PI53803: IPLANET STATIC CONTENTS RETURNED '503' STATUS CODE WHEN IT HAS PLUG-IN CONFIGURED.

8.5.5.9: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 9
7.0.0.41: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 41
8.5.5.10: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 10
8.5.5.11: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 11
8.0.0.13: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 13
7.0.0.43: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 43
8.5.5.12: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 12
8.0.0.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 14
8.5.5.13: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 13
7.0.0.45: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 45
8.0.0.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 15
7.0.0.45: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP60 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.41: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP20 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.43: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP41 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
8.5.5.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 14
8.5.5.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 15
8.5.5.17: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 17
8.5.5.20: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.20
8.5.5.18: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 18
8.5.5.19: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 19
8.5.5.16: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 16
8.5.5.21: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.21

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Environment: WebSphere plug-in for Oracle iPlanet web server on
  a Solaris machine.
  The customer applied plug-in 8.0.0.11 and Solaris patch:
  SunOS ussbpib038amtsa 5.10 Generic_150400-28 sun4v sparc
  SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise-T5120
  
  Requests to access contents in the application server worked
  fine. However, requests to access static contents on iPlanet
  failed with HTTP '503' status code. When iPlanet plug-in
  configuration was removed, the static contents worked fine.
  
  When a request to access a static content failed, the error log
  has the following message:
  . . .  trying to GET /, func_exec reports: fn="as_handler"
  Directive="Service" returned -1 (REQ_ABORTED)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  IBM WebSphere Application Server iPlanet    *
  *                  web server plugin users                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Requests sent to iPlanet which are      *
  *                      not handled by plugin may fail          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  If plugin is the first module to handle a request that it will
  not forward to WebSphere then the return code provided to the
  web server may cause further processing to stop and the client
  to receive a failure msg.
  

Problem conclusion

• Modified the return code used by plugin when the request does
  not match plugin configuration and will not be forwarded to
  WebSphere so that the web server continues processing the
  requeset.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix pack 7.0.0.41, 8.0.0.13 and 8.5.5.9.  Please refer to the
  Recommended Updates page for delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEBSPHERE APP S

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0800

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSY

     UP

• R800 PSY

     UP

• R850 PSY

     UP