eFix (APAR): PQ61935
Status: eFix

Release: WebSphere 4.0.4

Byte size of APAR: 1218k for PQ61935_eFix.jar, 186k for soap.jar 

Date: 6/5/02

Title: SOAP version 2.3 to replace SOAP 2.2.2

Abstract: SOAP version 2.3 to replace SOAP 2.2.2, to fix ignoring of HTTPS proxy settings.

Description/symptom of problem:
This eFix is simply a replacement "soap.jar" file for installation in the 
<WebSphere/AppServer>/lib directory.  This new soap.jar contains 
SOAP version 2.3, the soap.jar being replaced contained SOAP 2.2.2.  
The difference between SOAP 2.3 and SOAP 2.2.2 is bug fixes.  Specifically, 
of interest to this APAR, is apache.org bugzilla bug, and fix, number 2507.
When establish a communication via SOAP over HTTPS (in the context of UDDI), 
SOAP 2.2.2 simply ignores the HTTPS proxy settings.  This situation is fixed.


Directions to apply efix:

1) Create temporary "efix" directory to store the jar file:
             AIX: /tmp/WebSphere/efix
   Solaris/Linux: /tmp/WebSphere/efix
         Windows: c:\temp\WebSphere\efix

2) Copy jar file to the directory

3) Shutdown WebSphere

4) Run the jar file with the following command answering questions/prompts as they appear:
   java -jar <jarfile name>

5) Restart WebSphere

6) The temp directory may be removed but the jar file should be saved.  Do not remove 
   any files created and stored in the <WASHOME>/WebSphere/AppServer/efix/<efix> directories.
   These files are required if an efix is to be removed.



Directions to remove an efix:

NOTE:  EFIXES MUST BE REMOVED IN THE ORDER THEY WERE APPLIED.  DO NOT REMOVE AN EFIX UNLESS
       ALL EFIXES APPLIED AFTER IT HAVE FIRST BEEN REMOVED.  YOU MAY REAPPLY ANY REMOVED EFIX.

Example:  If your system has efix1, efix2, and efix3 applied in that order and efix2 is to be
          removed, efix3 must be removed first, efix2 removed, and efix3 re-applied.


1) Change directory to the efix location (<WASHOME>/WebSphere/AppServer/efix/<efix#>).

2) Shutdown WebSphere

3) Run the backup jar file with the following command:
   java -jar <backup_efix#>

4) Restart WebSphere



Directions to re-apply an efix:

Follow the instructions for applying an efix.  If the backup files still exist (from the 
previous efix application), you will be prompted to overwrite.  Answer "yes" at the overwrite 
prompts.



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