PQ61191: AFPA.SYS NOT BEING INSTALLED BY WAS 4.0 PTF3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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APAR status Closed as program error. Error description PQ54931 was written against IHS to correct a NT BSOD issue related to a corrupt afpa.sys driver. IHS Development has provided a new afpa.sys with IHS 1.3.19.2 which has this NT BSOD fix in it. - IHS Development indicated the zip file they sent to WebSphere to be used for WAS ptf3 included in the new afpa.sys. The name of the zip file IHS Development sent was nt_1.3.19.2_apserv-047.zip. - When installing WAS 4.0 PTF3 and selecting the option to upgrade IHS, the IHS WebServer does get updated to IHS 1.3.19.2, but the afpa.sys never gets installed. The new file should be installed in the c:\winnt\system32\drivers directory. - The afpa.sys does get installed correctly, if IHS 1.3.19.2 is installed seperately. IHS 1.3.19.2 from the IHS download site does install the new afpa.sys file. Only when installing IHS 1.3.19.2 from PTF3 does this problem occur.Local fix The local fix is to download the efix provided in PQ54931 from the external efix site and install the afpa.sys driver or install IHS 1.3.19.2 seperately.Problem summary **************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: WebSphere Application Server 4.0 AE and AEs * * users on Windows installing ptf 4.0.3 and * * upgrading IHS. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: During the upgrade of IHS in ptf 3 the * * install lays down a file called * * afpa.sys. It places this file in the * * %IHS_UPDATE_HOME%\system32\drivers * * directory instead of * * %windir%\system32\drivers directory. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** The installation of 4.0.3 does not place the afpa.sys file in the proper location. The original need for the new version of afpa.sys was for APAR PQ54931, in which fixes a "blue screen" from occurring when using IHS and afpa is enabled. This file should be placed in %windir%\system32\drivers instead it is placed in %IHS_UPDATE_HOME%\system32\drivers.Problem conclusion This APAR will be included in 4.0.4 when and if it is released. The PTF installer will extract the afpa.sys file from the ihs_ptf_4.jar file and move it to the %windir%\system32\drivers directory and then run an executable called AfpaCmd.exe that will install it. This will all be done under the covers and the user will not have to interact with this part of the ptf install. This installation will occur when the user chooses to upgrade IHS.Temporary fix Comments
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following: APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following: Modules/Macros
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Document Information |
Product categories: Software > Application Servers >
Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application
Server > General
Operating system(s):
Software version: 400
Software edition:
Reference #: PQ61191
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Jun 25, 2002
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