Fix (APAR):  PK67450

Status:  Fix

Release:  6.1.0.17

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

Supersedes Fixes:  

CMVC Defect:  PK67450

Byte size of APAR:  9261

Date: 2008-06-24

Abstract:  A ConnectException is thrown while invoking the method.

Description/symptom of problem:  
PK67450 resolves the following problem:

ERROR DESCRIPTION:                                              
Caused by: java.io.IOException:                                 
javax.xml.transform.TransformerException:                       
java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect          
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.deploy.DeployedObjectCollaborator         
.getDeploymentDescriptor(DeployedObjectCollaborator.java:179)   

LOCAL FIX:                                                      

PROBLEM SUMMARY

USERS AFFECTED:
 IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.1 users
of the getDeploymentDescriptor operation
on J2EEDeployedObject MBeans.

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
A ConnectException is thrown while
invoking the method.

RECOMMENDATION:
None

PK62062 changed the implementation of getDeploymentDescriptor
to use an XML parser to properly handle character encoding.
There is no other alternative for reliably converting a stream
of XML bytes to a String.  If a deployment manager or
standalone server is behind a firewall or otherwise does not
have access to the location defined in the doctype system
identifier, ConnectException is thrown.

PROBLEM CONCLUSION:                                             
The fix for PK62062 has been reverted.  Instead, the            
implementation first tries to read the deployment descriptor    
as UTF-8.  If that fails due to a malformed UTF-8 encoding,     
the file is read using the default encoding of the operating    
system.                                                         
The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in    
fix pack 6.1.0.19.  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_ Application Server (Express or BASE)
X_ Network Deployment (ND)

Install Fix to:
Method:
X_ 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 6.1.0.17-WS-WAS-IFPK67450.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.

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) 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.

Additional Information: