Fix (APAR): PK70449 Status: Fix Release: 5.1.1 Operating System: AIX,Linux,Linux pSeries,Linux zSeries,Windows Supersedes Fixes: CMVC Defect: 137563 Byte size of APAR: 46349752 Date: 2008-08-19 Abstract: An ArrayIndexOutOfBounds exception thrown from compiled code. The error message is similar to the one related to APAR PK53307 Description/symptom of problem: PK70449 resolves the following problem: ERROR DESCRIPTION:? Error Message: An instance of ByteArrayOutputStream is garbage collected in the middle of a huge read operation. An IOException is hence thrown.The current executing method is JIT compiled. The SDK APAR is PK70184 LOCAL FIX:? PROBLEM SUMMARY:? USERS AFFECTED: All users of WebSphere Application Server version 5.1 PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: An ArrayIndexOutOfBounds exception thrown from compiled code. The error message is similar to the one related to APAR PK53307 RECOMMENDATION: None This APAR ships an interim fix for IBM Java Software Developer's Kit APAR PK70184 for IBM WebSphere Application Server V5.1. Please refer to APAR PK70184 for additional technical information. PROBLEM CONCLUSION:? An interim fix has been shipped. 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: 5.0 5.1 ___ _x__ Application Server (Express or BASE) ___ Enterprise Edition (DD) ___ __x_ Network Deployment (ND) ___ ___ Edge Components ___ ___ Developers Edition ___ ___ Tools ___ WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation (WBISF) Install Fix to: Method: __ Application Server Nodes __ Deployment Manager Nodes _x_ Both NOTE: The user must: * Have Administrative rights in Windows, or be the Actual Root User in a UNIX environments. * Be logged in with the same authority level when unpacking a fix, fix pack or refresh pack. The Update Installer can be downloaded from the following link: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg21205991 The Update Installer for V5.0 does not have a maintenance directory. It uses fixpacks and fixes as the location of the unpacked files. 1) Copy PKxxxxx.jar 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 (PKxxxxx.jar file which was copied in the maintenance directory). The V5.0 and V5.1 fix packs and fixes are unpacked as .jar files and should be unpacked into fixpacks or fixes 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 (PKxxxxx.jar). 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: