ Network Deployment (ND)
__ WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation (WBISF)
__ Edge Components
__ Developer
__ Extended Deployment (XD)

Install Fix to:
Method:
_x_ Application Server Nodes
__ Deployment Manager Nodes
__ Both

NOTE:
The user must:
* Have Administrative rights in Windows, or be the Actual Root User in a UNIX environments.
* Logged in with the same authority level when unpacking a fix, fix pack or refresh pack.
* Be at V6.0.2.2 or newer of the Update Installer. This can be checked by reviewing the level of the Update Installer in file <was_root>/updateinstaller/version.txt.

The Update Installer can be downloaded from the following link:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg21205991

For detailed instructions to Extract the Update Installer see the following Technote:
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg21205400

1) Copy 6.1.0.7-WS-WASND-IFPK62689.pak file directly to the maintenance directory

2) Shutdown WebSphere
Manually execute setupCmdLine.bat in Windows or . ./setupCmdLine.sh in Unix from the WebSphere instance that maintenance is being applied to.

3) Launch Update Installer

4) Enter the installation location of the WebSphere product you want to update.

5) Select the "Install maintenance package" operation.

6) Enter the file name of the maintenance package to install (6.1.0.7-WS-WASND-IFPK62689.pak file which was copied in the maintenance directory).

7) Install the maintenance package.

8) Restart WebSphere

Directions to remove fix:  
NOTE:
* The user must have Administrative rights in Windows, or be the Actual Root User in a UNIX environments.
* FIXES MUST BE REMOVED IN THE ORDER THEY WERE APPLIED
* DO NOT REMOVE A FIX UNLESS ALL FIXES APPLIED AFTER IT HAVE FIRST BEEN REMOVED
* YOU MAY REAPPLY ANY REMOVED FIX

Example: If your system has fix1, fix2, and fix3 applied in that order and fix2 is to be removed, fix3 must be removed first, fix2 removed, and fix3 re-applied.

1) Shutdown WebSphere
Manually execute setupCmdLine.bat in Windows or . ./setupCmdLine.sh in Unix from the WebSphere instance that uninstall is being run against.

2) Start Update Installer

3) Enter the installation location of the WebSphere product you want to remove the fix.

4) Select  "Uninstall maintenance package" operation.

5) Enter the file name of the maintenance package to uninstall (6.1.0.7-WS-WASND-IFPK62689.pak).

6) UnInstall maintenance package.

7) Restart WebSphere

Directions to re-apply fix:  
1) Shutdown WebSphere.

2) Follow the Fix instructions to apply the fix.

3) Restart WebSphere.



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