Fix (APAR):  PK64086

Status:  Fix

Release:  6.0.2.27,6.0.2.25,6.0.2.23,6.0.2.21,6.0.2.19

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

Supersedes Fixes:  PK60676

CMVC Defect:  PK64086

Byte size of APAR:  111000

Date: 2008-04-16

Abstract:  Servers which should be quiescing requests, instead are shutting down prematurely.

Description/symptom of problem:  
PK64086 resolves the following problem:

ERROR DESCRIPTION:                                              
When using a proxy server, the application servers prematurely  
shutdown when they should still be quiescing requests.          

LOCAL FIX:                                                      
None                                                            

PROBLEM SUMMARY

USERS AFFECTED:
All users of IBM WebSphere Application
Server V6.0.2 who are using a proxy server.

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
Servers which should be quiescing
requests, instead are shutting down
prematurely.

RECOMMENDATION:
None

Proxy server information is not being broadcast at times,
which causes proxy servers to become out of synch with
each other. One result is that servers are shut down
prematurely.

PROBLEM CONCLUSION:                                             
The code was fixed to broadcast status properly and the fix     
was made available for the 6.0.2 release. The fix will be       
included in Service Pack 6.0.2.29 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:  

Fix applies to Editions:
Release 6.0
_x_ Network Deployment (ND)
_x_ 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 6.0.2.19-WS-WASND-IFPK64086.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 (6.0.2.19-WS-WASND-IFPK64086.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 (6.0.2.19-WS-WASND-IFPK64086.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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